The applicant who will go to China for marriage registration shall apply for a single/non-marital status certificate. Legal marriage age in China is 22 or older for male and 20 or older for female.
(1) Affidavit of Single Status, signed before a notary public.
(2) Certified by the Secretary of the State Office of the state where the document is executed.
*Some states require the notarized document to be sent to the notary public's county clerk for verification before presenting to the Office of Secretary of State. Please contact Secretary of State Office of the state where your document is executed for details.
(3) Certified by the relevant Consulate General . You must apply to the correct Consulate General which holds consular jurisdiction over your area of residence. The Consular District of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco covers: Northern California, Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Only documents certified by the Secretaries of State Office of the above listed 5 states (Click Here for Their Contact Information) can be certified by the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. You may come to the relevant Embassy or Consulate Generals for application, or send a representative to apply for you. No appointment is required.Mailed applications are also acceptable. Make sure you read the Mail Application Instructions.
(1) One Authentication Application Form , completed and signed by the applicant himself.
(2) Photocopy of applicant's passport.
(3) The original and photocopy of the notarized and Secretar of State certified Affidavit of Single Status.
The authentication fee of $20 is payable by Visa Card, Master Card, Money Order, Cashier's Check, or Official Check. Company Check, Personal check and cash are not acceptable. Please make the cashier's check payable to Chinese Consulate.For mail service, an additional 5 dollars per package or handling will be charged. Make sure you read Mail Application Instructions.
The regular processing time is 4 working days. For express service, additional fees of $30 for 1 working day processing, or $20 for 2-3 working days processing will be charged.
The divorced or the widowed shall have the divorce certificate or death certificate of the ex-spouse be certified/authenticated together with the Affidavit of Single Status.The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree.According to the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, the minimum marriageability age is 22 for men and 20 for women.
AFFIDAVIT OF SINGLE STATUS
On this date of_________________, I,(name of affiant),
residing at(street and number)(city)(state)(zip code)
BEING DULY SWORN DEPOSE AND SAY:
I was born on(date)at(city)(country)
I am a(country)citizen. My passport number is
I am a(current occupation). I am employed by(company name and address)
I am currently single, have never been married (or was divorced/widowed on(date)and have never been remarried since that date).
Signature of the Affiant: _______________________________
Name in Print:________________________________________
(For the Notary Public)
Subscribed and sworn to before me by(name of affiant)on this____day of ________________.
1.California Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
http://www.ss.ca.gov/
(916) 653-6814
加州州务卿旧金山办公室(address of the deputy for the Secretary of State of California in S.F.)
121 Spear Street,Suite 420
San Franscico, CA 94105-1584
Phone: (415)904-2344
2.Washington Secretary of State
520 Union Avenue SE
Olympia
PO Box 40220
OLYMPIA WA 98504-0220
Telephone (360) 902-4151
mail@secstate.wa.gov
sreed@secstate.wa.gov
3.Oregon Secretary of State
Public Service Building Suite 151
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem OR 97310
phone (503) 986-2200
TTY (503) 986-2328
http://www.sos.state.or.us/
oregon.notary@state.or.us
4.Nevada Secretary of State
101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
Carson City
Nevada 89701-3714
Information Number: 775/684-5708
nvnotary@govmail.state.nv.us
5.Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Notary Public Section
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
P.O. Box 110015
Juneau, AK 99811-0015
(907) 465-3509
(907) 465-5400 fax
notary@gov.state.ak.us
|