{"id":623,"date":"2022-06-13T11:37:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/?p=623"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:08:02","slug":"how-do-foreigners-apply-for-foshan-non-criminal-record-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/how-do-foreigners-apply-for-foshan-non-criminal-record-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"How to apply for Foshan Non-Criminal Record from China?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Where to Apply for the Police Certificate in Foshan\uff1f<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Overseas applicants need to apply for a Foshan police certificate in person at the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Foshan Municipal Public Security Bureau.<\/p>

Applications must be submitted in person; email, fax, or postal mail submissions are not provided. Third Party application will need to provide written consent from the applicant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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When is a Foshan Police Certificate Required?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Foshan Police Clearance Certificate is available to applicants who have completed a continuous six-month period of residence in Foshan. It is commonly used for securing visas for education or work, permanent residency, as well as for emigration procedures to countries outside China.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Application Process for Foreigners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In person service is available for foreigners without an appointment. Public Security Bureau does not accept applications by email, fax, or mail. Online system for requesting Foshan Certificate of Clearance is not accessible to foreign citizens. Third Party application will need to provide written consent from the applicant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Applicable Applicants for Foshan Non-Criminal Record<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Not all applicants are eligible to apply for Foshan Police Clearance Certificate. The application applies to the following applicants.<\/p>

  1. Foreign nationals who have lived in Foshan over continuous period of 6 months.<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Foreign nationals who have held valid Chinese residence permits <\/strong>for work, study, family reunion or personal matters.<\/li>
  3. Foreign nationals who can provide authentic, legal, and sufficient application documents.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Application Procedures of Foshan Police Certificate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    STEP 1. Take all required documents to Exit-Entry Administration Office of Foshan Municipal Public Security Bureau for review.

    STEP 2. Take Foshan of China Police Clearance Certificate to Notary Public Office in Foshan. And the Notary Public Office will issue Foshan Notarial Certificate of Non-criminal Record.<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Documents Required for Foshan Police Certificate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    1. Original current and previous passport photo pages, visa pages, residence permit pages and exit-entry stamp pages.<\/strong>

    You must bring the original passports to the Public Security Bureau. Or you may authorize a third party to present in person with your original passports to make applications where written consent applies.

    2. Original Temporary accommodation registration form(s).<\/strong>

    Temporary accommodation registration form is the form that you filled upon your arrival in China within 24 hours. You need to bring the original Temporary accommodation registration forms to the Public Security Bureau.

    3. Scanned copy of work permit or scanned copy of original degree\/diploma.<\/strong>

    Work permits, and degree are optional documents for police certificate application.

    4. If authorizing a third party to apply for the police certificate on your behalf, you need to provide authorization apostilled by Ministry of foreign affairs or legalized by Chinese Embassy\/Consulate.<\/strong>

    Note: China has successfully joined the Hague Convention and become a member state. The Apostille Convention came into effect in China on November 7, 2023.

    Apostille and Legalization are two certification types. The country in which the authorization is issued determines the type of certificate needed.

    \u2022 An apostille is for documents issued in member countries of the Hague.
    \u2022 Consular authentication certificate is for documents issued in Non-Hague Convention countries.<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Information which will appear on the Foshan Non-Criminal Record to be issued <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Foshan Police Certificate is issued in hard copy and never sent electronically.<\/strong> On the bottom left corner of the certificate, there is a two-dimensional code issued by the Public Security Bureau. You may check the authenticity of the police certificate by scanning the two- dimensional code.<\/strong><\/p>
    Information included on the Police Certificate issued by <\/em>Public Security Bureau<\/p>
    • Your full name<\/li>
    • Nationality<\/li>
    • Passport Numbers used in China<\/li>
    • The period of your stay in Foshan<\/li>
    • Statement indicates that if you have criminal record.<\/li>
    • Two- dimensional code for verification of authenticity.<\/li><\/ul>
      Information included on the Police Certificate issued by<\/em> Notary Public<\/p>
      If you need to use a Foshan Police Certificate abroad, you shall make an application to Notary Public Office in China to obtain a notarial certificate of good conduct. The notarial certificate of clearance will include following information:<\/p>
      • Your full name<\/li>
      • Gender<\/li>
      • Date of Birth<\/li>
      • Nationality<\/li>
      • Current Passport Number<\/li>
      • The period of your stay in Foshan<\/li>
      • Statement indicates that if you have criminal record.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Processing Time for Foshan Police Certificate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Processing time of application for Foshan Police Certificate is between 2-3 weeks excluding mailing time.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Apostille\/Legalization for Foshan Police Certificate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Since November 2023, China has become a member country of the Hague Convention, and the apostille has also come into effect in China. For many countries, simple notarization is not enough, and Legalization or Apostille may also be required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Apostille Procedures of Foshan Police Certificate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        After apostilled by the Consular Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an authorized local government foreign affairs office, Foshan Police Certificate can be used directly in countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention. \u00a0The apostille procedures are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        STEP 1. Take Foshan Police Certificate to notary public offices in Foshan for notarization.

        STEP 2. Take Notarial Police Certificate to the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China or authorized Foreign Affairs Offices of the Guangdong province governments for apostille.<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Legalization Procedures of Foshan Police Certificate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        For non-Hague countries as Thailand, Malaysia etc, the Foshan Police Certificate need to be legalized by corresponding Embassy\/Consulate in China. The legalization procedures are as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        STEP 1. Take Foshan Police Certificate to notary public offices in Foshan for notarization.

        STEP 2. Take Notarial Police Certificate to Chinese Foreign Ministry for authentication.

        STEP 3. Take authenticated Police Certificate to corresponding Embassy\/Consulate in China for legalization.<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        Foshan Police Clearance Certificate is issued by Notary Public Offices in Foshan. Foreign nationals who lived in Foshan over continuous period of 6 months are eligible to apply for Foshan Police Clearance Certificate. Foshan Police Certificate can be used for the application of study visa, work visa and immigration to foreign country etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china-police-certificate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2459,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions\/2459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitercn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}