(i) By law, time limit for settlement of dossier is 1 working day as from the date that the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives complete and valid application file. For a dossier comprising 10 or more papers and documents, the time limit for settlement may be longer but must not exceed 5 working days. The expected date to receive the result shall be indicated in the Receipt of application file.
(ii) In case of necessity of checking the authentication of seal, signature, title in papers and documents, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may require to present original relevant papers and documents and supplement a simple copy of the same to archive at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minimum time limit for settlement is 10 working days.
(iii) In case that the signature, seal and title of organization and person in charge of foreign country in dossier requested to be legalized have not officially announced or need to check the authentication, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall request the organization to certify and notify to the applicant. Right after receiving the certifying result, the Ministry of Foreign Affair settles the dossier and return the result to applicant. The minimum time limit for settlement is 10 working days.