China Online Visa Processing System will be officially launched by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on October 13th, 2025. Applicants could enjoy convenience of filling out the form and uploading materials online. After passing the online review, you can then proceed to the visa center to submit your materials (applicants for diplomatic, official, and courtesy visas should still submit the documents to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines when the online review is approved).
Important Notice: Starting from October 13th, 2025, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines will no longer accept Chinese visa application forms completed before October 11th, 2025.
After the launch of the online visa application, the visa application process will be as follows:
APPLICATION STEP 1: ONLINE SUBMISSION
This website is for those who are going to apply for a Chinese visa in Manila.
Please make sure you've chosen the correct location. (Check the upper right corner of the home page)
1. Create an account and sign in.
2. All Applicants (excluding those applying for visas to Hong Kong SAR of China and Macao SAR of China) are required to:
(1) Complete Online Visa Application Form;
(2) Upload the visa application documents, including passport, photo and required supporting documents.
(3) Click Submit button.
Please note that: Click Submit button on the Pay page, otherwise the status will be PENDING PAYMENT; Online payment is not available in Manila visa center now, and please pay when making submission at visa center after application has been approved online; Express,urgent, and VIP services are not available during the online review stage. For inquiries, please contact the visa center.
3. Wait for the preliminary check and online approval. (Only after approved online, should the passport and supporting documents be submitted at the visa center)
(1) The application status can be checked by logging into your account. Please select the correct Create Date, otherwise, you will not be able to check the order status, and it will shown as "No Data".
(2) You might receive an email stating you should upload additional documents or make other modifications, and the status will be "Rejected". Please make modifications and submit again, and the status will be "Under review".
(3) You might receive a confirmation email when the application has been approved online, and the status will be shown as "completed". Please print the attached Visa Application Certificate and bring it to the visa center with other required documents (check STEP 2).
APPLICATION STEP 2: OFFLINE SUBMISSION AT THE VISA CENTER AFTER APPROVED ONLINE
Visa Applications may be submitted at the Manila visa center without prior appointment upon receipt of the "Visa Application Certificate".
Applicants for diplomatic, official, and courtesy visas should still submit the documents to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines when the online review is approved.
1. Submission at the Visa Center
Please bring the following documents, and you may be required to provide more documents at the center if deemed necessary.
(1) Visa Application Certificate (attached to the Approval email);
(2) Original passport and a copy of the information page;
(3) A passport-sized photo (taken within the last 6 months, without a hat, white background, in color, small 2-inch size 48mm*33mm);
(4) Completed and signed Chinese Application Form;
(5) Original and a copy of a previous Chinese passport (if you were previously a Chinese national and are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time);
(6) Original and a copy of previous Chinese visa (if applicable);
(7) Other supporting documents as required.
Important Reminder: If, after review, the Embassy determines that fingerprint collection is required, the Visa Center will inform the applicant to attend the center for fingerprint submission. Those that forge fingerprints or use other people's fingerprints will be denied entry into China and bear all the consequences incurred.
2. Make Payment
Applicants shall pay the visa fee and service fee with cash only.
APPLICATION STEP 3: COLLECTION
From the day you submit your passport at the Visa Center:
- Collection is on the 4th working day for regular service.
- Collection is on the 3rd working day for express service.
- Collection is on the 2nd working day for urgent service.
Please make collection during the opening hours at the Visa Center with the original pick-up form.
- Submission and payment of regular/express applications: 9:00-15:00
- Submission and payment of urgent applications: 9:00-11:30
- Collection of regular/express applications: 9:00-16:00
- Collection of urgent applications: 12:00-16:00