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No Criminal Record Report Apostille for China

Required for employment in China, and also known as a police record, background check, or good conduct certificate. We handle the apostille once you've obtained your report.

1. Get Your Report 2. Notarize 3. Apostille & Fees 4. Submit

A no criminal history report is commonly required for employment in China. To use it there, the report must first be apostilled by the state or federal authority that issued it — VisaRite can help you obtain that apostille certificate. Getting started takes five steps: obtain the report, get it notarized if required, let us secure the apostille, complete a Service Request, and send us your documents.

Report level
Local, state, or FBI — check with your employer
Notarization
Required for state/local reports; not for FBI reports
Regular apostille
$169 per document, 4–8 weeks
Express apostille
$249 per document, 2–3 weeks*

*Express isn't available for every document type, and an additional government expediting fee may apply.

1

Obtain your no criminal record report

There are three levels of background check — local, state, or federal (FBI). For most applicants, a local or state report is sufficient, but check with your employer for their specific requirement.

Local or state-level report

Visit the police department in the city where you currently or most recently resided in the United States, or contact the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of your state, and request a criminal records search. They'll provide a document confirming there is no history of a criminal record.

Nationwide (FBI) report

If your employer requires a nationwide background check, you'll need an FBI Identity History Summary instead. See our dedicated FBI Background Check Apostille page for the full walkthrough.

Need a sample report format? Ask us and we'll send you a reference sample for your state, so you know what the finished report should look like before you submit it for apostille.
2

Get it notarized (Step done by you)

The signature of the official who issued your local or state background check must be notarized by a Notary Public. Sign the document in the notary's presence; the notary should add an acknowledgment statement such as "Signed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me this ____ day of ____, 20__," along with their seal and signature.

Notarized in AL, GA, HI, KY, MD, NY, or TN?

Documents notarized in these states must also be certified by the county before state authentication. County certification is available from a circuit clerk, circuit court, county clerk, probate judge, or superior court clerk.

If your report is signed by a state-appointed official whose signature the Secretary of State's office can certify directly, notarization may not be required. An FBI background check never needs to be notarized — it goes straight to apostille.
3

We obtain your Apostille Certificate

Service level Processing time Fee
Regular Processing 4–8 weeks $169.00 per document
Express Processing* 2–3 weeks $249.00 per document

*Express isn't available for all documents, and an additional government expediting fee may apply. Processing time is approximate and for reference only — government processing time is subject to change without notice.

Payment & shipping notes
  • Pay by credit card or Zelle. Credit card payments carry a 3.6% surcharge — pay by Zelle to service@visarite.net to avoid it.
  • Return addresses in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or Canada require an additional extended delivery area fee of $20.00 per order.
  • Shipping to other international addresses is possible, but requires additional fee and time — email us for details.

Complete your Service Request and send us your documents

  1. Submit the Service Request Form online with your service level and return address.
  2. Include your email and phone number so we can send confirmation and status updates.
  3. Package the original document(s), your Service Request confirmation page, and your cashier's check, money order, or online payment confirmation together.
  4. Before shipping, email us a scanned copy or photos of everything at service@visarite.net for a pre-check — we'll send detailed shipping instructions once it's complete.

Following these steps closely is the single biggest thing you can do to avoid delays.

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