Documents issued in Brunei to be used in China should be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy in Brunei before they are sent to China.

1. Procedure

a. Send documents issued in Brunei, such as Affidavit, Declaration, Power of Attorney, etc. to be notarized first by the Magistrate Court.

b. Send documents issued the Magistrate Court to be authenticated directly by the Consular Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei.

c. Send the documents authenticated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei to be authenticated by Chinese Embassy in Brunei.

2. Notice

a. One certificate contains one document only. One certificate contains several documents will not accepted for authentication. b. Documents issued in China, such as Passport, Registration of Company will not accepted for authentication.

b. Application for authentication of true translation of Brunei Passport, IC, Diploma, etc. should apply for authentication of true copy of Brunei Passport, IC, Diploma, etc. at the same time.

c. Application will not be accepted if the contents of document are against Chinese laws.

d. The Chinese Embassy authenticates only the officials' signature and the seal of the officers of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei and will not be responsible for the content of the documents.

f. Documents authenticated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei and Chinese Embassy should be in its original shape. Applicants should not take apart the original documents (notarized or authenticated) or stitch some other pages to the original documents, and should bear all responsibility aroused.

C. Requirements:

a. One completely filled out application form.

b. Original and copy of the document to be authenticated

c. Original and copy of passport or IC of the applicant. If the application is submitted by agent, original and copy of passport or IC of the agent are required.

3. Pickup and Fees

Applications can generally be picked up on the fourth working day from the date of submitting.

Authentication fees are S$35 per civil document and S$70 per commercial and business document .

Rush application can be picked up on the second working day and additional S$40 will be charged.