News-Chinese Visa Application Service Center

09-29

2024

Notice on Cancellation of Online Appointment for Chinese Visa Application

From 20thNovember 2023, the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Norwaywill cancel the online appointment for Chinesevisa application. Applicants can go to the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in Oslo (CVASC) without online appointment to apply for visa. Please follow steps below: 1. Fill out th

09-29

2024

Notice of the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Norway on Exempting Fingerprints Collection for Certain Types of Visa Application

Accordingtoworkingarrangement,theChineseEmbassyinthe Kingdom of Norwaywillcontinuetoexempteligible applicants from fingerprint collection for single or double-entry visas for business, tourism, family visit, transit, and crew memberuntilDecember31,2024. Visa-related Consultation Phone: 94069628 (Mon

09-29

2024

Notice on the Abolition of Consular Authentication Services by the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Norway after China's Accession to the 1961 Hague Convention

1. On March 8, 2023, China acceded to the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (hereinafter referred to as the Convention). On November 7, 2023, the Convention will enter into force between China and Norway. The Convention will continue to app

09-29

2024

2024 Holiday Schedule of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center

The 2024 holiday schedule of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center is as follows: 1. New Years Day:Jan.1 (Mon.) 2. Chinese New Year: Feb.12 (Mon.) to Feb.16(Fri.) 3. Maundy Thursday: Mar.28 (Thur.) 4.Good Friday: Mar.29 (Fri.) 5. Easter: Apr.1 (Mon.) 6. Tomb-sweeping Day: Apr.4 (Thur.)to Apr.5

09-29

2024

China’s Visa-Free Transit Policy to Include Norwegians

According to the official announcement of theChinese National Immigration Administrationon 17 November, China has expanded its visa-free transit policy to include citizens from Norway for a 72/144-hour stay. Currently, a 72-hour visa-free transit policy is applied in the cities of Changsha, Harbin a