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Chinese view of foreign wills
Jun 27, 2014 18:13
  • FLYINGTIGER
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Laws about wills or lack of wills vary from country to country. Does anyone have any knowledge about China's view on a will prepared abroad in English but not stamped by any government agency like Foreign Affairs?
Jul 9, 2014 21:54
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GUEST7889 Flyingtiger,

I am afraid that the will you talked about won't be admitted by Chinese law. If you want that will works in China, you should go through some procedures.

1. Find a qualified translation company to translate your will into Chinese.
2. Get your wills (both English and Chinese version) notarized at local Notary Public.
3. Get them authenticated by Secretary of the State. In some states, you need to get your documents authenticated by county clerk first and then by Secretary of the State.
4. Get them authenticated by US Department of the State.
5. Get them authenticated by Chinese consulate or embassy.

Then you can use it in China. Usually, the documents authenticated by Chinese embassy or consulate is valid for 6 months.
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