Red Tape Solution

 

Fees:

• County Clerk's fees vary according to county (Los Angeles - $9 per document, Orange - $13 per document, Riverside - $10 for the first notary signature verification per document, and San Diego - $5 per document).

• Secretary of State: $20 per document plus $6 per each different notary signature verification.  One $6 fee is charged if all documents are signed by the same notary. If one notary signed a document and a second notary signed another document, you would pay $12 for two signature verifications, and so on.

**The County Clerk and the Secretary of State can reject the authentication of a document.  Government fees can change without notice.

Courier Fees:

Payment Methods:

Send your packages to: Janice Moore, Red Tape Solution, 11 South D Street, Perris, CA 92570, (951) 805-3008.  It is advisable to send your package by a trackable means (Fed Ex, UPS, Express mail, etc).  Please email the tracking number to: Janice@redtapesolution.com

 

The following states or territories are serviced by the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles: Southern California up to zip code 92593, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands. The Consulate will only authenticate documents with State Seals from the Secretary of State and the Lt. Governor of Hawaii.

For California documents, we can courier your document/s to the CA Secretary of State or you may send your document/s already state sealed/authenticated.  When sending your documents always send them by a trackable service such as, Fed Ex, Express Mail, or UPS.

• The Consulate charges $25 per personal document for a 4 to 5 business day turnaround.

• The Consulate charges $45 per personal document for the next business day turnaround.

• Courier fees are a minimum of: $75 (total not per document) for up to 5 documents; $105 (total not per document) from 6 to 15; $135 (total not per document) for 16 or more documents. There is an additional charge of $15 for the next business day service.

• The Consulate reserves the right not to extend expedited services.

• Original document/s.  Each document must be state sealed by the Secretary of State or the Lt. Governor for Hawaii.  A separate page is attached.

• Copy of each original page (document, notary page, county page, state seal page, etc.). A copy of the backside of the document is required, if there is any writing or stamps on the backside. DO NOT unstaple the original document. Copies are a requirement of the Consulate and will not be returned.

• The notary must state the number of pages in each document, such as, Power of Attorney - 2 pages. The notary may handwrite the number of pages below the notary signature or the notary form may provide a space for the number of pages. "Documents that do not require a notary (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.) are exempt from this requirement.

• A copy of the passport information and signature page of the signer of the Authentication form. 

• A cashiers check or money order made payable to the Chinese Consulate. For your convenience, you may prefer to add the Consulate fee to the Red Tape Solution check below.  You may pay with a personal or business check. You may also pay by PayPal.  An additional 4% is charged to cover the PayPal service fee.

• Check made payable to Red Tape Solution for all courier fees.  Personal or business checks are accepted. You may include the Consulate fees within the Red Tape Solution check.

• Payment by PayPal is accepted.  An additional 4% is charged to cover the PayPal service fee.

• Prepaid return airbill (Fed Ex, Express Mail, UPS, etc.). If you are sending your package by UPS, please put yourself as the sender and recipient.
                            

• The Consulate charges $25 per personal document for a 4 to 5 business day turnaround.

• The Consulate charges $45 per personal document for a next business day turnaround.

• Courier fees are a minimum of: $75 (total not per document) for up to 5 documents; $105 (total not per document) from 6 to 15; $135 (total not per document) for 16 or more documents. There is an additional charge of $15 for the next business day service.

• The Consulate reserves the right not to extend expedited services.

Please include in your package: 

• Affidavit of Single Status is required and may be printed from the website of the Consulate General of the PRC in Los Angeles at http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/forms/P020051208214679384622.pdf. If you are having the Affidavit notarized in California, do not use the notary wording (it does not fit the requirements of California law). The California notary will have the correct wording.

• The notary must state how many pages are included in the Single Status document. There should only be 1 page. The notary must state, "Single Status - 1 page". The notary may handwrite the number of pages below the notary signature.

• The Affidavit must be submitted for authentication within 3 months of the document being notarized.

• Once the document has been authenticated by the Chinese Consulate, it is valid for 6 months.

• If you have been divorced or are a widower, an original certified copy of the divorce decree or death certificate is required. The divorce decree or death certificate must be state sealed by the Secretary of State or Lt. General for Hawaii and then authenticated by the Chinese Consulate.
  

• A copy of the passport informational page of the G-1 form signer.

• A cashiers check or money order made payable to the Chinese Consulate. For your convenience, you may prefer to add the Consulate fee to the Red Tape Solution check below.  You may pay with a personal or business check. You may also pay by PayPal.  An additional 4% is charged to cover the PayPal service fee.

• Check made payable to Red Tape Solution for all courier fees.  Personal or business checks are accepted. You may include the Consulate fees within the Red Tape Solution check.

• Payment by PayPal is accepted.  An additional 4% is charged to cover the PayPal service fee.

• Prepaid return airbill (Fed Ex, Express Mail, UPS, etc.). If you are sending your package by UPS, please put yourself as the sender and recipient.
                            

Fees:

• The Consulate charges $50 per business document for a 4 to 5 business day turnaround.

• The Consulate charges $70 per business document for the next business day turnaround.

• Courier fees are a minimum of: $75 (total not per document) for up to 5 documents; $105 (total not per document) from 6 to 15; $135 (total not per document) for 16 or more documents. There is an additional charge of $15 for the next business day service.

• The Consulate reserves the right not to extend expedited services.

Please include in your package:

• Original document/s. Each document must be state sealed by the Secretary of State or the Lt. Governor for Hawaii.  A separate page is attached.

• Copy of each original page (document, notary page, state seal, etc.,). If there is any writing or stamps on the back, a copy of the back is required. DO NOT unstaple the original document. The Consulate requires the copies and the copies will not be returned.

• The notary must state the number of pages in each document. As an example, the statement may state, "Power of Attorney - 2 pages". The notary may handwrite the number of pages below their signature or the notary form may provide a space for the number of pages.

• For Corporations, a current copy of your Statement of Information (computer generated copy is not accepted by the Consulate) is required.  If you have a current renewed Statement of Information that does not list the Officers, then an expired Statement of Information that does list the Officers is ALSO required with the current Statement of Information.

• A copy of an officer's information and signature pages of their passport is required.  The officer must be listed on the Statement of Information.

• For a LLC and Sole Proprietorships a copy of your current business license stating the type of business (retail sales, manufacturing, etc) and a copy of your current Franchise Tax filing, or another government document is required. The government document must list at least one name and title (president, owner, partner, etc). A Certificate of Good Standing is not acceptable. 

• Completed and signed Chinese Authentication Form; http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/chn/visa/forms/P020120606858588450883.pdf

• A copy of the Authentication form signer's passport information and signature pages.

• A cashiers check or money order made payable to the Chinese Consulate. For your convenience, you may prefer to add the Consulate fee to the Red Tape Solution check below.  You may pay with a personal or business check. You may also pay by PayPal.  An additional 4% is charged to cover the PayPal service fee.

• Payment by PayPal is accepted.  An additional 4% is charged to cover the PayPal service fee.

• Prepaid return airbill (Fed Ex, Express Mail, UPS, etc.). If you are sending your package by UPS, please put yourself as the sender and recipient.