Foreign Degree Authentication Explained
Two entirely different procedures: the CSCSE authentication confirms your foreign degree is recognised in China for employment and residency purposes, while an Apostille makes Chinese documents usable abroad. One looks inward, the other outward.
Key Points
- CSCSE: foreign degree recognised in China
- Apostille: Chinese documents used abroad
- Opposite directions, not interchangeable
- CSCSE is needed for domestic employment and residency
- Apostille is needed for study abroad applications
Legal Basis
Ministry of Education regulations on foreign degree authentication; Hague Apostille Convention.