To certify the "Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage" for a NZ Chinese

PROCEDURES

Step 1: Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage should be notarized by a local Notary Public.

Step 2: The notarized document should be then authenticated by the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs.

Step 3: The document should be then authenticated by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.

Step 4: The Chinese Embassy authenticates the signature of the authentication officer and the seal of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.

You need to fill in an application form for authentication either at the Embassy or download it from website http://www.chinaembassy.org.nz/eng/lsqz/prcd/t39418.htm The copy of the identify page of your valid passport is required.

The fees are NZ$ 40, Documents can generally be collected on the sixth working day.

To apply document authentication by mail, applicant(s) should enclose authentication fee, a self-addressed pre-paid return courier bag or envelope, NZ$15 for mail handling service fee, a completed application form, and the copy of identify page of the passport.

Postal Address
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in New Zealand
Consular Office

2-6 Glenmore Street

Kelburn

Wellington