Visa

1)if you have already uploaded the photograph 3 times and have not yet uploaded successfully, the system will remind you to bring a suitable photograph. When you come to the centre to submit the application, please bring a recent photograph of yourself with a white or close to white background and comforming to the photograph standard requirements, the visa centre will upload your photograph for you when you come for your submission. 2)Please ensure that you have uploaded the correct photograph of the person detailed in the application form when filling in the online application. The visa centre will reject any application where the uploaded image is of another person. A new application form with an appropriate photograph will be requested if the application form contains another person's photo. If the online form indicates that the photo is not qualified and cannot be uploaded successfully, please be sure to bring an appropriate photograph to the centre when you come to submit your application.

1) The online application form photograph can only be accepted as JPEG format, dimensions of which cannot exceed 354*472, with a file size between 40KB-120KB. 2) The photograph must be of the applicant taken within the past 6 months with a white or close to white background conforming to photograph requirements. 3) if you have already uploaded the photography 3 times and have not yet uploaded successfully, the system will remind you to bring a suitable photograph. When you come to the centre to submit the application, please bring a recent photograph of yourself with a white or close to white background and comforming to the photograph requirements, the visa centre will upload your photograph for you when you come for your submission. 4) Please ensure that you have uploaded the correct photograph of the person detailed in the application form when filling in the online application. The visa centre will reject any application where the uploaded image is of another person. A new application form with an appropriate photograph will be requested if the application form contains another person's photo.

Generally speaking, there should be at least six months left before the passport expires.

Validity of a visa refers to the period within which the visa holder is allowed to enter China. The number of entries refers to the number of times the visa holder is permitted to enter China within the visa’s validity. Duration of stay refers to the longest period the visa holder is allowed to stay in China on each visit, and this is counted from the day following entry into China. When all the permitted entries are used up, the visa is no longer valid. Even if there are still unused entries, the visa is no longer valid if the validity has already expired. In either case, the visa holder should apply for a new visa if another visit to China is planned. The holder of a visa is eligible to enter China at any time prior to the expiry of its validity (allowed to enter China before midnight Beijing Time on the last date of its validity) provided that permitted entries on the visa have not been used up; the holder’s planned duration of stay in China must not exceed the duration stated in the visa.

It is advisable that you apply for your visa approximately one month prior to your intended date of entry into China, but not earlier than three months. If you apply for a visa too early, the visa might expire before your arrival to mainland China. For instance; if you plan to enter China on 1st of July, the best time to submit your application would be around 1st of June (counting working days only). If you are a dual national or multi-national, you may be requested to provide all current valid passports in your possession. Additionally, you may be required to provide your previous passport(s) in support of your application. Please ensure you contact us shortly before your intended date of travel for the most up-to-date information regarding your visa application.

A visa typically takes three or four working days to process if all the accompanying documents meet the requirements.

If you lost your pick-up form, you must come in person to collect your passport. Kindly present your photo identity card, i.e. drivers’ license, to the Visa Centre’s staff for verification. Only after the Visa Centre confirms your identity card can the passport be released. If you cannot come in person due to some special reason, you can entrust someone else to pick up your passport as long as he or she brings your notarized power attorney as well as his or her and your own identity card.