News-Chinese Visa Application Service Center

10-22

2024

Holiday Notice (Melbourne Cup Day)

Melbourne Chinese Visa Application Service Center will be closed on 5 November 2024 (Tue) for Melbourne Cup Day. Meanwhile email and call center services will be suspended. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Melbourne Chinese Visa Application Service Center 22 October 2024

08-30

2024

Notice on Exempting Fingerprints Collection for Certain Types of Visa Application

As instructed, theConsulateGeneralofthePeoplesRepublicofChinainMelbournewillexempttherequirementoffingerprintscollectionforall applicants applying forsingleordouble-entryvisas with a stay of 180 days or less, effective from 2 September, 2024 to31December, 2025. Chinese Visa Application Service Cente

07-29

2024

Notice on Adjusting the Business Hours

According to relevant arrangements, starting from 1 August 2024, the business hours of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Melbourne will be adjusted to 9:00-14:00, Monday to Friday. The Center is closed on weekends and holidays. Chinese Visa Application Service Center Melbourne 29 July,

06-27

2024

Notice on Visa-free Policy to Ordinary Passport Holders of Australia

From0:00onJuly1st,2024to24:00onDecember31st,2025Beijingtime,citizensholdingordinarypassportsofAustraliatravelingtoChinaforbusiness,tourism,familyvisitortransitpurposeswiththedurationnotexceeding15days,areeligibleforvisa-freeentryfromopensea,land,airportsofChina.Individualswhodonotmeetthevisa-freecon

06-27

2024

The Embassy and Consulates of China in Australia to issue 5-years multi-entry business, tourism, and family visit visa for Australian ordinary passport holders from June 21 2024

AccordingtothereciprocalarrangementbetweenChinaandAustraliaregardingtheaccessto5-yearsmulti-entryvisasforbusiness,tourismandfamilyvisits,startingfromJune212024,theEmbassyandConsulatesofChinainAustraliaissue5-yearmulti-entryvisastoAustraliancitizenswhoholdvalidordinarypassportsofAustraliaandmeetallre