What documents do I need to bring when I agree to go abroad for notarization?

Article 2 of the Notary Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (hereinafter referred to as the Notary Law), which came into effect on March 1 2006, stipulates: "Notarization is an activity of a notary office to prove the authenticity and legality of civil legal acts, facts and documents with legal significance in accordance with legal procedures." Because minors go abroad for different purposes, the types of notarization that may be involved are also different.

(1) Notarization of overseas travel or performance. Minors traveling abroad or performing cultural performances usually need the following three kinds of notarization:

1. Notarization of "Power of Attorney" of both parents or one of them. The notarization of the Power of Attorney mainly proves that both parents or one of them agrees to entrust teachers, relatives and friends or one of their parents with full custody of all activities of minors during their minor children's going abroad according to law.

2. Notarization of minor's "birth". The notarization of "birth" includes: the date and place of birth of minors, and the names of parents.

3. Notarization of "kinship" of relevant personnel. The notarization of "kinship" mainly proves the relationship between minors and their peers or relatives and friends living together.

(2) Notarization of studying abroad or participating in competitions. Minors going abroad to participate in academic competitions, in addition to the above three notarization, may also involve:

1. Notarization of minors' study certificate. Notarization of the Certificate of Attendance mainly proves the student status of minors.

2. Notarization of the "competition results" or "consent to participate in the competition". The notarization of "competition results" or "consent to participate in the competition" mainly proves the qualifications of minors.

(3) Notarization of foreign residence. If the minor lives abroad, in addition to the three notaries mentioned in item 2 (1), the following two notaries may also be involved:

1. Notarization of minors without criminal punishment. 1 7 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which came into effect on June+10/October1July, 1997, stipulates: "A person who has reached the age of 16 commits a crime and shall bear criminal responsibility; A person who has reached the age of 14 but is under the age of 16 commits the crime of intentional homicide, intentional injury, serious injury or death, rape, robbery, drug trafficking, arson, explosion and poisoning, and shall bear criminal responsibility. " Therefore, the notarization of "no criminal punishment" mainly proves the good behavior record of minors in Chinese mainland.

2. Notarization of minor "minor marriage". 198 1 year 1 month 1 day, Article 6 of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates: "The age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 for men and 20 for women." Because the laws of different countries have different provisions on the marriage age of the parties to marriage, the notarization of "underage marriage" mainly proves the unmarried status of minors.

(4) Going abroad with adoptive parents for notarization. After going through the adoption formalities in Chinese mainland according to law, under normal circumstances, a foreign adopter can apply to a notary office in China for notarization such as "consent to adoption", "establishment of adoption relationship", "birth of minor children", "health of minor children" and "abandonment", and issue a certificate that the adoption behavior conforms to the Convention on Intercountry Adoption.