Apostille for Hong Kong and Hague Convention

Hong Kong joined the Hague Apostille Convention on April 25, 1965. The Apostille agreement  is a treaty among more than 50 countries signed in the year of 1961. The purpose of the treaty was to abolish the requirements of consular legalization of the public documents meant for foreign countries, the parties to the beyond mentioned convention.

Accordingly, if a document is intended to be presented before official authorities in Hong Kong, it is required to be apostilled in the other country – a member of the apostille agreement, in order to be recognized abroad.

Obtaining the documents intended for Hong Kong apostilled is not a tough process. However, it is recommended to have in mind that, each document is prepared in a different way. For example, a document signed by an individual and notarized by a Notary Public, is typically prepared in two easy steps –authentication and apostille. While, such documents as Vital Records, FBI Background Check Certificate, corporate and business documents, etc. require in–depth knowledge of which agencies and departments are involved in the process of gaining apostille.

So, if you are dealing with the documents for the first time, it is wise to retain professional Apostille services that will help you to save your time and money. Also, if prepared by the skilled notaries and Apostille agents in association with generally recognized procedures and international rules, your documents will be assured a 100% approval by foreign officials.

Document Apostille for Hong Kong in New York

When it comes to Apostille for Hong Kong, the Apoling Solutions is pleased to offer customers the acquaintance and expertise of our Notaries Public, well – skilled Apostille Agents and trained certified expert translators from English into Chinese language.

Being the best provider of Apostille and document legalization services with the agency located in New York, and giving service starting from the West Coast and reaching to providing services nationwide, we help people in preparation of every kind of documents meant for Hong Kong.

Below, are the documents considered official (public) documents in accordance with the Hague Convention; then, obtaining an Apostille on these documents is necessary if you would like them to be accepted by Hong Kong bodies:

  1. Documents issued by organizations or officials associated with courts, including as well as the documents distributed by a public prosecutor or court secretary:
    Birth Certificate
    Marriage Certificate
    Death Certificate
    Judgment of Divorce or Divorce Decree
    Judgment of Name Change
    – Custody – related Judgment and Court Decisions, etc.
  2. Documents issued by administrative bodies and qualified by authorized representatives:
    – Diploma signed by a Rector of a university
    – School Transcript certified by a School Principal
    – Medical documents signed by a hospital administrator, etc.
  3. Documents signed by a notary public:
    – Certified and notarized copies of documents (, Driver’s License, USA passport, references and diplomas, copies of school records,)
    Power of Attorney, Statements, Acknowledgments
    Affidavits (including Affidavit of Single Status)
    – Consents including Parental Consent for Travel of their Children
  4. Official authenticating endorsements, placed on documents signed by individuals acting in a personal capacity, such as official certificates of the registration of a document or of its existence on the date indicated, as well as official and Notarial verifications of signatures: Business and Corporate documents such as By – Laws, certificate of Incorporation, Business Contract and Agreements.
    Bearing in mind the above-mentioned, it is recommended that the documents intended for Hong Kong to be processed in accordance with International regulations and official requirements of Hong Kong.

Document retrieving services for Hong Kong

If you have to:

At the moment, most of the Apostille agencies do not deal with document retrieving services and you have to retrieve the documents by yourself before ordering Apostille services. This implies that you have to do research on what documents to get, where to order them and exactly how to order.

But, luckily for you the Apoling Solutions is a full–service agency. We’ll help you with getting a hold of the correct document, authenticate and apostille it, and translate it from English into Chinese.
If you reside in Hong Kong, and need to retrieve a document from the American authorities (Vital Records, Judgment of Divorce, educational documents, etc.), kindly, let us know by sending us an email or contacting via phone. We can help you in these matters as well!

Apostille Certificate translation into Chinese language

Due by Chinese being the official language of Hong Kong, when presented to officials in Hong Kong, foreign documents need translation into Chinese language. The translation is also supposed to be certified and notarized.
At the Apoling Solutions we complete everything in one place – document retrieving – authentication – Apostille – translation – translation certification and legalization – notary binding.

With us you do not have to worry about a thing!

Any document you might need, will be prepared and completed for you by us accurately and promptly!

Ordering Apostille on documents for Hong Kong

Please, email us a request and receive a free of charge – quote via this website, send us your inquiry at: apolingsolutions@gmail.com otherwise bring the documents for Apostille to our agency, accessibly and conveniently located in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn, New York.

Are you an out of state resident? Has your document been issued in the county or state that you do not live in any longer?
We can handle any document that you need to take to Hong Kong– no matter what county or state it was issued by.

We offer complete Apostille services for clients from all over the United States, from the states of:

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT,VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY.