China becoma Apostille only November 2023

7th November 2023 was an important day for our clients. Documents for China now only need to be notarised and then apostilled by the Foreigin and Commonsesalth Development Office (FCDO). China Embassy is no longer required. Why the change? Well, China has joined the Hague (or Apostille) Convention which harmonises legalisation of documents between signatory countries. This change is welcomed by many of our clients with China interests. This is a big improvement.  It will give clients much-needed certainty and access to quicker turnaround times. This legalisation change will also save costs.