Notice on Adjustments of Chinese Visa Application Requirements

Starting from now, regular passport holders applying for a Chinese visa should provide documents in addition to the current ones .

1,All applicants should provide a copy of their current passport (photo page only).

2,Applicants who have not  been to mainland China, should provide copies of current passport as well as other ID, e.g. previous passport, driver license, etc. Applicants under 16 can be exempted.

3,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.

4,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 "3"  requires.

5,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.

For any further details, pleas visit Visa Instruction or call your local Chinese Visa Application Service Centre .