News-Chinese Visa Application Service Center

12-17

2024

China's Visa-Free Transit Policy Fully Relaxed and Optimized

The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced today that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately. The stay duration for foreign nationals eligible for visa-free transit has been extended from the previous 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 h

11-03

2024

Notice on Visa-free Policy to Citizens of Slovakia and Other Countries

To further promote people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries, China decides to expand visa-exemption policy for citizens of Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein and South Korea holding ordinary passports travelingto China. From November 8, 20

10-16

2024

Notice on close appointment function

Since September 23, 2024, the Chinese visa application service center has closed appointment function.Tofacilitateflexiblearrangementofvisasubmissiontimeforapplicants,startingfromAugust10,2023,applicationmaterialscanbesubmittedtotheGothenburgvisacenterwithouttheneedforanappointment.Ifyouhavealreadym

10-16

2024

Notice on the Expansion of the Scope and Period of Exemption from Fingerprint Collection for Chinese Visa Applications

2024/8/30 To further facilitate visa applicants, from 2 September 2024 to 31 December 2025, fingerprint collection will be exempted for all short-term visa applicants (staying for less than 180 days) who apply for one or two entries at the Chinese visa authorities in Sweden.

10-16

2024

Notice on the Cessation of Legalisation Business at Visa Application Service Center in Sweden

1. On 8 March 2023, China acceded to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents(hereinafter referred to as the Convention). The Conventionshall enter into force between China and Sweden on 7 November 2023. The Conventionshall continue to apply to the Hong