Apostille Services in Shandong
Shandong has a designated Foreign Affairs Office in Jinan that issues Apostilles for documents notarized or certified within the province. Documents must be notarized first, then submitted for the Apostille.
Key Points
- The issuing authority is the Shandong Foreign Affairs Office in Jinan
- Notarization must be completed within Shandong first
- Commercial documents go through the Shandong CCPIT branch
- Processing takes 5 to 10 working days
- Documents can be submitted by courier
Legal Basis
Hague Apostille Convention; China has 31 designated issuing authorities at provincial level.