Medical Document Authentication
All medical documents (such as “Health Certificate for Residence Application”) must be original and issued by the medical facilities in the six states under our jurisdiction.
For all other instructions regarding authentication (such as processing time, Fees and Payment Methods, Return Envelope, etc.) please refer to the "General Instructions for Document Authentication."
Please submit the following materials when applying:
For either walk-in applicants or applications via mailing:
- Application Form for Authentication: Each applicant must complete and sign the form. Applicants can submit multiple documents under one application.
- Clear copy of the passport or state-issued ID for the applicant: Color/Black and white. The name on the identification MUST match the name on the medical documents.
- Original medical documents: The documents must be issued by the medical facilities in the six states under our jurisdiction, signed by the doctor responsible for the content of the document, and the doctor's signature must be notarized by a notary public in that state. *If your hospital/clinic does not provide notary service, you should hire a mobile notary (or traveling notary) to visit the doctor's office with you in order to witness and notarize the doctor's signature.
Notes:
- If the application requires authentication of a Chinese translation of the document and is within our jurisdiction, please refer to the " Regulations for Chinese Translations" section on our official website. For the authentication of the Chinese translation, a copy of the Taiwanese ID must be provided to verify the applicant's Chinese name on the translation.
- Additional identification might be requested while the documents are reviewing.
Forms:
Application Form for Authentication
