1. On 8 March 2023, China acceded to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (hereinafter referred to as the Convention). The Convention shall enter into force between China and Grenada on 7 November 2023. The Convention shall continue to apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and the Macao Special Administrative Region of China.

2. Starting from November 7, public documents within the scope of the Convention issued by Grenadian authorities, only need to apply for Grenadian Apostilles before they can be sent to Chinese mainland for use. There is no need to apply for Consular Legalization by the Chinese Embassy in Grenada.

    Public documents within the scope of the Convention sent from China to Grenada for use will no longer require Consular Legalization by China and the Grenadian Embassy in China, but will instead require Apostilles. For specific procedures and requirements for applying for Apostilles, please log on to the Chinese Consular Service website (http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/) or the websites of relevant local Foreign Affairs Offices.

3. From 7 November 2023, the legalization business at Chinese Embassy in Grenada will be ceased. For the Grenadian public documents as referred to in the Convention intended to be sent to Chinese mainland, please apply for an Apostille from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Grenada.

4. According to the Convention, the Apostille issued by a state is to certify the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which it bears. The public documents with an Apostille onto them aren’t necessarily accepted by the relevant Chinese authorities. Applicants shall check the format, content, time limit, translation and other specific requirements of foreign public documents with the Chinese authority where the documents are to be used before going through the relevant procedures.

List of Foreign Affairs Offices that May Issue Apostilles

(31 in total)

Anhui Province, Chongqing Municipality, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guizhou Province, Henan Province, Heilongjiang Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Hainan Province, Jilin Province, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi Province,  Liaoning Province, Sichuan Province, Shandong Province, Shanghai Municipality, Shaanxi Province, Yunnan Province, Zhejiang Province, Gansu Province, Hebei Province, Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Changchun City, Harbin City, Ningbo City, Jinan City, Qingdao City and Shenzhen City