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Legalization
of documents for their use in Latvia
The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the People��s Republic of China provides the service legalization of documents issued in China (or other countries) and intended for the use in Latvia. The phases in the process of legalization are as follow. The document issued by a Chinese authority has to be:

Translated either in English or Russian;
Sealed by a notary;
Legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People��s Republic of China;
Legalized at the Embassy of Latvia in PRC.

    When a document is being submitted at the Embassy for legalization, the person has to complete an application form and show his/her passport.
    Documents of legal entities may be submitted by Chief Executive Officers (CEO) or by a person authorized by CEOs, upon presentation of their identity documents.
    Natural persons who may submit documents upon presentation of their identity documents are:

Persons to whom the document refers directly;
Persons who have received a power of attorney certified by a notary, granted by the person mentioned in (1);
Relatives of persons mentioned in (1), upon presenting documents proving their kinship.

Documents are being legalized within seven (7) working days after the day of their submission.

The fee per document is:	- For natural persons is 80 RMB;
	- For legal entities 160 RMB.
Urgent documents are legalized within 48 hours, excluding holidays.
The fee per document is:	- For natural persons is 160 RMB;
	- For legal entities 320 RMB.