1. As of 9th Dec. 2019, the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in Lisbon (hereinafter referred to as “Visa Application Centre”) will capture all applicants’ fingerprints, on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Portugal, in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations, as well as the principle of reciprocity. Applicants who apply for the diplomatic visa, official visa or courtesy visa, please apply and have the fingerprints taken at the Chinese Embassy in Portugal.

2. The following applicants could be exempted from the aforesaid requirement:

       (1)Less than 14 years old or more than 70 years old;

       (2)Applicants who have applied for the Chinese visa with the same passport in the past 5 years at the Chinese Embassy or Visa Application Centre and have already collected their fingerprints;

       (3)Applicants who suffer from mutilation of all ten fingers or whose fingerprints cannot be collected.

       3.All applicants, except those who could be exempted, must have their fingerprints collected in person at the Visa Application Centre. Applicants whose fingerprints do not match will be denied entry to China and must bear all the consequences by themselves.

      4.All applicants to the Visa Application Centre are required to make an appointment and fill in the application forms online on the official website of the Visa Application Centre (https://bio.visaforchina.cn/LIS3_EN/) in advance, any application without an appointment won’t be accepted.

      5.The information provided in the online forms should match the applicant’s personal information.

      6.A standard colour identity photo will be required while submitting the application to the Visa Application Centre.

      Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in Lisbon

Nov. 18th, 2019