I just received feedback from my local college that they are unable to present the letter as required by KPT So I am looking for other solutions online and assistance from my University in UK.

I met someone in MOFA who was then also preparing the documents to work in China and she successfully started working there now. She told me how she got her Australian degree legalized... I hope these information can help you....

(i) Send the degree cert to the Australian University and have them certify it with a certification stamp (this has to be signed by a person whose name is listed in the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs);
(ii) After you got your cert back from Australia, take it to the Australian High Commission in KL for authentication;
(iii) Then to the MOFA in Putrajaya for legalization; and
(iv) Lastly, send the cert to the Chinese Embassy in KL for legalization.

I had also spoken with the officers in the Chinese Embassy and was told that the legalization process for an Australian cert is much easier than my UK cert. So, perhaps you can visit the Chinese Embassy to reconfirm the above steps - Go to Level 6 Hampshire Place Office, take a queue number and you'll be able to check out more details with the officers there. The legalization dept closes at 3pm. I have been there after 2 pm and there was no people queuing Good luck!

wow, i bet my college will reply the same thing then . thanks a lot for your info!!

I graduated from UTAR and my degree certificate is in tri-languages, so no translation is needed. Haha.

Perhaps we should create a wechat group for all the Malaysian expats that are working in China?

Add my Wechat +8615014850808

Yes both will need to be notarized and authenticated.

Sorry to have 1 question

4. Notarize your Academic Transcript at Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) Putrajaya, look for Helpdesk 6 (international student). Letter from your University is needed to proof that you have completed your study.
Note: Academic certificate need to be notarized by KPT before foreign affairs can notarize. FOC to notarize at KPT.

Just degree transcript will do? OR need transcript and university letter as well?

Both original academic transcript and university letter need to be provided while notarizing your photocopied academic transcript.

So the company I am joining hasn't gotten any work permit done so far, this is their first time.

Me graduated from MMU, working in Singapore, meaning I need to get documents done on both sides of the causeway. Really need some planning ahead to cut down on leave days burn as lil as possible.

// will update over period when I apply for permit
Translators in Singapore for MFA, CN embassy in SG:
- pending

Medical checkup place recognized by CN in SG:
- pending, embassy staff did not name any and asked me to do it in mainland, tung shin remains the closest.

// changelog
Update 1: Called CN embassy in SG, macam no translator and hospital here recognized by Chinese government.

Update 2: ITMB urgent is RM180 for degree, but urgent simply means you are in the urgent queue, I went at 9AM also kena wait until 3AM. So I took the time to do bloodwork at Tung Shin, and spend a night in Cyberjaya Airbnb. See how rushing to MOHE & MOFA at 7.45AM works out tomorrow, hopefully can make it to China visa center on time too.

Update 3: MOHE 5 minutes, MOFA 50 minutes, China visa center no queue at all, so submitted the documents. I let them legalise both English photocopy & Chinese translated degree, RM360++.

This post has been edited by honsiong: Dec 18 2018, 08:21 PM

Hi, how about your transcript? That is only in English IINM and about 3-4 pages am I right? That needs to be translated into Chinese at ITNM too? ~Rm100 per page? Omg that is expensive

I did mine in Tungshin as well. China Embassy also mention the same, no designated hosptial in Msia before, but many people going to China still doing it at Tungshin.

I actually used a medical form from the USA China Embassy.

http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/ywzn/lsyw.../rap/t84254.htm

It was in 2016. When I reach Dalian China, the outsource company still bring me to do a medial checkup for the tests that are not complete in Msia.

The company was very experience as it hires many foreigner so it was kinda easier for me even though a lot of docs still needed.

Hope this helps.

Only academic cert, CGC and company referral letter need to be translated to Chinese. Transcript is not needed.

This post has been edited by Alvan86: Dec 16 2018, 08:02 PM

Now at ITBM, went there at 9AM, express service kena wait until 3PM.


This post has been edited by honsiong: Dec 17 2018, 04:58 PM

@cheekiat95 I am asking this on behalf of a friend of mine:

Did you use notary cert from Chinese embassy to notarize his document together in one cert?

Update on point no. 2.



Is incorrect. Went there without the print out and was asked to print out the application page from ekonsular from a nearby kiosk. Costs RM2.50. So better to print before coming to MOFA for collection of CGC.

Thanks for the tip

Total damage (ex accommodations and transport)
* Translation of degree EN -> ZH = RM180
* Legalize at MOFA = RM40
* Authenticate at China embassy for EN and ZH = RM320
* Medical checkup = RM400
* SPF Cert of Clearance = SGD50
* Translation of SPF COC = SGD50
* Authenticate at China = SGD60

Total for paperwork = RM940 + SGD160 (not including Grab rides from Wangsa Maju to Putrajaya to KL)

It's possible translated copy needs not to be legalised by MOFA and authenticated by China. In Singapore MOFA does not legalise my translated copy, and the visa center don't authenticate it.

This post has been edited by honsiong: Jan 14 2019, 09:53 PM

Hihi thanks for sharing.

May I know what documents did you need to authenticate at China embassy? How is the breakdown of the RM360 to authenticate at China embassy?
When you say China embassy, do you mean at the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (Level 6 Hampshire Place Office)?

I already have:
1. Employee referral letters from my previous company(s) English & Mandarin
2. Degree cert, English & Mandarin (translated at ITBM) - both notarized by KPT & MOFA
3. Certificate of Good Conduct English & Mandarin (translated at ITBM) - both notarized by MOFA
4. Photocopy of passport (more than enough 6 months of validity)

According to TS, my next step is to bring all these to the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre and authentication processing fee is 4 working days @ RM164.80/copy
That will cost a bomb

Rough estimate:
Referral letters (6 pages) + degree certs (3 pages) + cert of good conduct (2 pages) + passport (1 page)
that will be 12 pages x RM164.80 = Rm1977

I'm stuck, can someone guide me please?

1. When you say China embassy, do you mean at the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (Level 6 Hampshire Place Office)? - YES. For simplicity's sake I will just say China embassy from now on, although you always go to Hampshire

Errata, it's RM160/copy, my apologies.

So the modus operandi is like this:

1. China embassy will only authenticate documents stamped by MOFA.
2. MOFA will only legalize certain documents signed by people they have signatures of.
3. That means your employer referral letters need, passport photocopies need not go through these steps.

BTW in Singapore, MOFA here does not legalize any translated copy and the visa center in Singapore will not authenticate it. The implication is, provided we have translated the documents at a sworn translator, not at ITBM, do we even need to pay RM160 for the Chinese translations? But if you are willing to pay, you should do it just to save some time for yourself and your new employer.

You should have:

1. Employer referral letter - in Chinese with company stamp or wet signature, contact info. No need authentication.
2. Degree, English and Chinese. Need authentication on English photocopy, but unsure if authentication needed on Chinese translation.
3. Police certificate same as (2).
4. Medical report signed off and sealed by Tung Shin Hospital, before the nurse seals, scan the whole report up with ur phone.

Anyway I just sent these to HR, dunno if it works yet!

Thank you so much for sharing. Do you need to go through a long queue when collecting your authenticated documents from China embassy?

Both MY and SG, no queue at all.