News-Chinese Visa Application Service Center

06-12

2025

240-hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced on 17 Dec 2024 that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately. The stay duration for foreign nationals eligible for visa-free transit has been extended from the previous 72 hours and 144 hours

11-26

2024

Notice on More Favorable Visa-free Policy to Ordinary Passport Holders of Australia

From0:00onNovember30th,2024to24:00onDecember31st,2025ofBeijingtime,citizensholdingordinarypassportsofAustraliatravelingtoChinaforbusiness,tourism,familyvisit,transitandexchangepurposesandwiththedurationofeachsinglestaynotexceeding30days,areeligibleforvisa-freeentrypolicy. Shorttermvisaapplicationsa

09-02

2024

The Embassy of China in Australia to Expand the Exemption of Fingerprints Collection for Visa Application

FromSeptember2,2024toDecember31,2025,theEmbassyofChinainAustraliaexemptsallapplicantswhoapplyforsingleordouble-entryshort-termvisas(stayinChinafornomorethan180days)fromfingerprintscollection. Please check the website:http://au.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/tzgg/202408/t20240830_11481772.htm

07-01

2024

Notice on Visa-free Policy to Ordinary Passport Holders of Australia

From0:00onJuly1st,2024to24:00onDecember31st,2025Beijingtime,citizensholdingordinarypassportsofAustraliatravelingtoChinaforbusiness,tourism,familyvisitortransitpurposeswiththedurationnotexceeding15days,areeligibleforvisa-freeentryfromopensea,land,airportsofChina.Individualswhodonotmeetthevisa-freecon

07-01

2024

The Embassy and Consulates of China in Australia to issue 5-years multi-entry business, tourism, and family visit visa for Australian ordinary passport holders from June 21 2024

AccordingtothereciprocalarrangementbetweenChinaandAustraliaregardingtheaccessto5-yearsmulti-entryvisasforbusiness,tourismandfamilyvisits,startingfromJune212024,theEmbassyandConsulatesofChinainAustraliaissue5-yearmulti-entryvisastoAustraliancitizenswhoholdvalidordinarypassportsofAustraliaandmeetallre