Certification of Documents from the People’s Republic of China

For documents issued by the People’s Republic of China you need a certification, an APS verification and a translation.

Guideline for Certification

At present Austria does not have any certification agreement with the People’s Republic of China. Documents and translations that are issued in China therefore require full diplomatic certification in order to be recognized in Austria. The certification must be applied to the original document. Your documents must first go through the internal certification process in China (which ends in the ministry of foreign affairs) and then they must be certified by the relevant Austrian representative authority.

APS Verification

For students who are already studying at a state-accredited university in China or have already completed a university degree in China:

With your application you must submit a verification certificate from the APS – Akademische Prüfstelle in Beijing. All of your educational records and your current educational status will be examined and verified by the APS.
For information about the verification of documents and the APS procedure for issuing verification certificates, please contact the APS in Beijing.

For students who have never studied at a state-accredited university in China (university entrants):

With your application you must submit a verification certificate from the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center covering the following documents:

• Results of your National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao)
• Confirmation of a study place for a bachelor’s degree programme at a state-accredited Chinese university

Guideline for Translation

All documents (including curricula) must be submitted in German or English. If the original document was not issued in one of these two languages, it must be translated. The translations must be made by an officially registered and court-approved translator. Please pay attention to the following details:
The original document must already have all the necessary certification stamps/marks before the translation is carried out. All stamps, seals and certification statements present on the document (including any on the reverse side) must be translated along with the rest of the document. The translator must securely attach the translation to the original document.