As of 1 May 2019, applicants who hold ordinary passports and apply for ordinary visas for Hong Kong/Macau SAR are required to submit their applications at the China Visa Application Center. The Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos will no longer accept such visa applications.

The detailed arrangements are as follows:

1. The information about Lagos China Visa Application Center

Address: Churchgate Tower, Third Floor, PC 30 Churchgate Street (Formerly Afri bank Street), Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 

Tel: +23499047700

Email: lagoscentre@visaforchina.org

Official website: http://www.visaforchina.org

2. Processing time and Payment

Application submission and payment time: 9 am to 12 am, Monday、 Wednesday and Friday except holidays

Collection Time: 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday except holidays

The China Visa Application Center will charge visa fees on behalf of the General Consulate of China in Lagos. Extra service fees will also be charged. For more information, please visit the official websites of China Visa Application Center or enquire via telephone or email.

Visa collection can be as early as 5 working days after the submission for standard visa applications. Applications via fast track need to be approved by the General Consulate of China in Lagos, and extra fees will be charged. The above information is only for reference. Applications that need to be forwarded to Hong Kong Immigration Department or Macau Public Security Police Force may take about 30 days to process without any fast track or express service.

3. Additional notes

China Visa Application Center are only responsible for the handling of the application submissions. The General Consulate of China in Lagos are in charge of the process of decision-making and visa issuing.

Diplomatic, service or official passports holders and applicants who are applying for diplomatic, service or courtesy visas for Hong Kong/Macau SAR, as well as the Chinese passport holders who apply for Hong Kong Entry Permits shall submit applications directly to the General Consulate of China in Lagos as before(Address: 161a, Idejo Street, Victoria Island 23401, Lagos. Application submission and payment time: 9:30 am to 12:00 am, Tuesday and Thursday exc. Holidays.)

Applicants who apply for visas for Hong Kong/Macau SAR, are not required to fill the online application forms, pre-book appointment time slots but have their biometrics information collected.

Applicants can either choose to submit applications via China Visa Application Center, or to Immigration Department of Hong Kong directly.