News-Chinese Visa Application Service Center

01-15

2025

HONG KONG SAR Government Adjusts Submission Procedure for Visa Application

Effective as from January 17, 2025, the Immigration Department (ImmD) of HKSAR Government further promotes electronic services for visa applications. Applicants of the following visa categories, namely employment, talents, investment, training, working holiday scheme, and residence as dependants, sh

12-30

2024

Notice on extending of Reducing Regular Visa Fees

To facilitate personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries,reducingthe regular visa fees forall foreign travelersto China (excluding expedited fees) will be extended to December 31,2025. The reduced visa fee table is as follows: I．Australiancitizens（Unit：AustralianDollar） II．OtherCo

12-20

2024

Adjustment on Business Hours

From 2 January, the business hour of our center will be adjusted to: Monday to Friday, 10:00-14:00. Please arrange you visa application accordingly. Chinese Visa Application Service Center Melourne 20 December 2024

11-26

2024

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

From0:00onNovember30th,2024to24:00onDecember31st,2025of Beijing time, citizens holdingordinary passports of Australia traveling to China for business, tourism, family visit, transit and exchange purposes and withtheduration of each single staynotexceeding30 days, areeligibleforvisa-freeentry policy.

08-30

2024

Notice on Exempting Fingerprints Collection for Certain Types of Visa Application

As instructed, theConsulateGeneralofthePeoplesRepublicofChinainMelbournewillexempttherequirementoffingerprintscollectionforall applicants applying forsingleordouble-entryvisas with a stay of 180 days or less, effective from 2 September, 2024 to31December, 2025. Chinese Visa Application Service Cente