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Holiday Notice of Youth Day And Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
The Johannesburg Chinese Visa Application Service Center, as well as the visa offices in Durban and Cape Town, will be closed on June 16th (Youth Day) and June 19th (Dragon Boat Festival), 2026. Applications submitted close to the holidays will have their collection times extended. Please note that
Holidays of Chinese Visa Application Service Center in 2026
Festival Name Holiday Dates New Year's Day 1 Jan (Th) Spring Festival From16 Feb (Mo) to 19 Feb (Th) Good Friday 3 Apr (Fr) Family Day 6 Apr (Mo) Freedom Day 27 Apr (Mo) Workers Day 1 May (Fr) and 4 May (Mo) Youth Day 16 Jun (Tu) Dragon Boat
Notice on the launch of online visa processing
Dear applicants:The online Chinese visa processing mode will be officially launched on June 23 to further improve the efficiency of visa applications and optimise the service process. After that, applicants of all types of visas (applicants for official visas, please consult the relevant embassies a
Notice on Opening Express Service for Chinese Visa
To further facilitate visa application, the Chinese Visa Office in Durban/Cape Town has opened express service for Chinese visa, please contact the visa office for details.Durban office Address: 45 Zenith Drive,Umhlanga New Town Center, DurbanBusiness Hours: 9:00 to 12:30, Closed on Saturdays, Sunda
Holidays of Chinese Visa Application Service Center in 2025
Festival Name节日 Holiday Dates放假日期 New Year's Day（元旦） 1 Jan（Wed） Spring Festival（春节） 28 Jan（Tue）- 31 Jan（Fri） Human Rights Day 21 Mar（Fri） Qingming Festival（清明节） 4 Apr（Fri） Good Friday 18 Apr（Fri） Family Day 21 Apr（Mon
Express Service for Commercial and Trade Visa (M Visa) Applications
To further facilitate visaapplication, the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Durban/Cape Town has opened expressservice for Commercial and TradeVisa(M Visa)applications, please contact the Visa Service Centers for details.Chinese Visa Application Service Center Durban officeAddress: 45 Zeni
Notice of Adjustment of Consultation Hotline
From March 21, 2025, the consultation telephone hours of the Durban and Cape Town visa offices will be adjusted to 12:30-15:30. Applicants need to pay attention to the above adjustments. Chinese visa application service center
Notice on China’s trial visa-free policy for six countries including Switzerland
China will grant a visa-free policy to Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg from March 14 to Nov 30. Ordinary passport holders from the above countries can enter China without a visa for up to 15 days for business, tourism, family visit, and transit purpose.
Notice on Removal of Visa Appointment Requirement
In order to further facilitate people-to-people exchanges between China and South Africa, as of 20 November 2023, applicants may submit their visa applications to the Chinese Visa Application Service Centers in Johannesburg, Durban or Cape Town without appointment during working hours. To ensure smo
Notice on service fee adjustment of Chinese Visa Application Service Center
According to the domestic notice, starting from July 1, 2023, the service fee of Chinese Visa Application Service Center will be adjusted as follows: Regular application service fee: 851 rand for each application（Tax excluded）. Express application service fee: 1219 rand for each application（Tax e