Service areas of the Visa Centre: Ottawa Region, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Nunavut.

Open Online Form Filling Instructions 

1. The Ottawa Chinese Visa Application Service Center will launch the Chinese Visa Online Verification Platform in September 30, 2025. By then, applicants must log in to the website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (www.visaforchina.cn), select "Canada, Ottawa", fill out the Visa Application Form online and upload visa application materials. Only after the online verification is approved may applicants go to the Visa Center to submit physical materials. For the detailed notice, please click here to view.

2.For the "Guidelines for Online Chinese Visa Application", please click here to view.

3.Applicants applying for multiple-entry L, M, Q2, or S2 visas who are aged between 14 and 70 must visit the Visa Center in person to provide fingerprint samples for their visa applications.

4.For questions regarding visa exemption policies, please refer to the website of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada: https://ca.china-embassy.gov.cn/

5.Visa Center Inquiry Email: ottawacenter@visaforchina.org