A: The documents intended to be used in China by foreign citizens (including overseas Chinese) should be notarized first by a notary public in Sweden and then submitted to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General in Sweden for authentication after being authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.

The documents intended to be used in China by Chinese citizens need to be first notarized by the notary public in Sweden and then submitted to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General in Sweden for legalization after being authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.

 The documents issued in another country should be authenticated there. If a citizen of a third country living in Sweden applies for passport authentication, his/her application can be accepted by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General in Sweden if it has been notarized by the country's embassy in Sweden.