The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Slovak Republic is authorised to superlegalise documents issued in the Slovak Republic for use in the PRC.
Under international rules on document authentication and China’s consular practice, superlegalisation is carried out so that documents issued in one country can be recognised by the authorities of another and take legal effect there, without any doubt as to their authenticity or the authenticity of the seal or signature they bear.
Both personal and corporate documents can be superlegalised, for example birth, marriage and death certificates, divorce decrees, trade licences, trademark registration documents and more.
Superlegalisation fees:
Superlegalisation of a corporate document costs 40 euros, while superlegalisation of a non-corporate document costs 20 euros.
The application for superlegalisation may be submitted in person or through a representative (see item No. 5 in the list above). The certified document may be collected in person or by an authorised third party. To collect it, you must present the documents issued by the Consular Department when the application was accepted, together with the original proof of payment to ČSOB Bank, which is retained by the Consular Department.
Superlegalisation of a document takes 3 working days. In exceptional cases, and with the consul’s approval, an express service by the next working day can be arranged for an additional 30 euros. The fee is paid in cash at ČSOB Bank once the application for superlegalisation has been accepted by the Consular Department of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Slovak Republic.
Only documents issued by state authorities or institutions of the Slovak Republic can be superlegalised; the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Slovak Republic cannot superlegalise documents issued in the People’s Republic of China or in any other country. The document must carry the seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and be accompanied by a court-certified Chinese translation. It must be authentic and legally valid, and its content must not be in direct conflict with Chinese law or pose a potential threat to Chinese state or public interests. A multi-page document must be bound and secured with a seal, stamp or similar so that its integrity is preserved and individual pages cannot be separated.
To have a document superlegalised, you must submit a completed superlegalisation application; the original document bearing the seal of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, plus a photocopy; a court-certified Chinese translation of the document, plus a photocopy; and the original and a photocopy of the applicant’s identity document. Where the document concerns a legal entity, a certified power of attorney must be presented; where it concerns a natural person, a copy of their identity document is required.