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Chinese visa is a permit issued by visa authorities of China in accordance with the laws and regulations of China to a foreign citizen for entry into, exit from or transit through the territory of China. The Chinese visa authorities overseas include Chinese embassies, consulates, visa offices, consular departments of the office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (based in Hong Kong and Macao) and other authorities overseas authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. If a foreigner intends to enter into, exit from or transit through the Chinese territory, he shall apply to the above-mentioned Chinese visa authorities for an appropriate visa. In accordance with international law and practice, any sovereign state is entitled to decide on whether or not to allow a foreign citizen to enter or exit from its territory, and whether to issue a visa, decline a visa application or to cancel an issued visa in accordance with its national laws. Chinese consular officials are entitled to decide on the type, number of entries, validity and duration of each stay of a visa to be issued based on Chinese laws and regulations. Consular officials reserve the right to decline a visa application or revoke an issued visa.
For applicants from some specific countries, additional documents other than those listed in each visa categories may be required. Applicants should check the issued visa upon collection and if necessary raise any queries at the same time. If there is no immediate query relating to the issued visa, the applicant is held responsible under any circumstances thereafter.
The passports or or thoese with the validity less than 6 months are NOT accepted for the visa application.
Do I need to apply for a visa to visit China? How to identify if an issued Chinese visa on my passport is still valid? Under what circumstance a visa to China is exempted? Resident Journalist Visa (J-1 Visa)
To download a visa application form, just click on "Visa Application Form" and "Supplementary Visa Application Form" if needed. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open all files. If you cannot input data into the forms before printing, just fill in the forms by hand. Please provide accurate, clear and complete information in answer to the questions. If you submit a visa application form that is inaccurate, unclear, or incomplete, your application will not be accepted.
Submit your application 1. You may submit the application to the Consular Section of the Chinese Embassy. Opening hours: 9:00-11:30am, Mon-Fri (except public holidays). Address: Vanha Kelkkamaki 9, Kulosaari,00570, Tel: +358 9 2289 0129 (9:00--11:30, Mon-Fri, except public holidays) Fax: +358 9 22890155 Email: consulate_fin@mfa.gov.cn 2. If you cannot come in person, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to drop off your application at the Consular Section of the Chinese Embassy. 3. No appointment is required. 4. Mailed applications are not acceptable. 1. The regular processing time is 4 working days (e.g. submission on Friday, picking up on next Wednesday). 2. The express and rush service to visa applicants has been SUSPENDED since July 5, 2012.
1. Please pay by Visa, MasterCard or Visa Electron. Cash or Personal checks are not acceptable. 2. Fee list:
* Visa fees for some countries may differ from that listed above due to reciprocity, and will be charged accordingly by the Chinese Embassy. On or after the pick-up date specified in the pickup form (pink colored), applicants can pay and pick up their visas themselves or by entrusted persons, travel agencies with that form.
Do I need to apply for a visa to visit Foreign nationals (including those with Chinese origin) must bear valid visa before entering
How to identify if an issued Chinese Visa on my passport is still valid? Please check carefully if the validity, number of entries and duration of stay on the obtained visa could still meet the need for the trip. 1. Validity (enter before) of a visa is the length of period that the visa is good for, namely from the issuing date to the deadline of entering A visa becomes void once its period of validity expires regardless of whether its entries are used up or not. The visa holder should apply for a new visa if he or she intends to visit 2. Entries is the number permitted to enter 3. Duration of each stay refers to the longest period of time the bearer of a visa is permitted to stay in Under Chinese law, a foreign national who overstays his or her visa in
Under what circumstance a visa to Foreign nationals are exempted from applying for a visa to 1. Direct transit Those who are transiting China by international flight is exempted from applying for a visa provided that he or she is remained in the airport not exceeding 24 hours and has valid air ticket to connect flight with confirmed seating. Finnish nationals are not required to obtain a visa provided taht he or she transits by 2. Visiting the Pearl River Delta region Finnish nationals are exempted from applying for a visa if he or she joins tourist group at Hong Kong and Macao organized by registered travel agencies in Hong Kong and Macao to visit the Pearl River Delta region (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Zhaoqing, Huzhou Municipalities) for tourism and stay up to 6 days. 3. Finnish nationals are exempted from applying for a visa if he or she joins international tourist group organized by any of the registered travel agencies in 4. The bearer of Residence Permit Foreign nationals who visit Within the period of the validity of the Residence Permit, the bearer is entitled to enter and exit
Tourist Visa (L Visa) is issued to an alien who comes to To apply the tourist visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least two blank visa pages in it. 2. Application form: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. i) Invitation letter from a Chinese organization or a permanent resident in China (a signed invitation letter in Chinese or English if visiting friends or relatives in ii) If there is no invitation letter, please provide round-trip flight tickets, hotel reservation, travel plan, deposit/income certificate, medical insurance and life insurance covering the stay in China. 5. First time applicant whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old Finnish passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. 6. Foreign spouse and children of a Chinese citizen who wants to apply for a Multiple Entry "L" Visa valid for 6 or 12 months are required to provide original and photocopy of relevant Marriage Certificate, a copy of passport of ID card of the Chinese citizen, Birth Certificate, extract from population information system, Kinship Certificate or other necessary documents. 7. Non-Finnish citizens who want to apply visa need to provide the original and a photocopy of his or her permanent residence or work permit with remaining validity of at least half a year. Those who are visa or permit exempt for residing or working in 8. For applicants who are going to the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, an entry permit issued by the local Tibetan Tourist Bureau is required beforehand (Fax number of Tibetan Tourist Bureau: 0086-891-6834632; Telephone number: 0086-891-6834313) for visa application. 9. Applicants applying for a special tour to 10. For group tour, the following documents are required: ii) Three copies of name list of the members of the tourist group (three copies). If the last page of the list has left a blank, a straight line should be drawn across the blank from its upper corner on the left to the lower corner on the right; iii) Copy of the data page of each group member's passport which should be arranged according to the names order in the name list; iv) A letter issued by the travel agency organizing the tour, the content of which should mainly include the group number, total number of group members, contact person and the itinerary of the tour. Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documentations might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Business Visa (F Visa) is issued to an alien who is invited to To apply the bussiness visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least two blank visa pages in it. 2. Application form: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4.Copy of round-trip airline ticket, hotel reservation. 5. One of the following types of invitation letter (original or copy): 6. Applicants who want to study in China for less than six months are required to provide Foreign Student Visa Application Form (JW201 or JW202) issued by the Ministry of Education of China and Letter of Admission from a Chinese university/college(copies of each are also needed). 7. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. 8. Finnish citizens who provide a photocopy of his previous multi-entry " F" visa or copies of two to three single or double entry " F" visas all of which were issued in the last two years and keep a good entry & exit record in China, may also apply for a Multiple Entry "F" Visa valid for 6 or 12 months. 9. Non-Finnish citizens who want to apply visa need to provide the original and a photocopy of his or her permanent residence or work permit with remaining validity of at least half a year. Those who are visa or permit exempt for residing or working in Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Student Visa (X Visa) is issued to an alien who comes to X visa is usually valid for one entry within 3 months and with no duration of stay (that is 000 day of stay). Holder of X visa should enter To apply the student visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least three blank visa pages in it. 2. Application forms: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature, and one neatly completed Supplementary Visa Application Form with genuine informationi and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. The originals and photocopies of Letter of Admission from a Chinese University / College & Foreign Student Visa Application Form (JW201 or JW202) issued by the Ministry of Education of China. 5. For applicants whose stay in 6. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. 7. Non-Finnish citizens who want to apply visa need provide the original and a photocopy ofhis or her permanent residence or work permit with remaining validity of at least half a year. Those who are visa or permit exempt for residing or working in Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Employment Visa (Z Visa) is issued to an alien who comes to Z visa is usually valid for one entry within 3 months and with no duration of stay(that is 000 day of stay). Holder of Z visa should enter To apply the employment visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least three blank visa pages in it. 2. Application forms: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature, and one neatly completed Supplementary Visa Application Form with genuine informationi and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit or Confirmation Letter of Invitation from an authorized Chinese Unit. 5. For applicants whose stay in 6. Any of the following documents: Ⅰ.The original and a photocopy of the Alien Employment License issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security . Ⅱ.The original and a photocopy of Foreign Expert's Working Permit issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China. Ⅲ. For chief representative or representative of foreign offices resident in China should provide: the original and a photocopy of the Registration Certificate of Foreign Enterprises Permanent Office in China issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China, or the original and a photocopy of the Certificate of Approval of Foreign Enterprises Permanent Office in China issued by the Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China. Ⅳ. The original and a photocopy of the Letter of Invitation for Foreigners Engaged in Offshore Petroleum Operations in the People's Republic of 7. Accompanying family members shall provide proof of kinship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, extract from population information system etc, instead of document for work permit. 8. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. 9. Non-Finnish citizens who want to apply visa need provide the original and a photocopy of his or her permanent residence or work permit with remaining validity of at least half a year. Those who are visa or permit exempt for residing or working in Finland should provide the original and a photocopy ofhis or her valid Kela Card in Finland. 10. For those who come to China for commercial performance should provide:Ⅰ. Approval document (also copy) issued by the Ministry of Culture or the Cultural Department of related province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government; Ⅱ. Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by the Ministry of Culture or the foreign affairs office of related province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government. Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Crew (C) visa is issued to crewmembers working on board of international trains, airliners or vessels to Single/double entry visas or 6 months /1 year multiple entry C visas could be issued to crewmembers of Finnish airlines and vessels accordingly. To apply the crew visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page: Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least two blank visa pages in it. 2. Application form: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. Formal application letter issued by the airline or shipping company of 5. The original and a photocopy of the crew ID or seaman ID of the applicant. 6. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. 7. Non-Finnish citizens who want to apply visa need provide the original and a photocopy of his or her permanent residence or work permit with remaining validity of at least half a year. Those who are visa or permit exempt for residing or working in 8. For crewmembers of chartered flights, a flight clearance should be obtained from Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Resident Journalist Visa (J-1 Visa) J-1 visa is issued to resident foreign journalists in J-1 visa is usually valid for one entry within 3 months and 000 duration of stay. J-1 visa holders should enter
J-1 visa applicants should contact the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China or the Press Affairs section(Tel: 09-22890163, Fax: 09-22890168, Email: press@chinemb.fi )of the Chinese Embassy in Finland for preliminary procedures.
To apply the J-1 visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least three blank visa pages in it. 2. Application form: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. A letter from the employer. 5. For applicants whose stay in 6. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Visiting journalists visa (J-2 Visa) J-2 visa is issued to foreign journalists who visit
J-2 visa applicants should contact the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China or the Press Affairs section(Tel: 09-22890163, Fax: 09-22890168, Email: press@chinemb.fi )of the Chinese Embassy in Finland for preliminary procedures.
To apply the J-2 visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least two blank visa pages in it. 2. Application form: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. A letter from the employer. 5. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
Transit Visa (G visa) is issued to a foreign citizen who is to transit through China on his or her way to a third country(or region) and staying at a Chinese airport for more than 24 hours or needs to leave the airport. G visa is usually valid for 3 months with single or double entry and 7 days duration of stay. To apply the transit visa please provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page. Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity and at least two blank visa pages in it. 2. Application form: One neatly completed Visa Application Form with genuine information and signature. False or incomplete information and illegible characters may lead to refusal of a visa. 3. Photo: one recently-taken photo (48mm X 33mm) glued or stapled on the application form. 4. A valid visa of the country of destination, and a final destination airline ticket. 5. First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport; if the name in the new passport is different from that in the old one, official document for name change should be provided; applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new Finnish passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old Finnish passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa. 6. Non-Finnish citizens who want to apply visa need provide the original and a photocopy of his or her permanent residence or work permit with remaining validity of at least half a year. Those who are visa or permit exempt for residing or working in Besides the documentations mentioned above, other documents might be required by visa officers in order to decide whether to issue the visa case by case.
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