hello, i am a canadian citizen who would like to get married in china.

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Hello, I am a Canadian citizen who would like to get married in China. I got a personal identification document of my marital status single from my Lawyer. Do I still need any Legalization by the local provincial authority's document to prove it again? If so - can the Minister of Justice or secretary of the provincial court do that? Do I need a medical exam? If so, where in Canada could I do so? Could I send these documents to the China Embassy in Ottawa?Thank you!

Mr.Alvin · Answer

Yes, Mr.Joe, you need first get it legalized by the Canadian government (valid for 3 months since the date of legalization) and finally authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or the Chinese Consulate-General (valid for six months from the date of authentication).The address of the Canadian government agencies who provide legalization service: the Legal Advisory Division of Department of Foreign Affairs of Canada (125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Tel: 613-9950119) or the Secretaire de la Chambre des Notarires de Quebec (800 Place Victoria, Montreal, Tel: 514-8791793). If you do not live in above cities, you may go to relevant gov agencies in your city.

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