Apostille Services in Zhejiang
Zhejiang has a designated Foreign Affairs Office in Hangzhou 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 Zhejiang Foreign Affairs Office in Hangzhou
- Notarization must be completed within Zhejiang first
- Commercial documents go through the Zhejiang 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.