News-Chinese Visa Application Service Center

12-17

2024

China's Visa-Free Transit Policy Fully Relaxed and Optimized

The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced today 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 to 240 h

12-04

2024

Holiday Schedule for 2025

11-03

2024

Notice on Visa-free Policy to Citizens of Slovakia and Other Countries

To further promote people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries, China decides to expand visa-exemption policy for citizens of Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein and South Korea holding ordinary passports travelingto China. From November 8, 20

10-16

2024

Notice on close appointment function

Since September 23, 2024, the Chinese visa application service center has closed appointment function.Tofacilitateflexiblearrangementofvisasubmissiontimeforapplicants,startingfromAugust10,2023,applicationmaterialscanbesubmittedtotheGothenburgvisacenterwithouttheneedforanappointment.Ifyouhavealreadym

10-16

2024

Notice on the Expansion of the Scope and Period of Exemption from Fingerprint Collection for Chinese Visa Applications

2024/8/30 To further facilitate visa applicants, from 2 September 2024 to 31 December 2025, fingerprint collection will be exempted for all short-term visa applicants (staying for less than 180 days) who apply for one or two entries at the Chinese visa authorities in Sweden.