To help the applicants adjust to the new practice, the Chinese embassy will initially continue accepting visa applications submitted by ordinary passport holders on an online-appointment basis after the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC) opens. It means ordinary passport holders have to make online appointment before submitting visa applications to the Chinese Embassy. The visa categories include L(Tourism), F(Business), X(Studying), Z(Employment), G(Transit), C(Crew), J(Journalism) and D(Residence).

Holders of Diplomatic, Service (Official) passport, or applicants qualified for the Chinese Diplomatic, Service, courtesy visa and visa-exempt certificate, or applicants applying for the Hong Kong visa/entry permit can submit their applications directly to the Chinese Embassy without making online appointment.

Please read carefully the following Online Appointment Procedure if you, as an ordinary passport holder, still wish to directly submit your visa application to the Chinese Embassy after the CVASC opens.

The online appointment software will be installed to the website of the Chinese Embassy before the CVASC opens.

Please make sure all information you enter into the booking system is accurate. The embassy staff will check it against documents provided at the time of submission.