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Consulates-General in Calgary will collect visa applicants' fingerprints

2024-06-04

In accordance with China's related laws and based on the principle of reciprocity, the Embassy as well as the Consulates- General in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal will entrust the Chinese Visa Application Service Centers to collect the ten fingerprints of all visa applicants including Canadian citizens from January 1st, 2019.

The following applicants could be exempted from the aforesaid requirement:

(1) Applicants for single-entry or double-entry short-term visas (staying within 180 days) before December 31, 2025;
(2) Applicants under 14 years old or over 70 years old;
(3) Applicants who have provided fingerprints at the Visa Center within the past 5 years using the same passport;
(4) Applicants whose ten fingers cannot be fingerprinted;
(5) Holders of diplomatic passports or applicants eligible for diplomatic, official, or courtesy visas.

Please note that all visa applicants should have their fingerprints collected in person at the Chinese Visa Application Service Centers. Applicants who forge fingerprints or use other people's fingerprints may be denied entry to China and should bear all the consequences by themselves. Meanwhile, applicants are required to make an appointment and fill in the application forms online at the official website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Centers(www.visaforchina.org) in advance.