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Chinese visa resources
Everything you need to prepare a China visa application — route guides, requirements, documents, fees and processing times. Choose the kind of help you need below.
8 guidance pages · Chinese-specific throughout · All Chinese visa information
What kind of help do you need?
Each section below drills down into topics, then into the individual guide — so you only ever see the level of detail you need.
- Visa guidesRoute-by-route guides to every Chinese visa — who each one is for, what you need and how to apply.17 resources
- ApplyingEligibility, documents, how to apply, fees and processing for a Chinese visa or permit.8 resources
- Immigration news & policy updatesRule changes and announcements affecting Chinese visa applications — updated as they happen.4 updates
Most popular Chinese resources
The pages Chinese applicants open first.
- Chinese visa feesGuidance
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Recent updates
Rule changes and announcements. Guides on this page are evergreen — anything time-sensitive lives in the news pillar.
- Great News for European Travelers: China Extends Visa-Free Entry and Simplifies Travel!
- Doors Opening, Borders Blurring: China & Switzerland Fast-Track Trade and Travel!
- China Extends Visa-Free Entry to Five European Countries
Information you can trust
Our guides and updates are written by our editorial team, reviewed against the official immigration sources we link to on every page, and revised when the rules change. We are an independent information service — not a government department.
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