Crew Visa（C-visa）is issued to a crew member performing his/her duties on board of an international train, airliner, ocean-liner or freighter.
Crew members of scheduled flights of Australian airlines (including those from third countries employed by Australian airlines),and crew members carrying on scheduled flight (and service) missions on Australian chartered or special planes are exempt from C-Visa requirement so long as they possess valid passport and crew member ID.
Crew members of unscheduled special and chartered Australian planes may apply for a single and double-entry C-Visa with an official letter from their companies. They should be advised that the visa becomes valid only after the flight is permitted.
i. Please provide the following documents:
(i) Original passport with at least two blank visa pages and a photocopy of their current passport (photo page only). For single entry visa, the passport should be valid at least 6 months; For double-entry visa, the passport should be valid at least 9 months;
(ii) One completed Visa Application Form (e-Form / Download) with a recently-taken passport photo stuck on it. The application form should be fully filled in with genuine information; if the applicant has a Chinese name, the Chinese name should be filled in; false or incomplete information and illegible handwriting may lead to refusal of a visa.
(iii) Applicants who have not been to mainland China, should provide copies of photo page of current passport as well as other ID, e.g. previous passport, driver license, etc. Applicants under 16 can be exempted.
(iv) Applicants who have been granted Chinese visa(s) before, should provide copies of recent Chinese visa with entry record. In case they are not on the current passport, copies of the previous passport with the above data are required. ii. Method for application and time for processing
(v) Foreign nationals who once held Chinese nationality,
① who apply for Chinese visa for the first time, should submit the former Chinese passport (the Consulate General will cancel its validity), HK/Macau SAR passport, Taiwan travel document. If they are not available, ID carrying Chinese name issued by Chinese authority e.g. birth certificate, driver license etc. should be provided. Both of the original and the copy are required.
② who have been granted Chinese visa(s) before , should do as point "(iv)" requires.
(vi) Non-Australian passport holders, besides meeting the above 4 points , should provide valid Australian visa as well as entry record to the Consulate General, both the original and the copy.
Applicants who are in Australia free of visa or with ETA and electronic visa, Australian entry record should be provided, both the original and the copy. On some special occasions, International Movement Record or evidence in other forms released by DIAC might be asked by the Consulate General.
(vii) Official visa application letter from their company or visa notification issued by an authorized unit in China.
(i) Method: An applicant may submit his or her visa application to the Center in person or entrusts someone or a travel agency to submit on his or her behalf. You may book in advance via the Center's website for submission. You may be required to go to the Chinese Consulate-General for an interview if the Chinese Consulate-General deems it necessary. Applicants can apply visa by postal service as well.
(ii) Visa processing time: Regular pick-up time is on the fourth working day. The Center offers express service or rush service. For express service, visa will be ready for collection at on the third working day. For rush service, application should be submitted before 12:00 noon and visa is ready for collection on the second working day (after 11:00A.M.).
iii. Visa fee, period of validity and duration of stay
(ii) Pay visa and service fees when collecting passport;Cash、money order、bank cheque、company cheque and credit card (Visa and Master card) are acceptable. No personal cheques. Please make cheques and money orders payable to:CITS V Service (Australia) Pty Ltd. For mail visa application, only credit card payment will be accepted by providing a completed "Payment Authorisation Form".
(iii) C-visa issued by the Chinese Consulate General is valid for a period of three months with single entry or double entries. Duration of stay is decided by Consular Officers in the light of actual need.
iv. Please note：
(i) Please apply for a visa about one month in advance of your intended date of entry into China, and do not apply three months earlier. You should take upon yourself any consequences resulting from your failure to submit visa application at an appropriate time, which may lead to either your already-issued visa becoming expired or it would be too late to get a visa before your planned departure date.
(ii) The visa application form should be fully filled in and signed by the applicant upon completion. Items which are not applicable should be filled in with N/A.
(iii) Consular Officers may request an applicant to provide additional supporting documents when needed. The applicant should submit them as soon as possible. Consular Officers decide on whether a visa is to be issued or not, what type of visa is to be issued, the visa's period of validity, duration of stay and number of entry in the light of China's laws and regulations.The service fee will be charged by the CVASC no matter your visa application is approved or rejected.
(iv) C-Visa is used only for the purpose of performing duties as a crew member. C-visa holders who come to China for the purposes other than performing such a duty or those who intend to continue to stay in China for personal reasons after completion of their duties have to apply for an appropriate visa.
(v) A C-Visa holder must enter into or exit from China with the aircraft (train and ship) he or she works for, otherwise, he or she should apply for another type of visa. |
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