Fingerprint

Notarization of fingerprints is to notarize upon application the authenticity of the applicant's fingerprints impressed on legal documents. The notarization requires the applicant's presence and materials required include:

1. The applicant's valid passport.

2. Legal documents or a fingerprint card. (Each country has its own fingerprint cards. The applicant should seek one from the consulate or embassy of the country involved or download it from their websites.)

3. Other information that the notary demands when the applicant fails to provide adequate and complete materials.

The charge for a notarial certificate in the Chinese language is 200 yuan. If the certificate is to be used overseas, its translation is usually required. And the charge varies with the country where the certificate is to be used as well as the translation's target language. The number of days a certificate takes does not include the day when the notary receives the materials from the applicant.

1. An English version.
It can be used in (1) the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the charge is 224+80 yuan if the applicant would like to have it in five working days, 272+160 yuan in three working days and 296+260 yuan in one working day.
It can also be used in (2) the US, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Russia, Austria, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and the charge is 328+80 yuan if the applicant would like to have it in five working days, 424+160 yuan in three working days, and 472+260 yuan in one working day.

2. A French, Japanese, German, Spanish or Russian version.
It can be used in (1) France, Japan, Germany or Spain, and the charge is 248+80 yuan if the applicant would like to have it in five working days, 272+160 yuan in three working days and 296+260 yuan in one working day.
It can also be used in (2) Russia, Austria, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and the charge is 376+80 yuan if the applicant would like to have it in five working days, 424+160 yuan in three working days, and 472+260 yuan in one working day.

3. An Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Korean, Thai, Hungarian, Czech or Arabian version.
It can be used in (1) Italy, Portugal, Romania, North Korea, Thailand, Hungary, Czech and Arabian-speaking countries, and the charge is 320+200 yuan if the applicant would like to have it in five working days, 380+300 yuan in three working days and 400+400 yuan in one working day.
It can used in (2) South Korea, and the charge is 520+200 yuan if the applicant would like to have it in five working days, 640+300 yuan in three working days, and 680+400 yuan in one working day.

Note:

Notarization of fingerprints proves the authenticity of the applicant's fingerprints on legal documents at some specific time so the applicant cannot add any duplicates after the fingerprints are notarized. The applicant should determine the number of notarial certificates before he or she files the application.