• Q: We are planning to register a WOFE in Shanghai. I heard we need to provide a copy of legalized document to Shanghai registered office. What is it?
  

• R: It is a certificate of the new company's shareholder(s). The certificate is issued by your country's department in charge of registration. The certificate commonly should includes below information.

1. Shareholder’s name, registered address, capital amount and share ratio.

2.  Legal representative of the company. 

3.  Authorized person who has right to sign legal documentations on behalf of the company.

• Q: After get the document,  what is the next step? Our company is located in German.

• R: The certificate needs to be legalized by the Chinese Embassy (Consulate) in your country. The steps of documents legalization in German as below for your reference. 

1. Arrange the document to be notarized by a third notarization.

2. Go to related Court who notarizes the signature signed in step1.

3. Go to Ministry of Foreign Affairs in German who notarizes the judge's signature.

4. Go to Chinese Embassy (Consulate) in German who legalizes the document.

5. Arrange an translation company in Shanghai to translate the shareholder's certifcate and related documents get from step 1-4.

#Notarization for registration# Notarized certificate of shareholder