Chinese Business Visas

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2. Select your visa type to view services and prices:

3. Click on an option above to order your visa online

That’s it ... we do the rest and you relax! One last thing though, to make sure we have got all the paperwork to successfully submit your visa application pack to the consulate, please take a look at the “documents required” section below and also confirm that the processing times meet your travel needs.

In principle, we can help obtain a Chinese visa for all British passport holders regardless of your current location. Other foreign nationals are eligible to apply in the UK provided they hold a valid long-term UK visa or residence permit (the start date should be ideally 6 months ago or more). All applicants regardless of nationality should ideally present the travel booking confirmation which shows that your trip to China starts in the UK; otherwise the Consulate may not accept your application. If for any reason you are unable to provide this or you have any questions related to your specific circumstances, please contact us and we will see how we can assist you.

The Chinese Visa Application Centre has informed us that they will be gradually introducing a fingerprinting requirement for all visas applied for in the UK. Fingerprints will be taken at the Chinese visa processing centres in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.  

While they have yet to confirm all the implementation dates, they will be introducing fingerprinting gradually throughout 2018 and early 2019.We will continue working with the Chinese Consulate to clarify the situation.

This is what is known so far.

If you are applying for a Tourist or Business visa of the following types, you do not yet need to give your fingerprints:

• Single entry
• Double entry
• Multiple entry visas with up to two years’ validity

In addition, if you are a national of the USA, Canada, Israel, Argentina, or Brazil, you can apply for a multiple entry visa with between five and ten years’ validity without needing to give fingerprints.

Over the next few months, fingerprinting requirements will be added to these visas. When this happens, we will update our advice to you.

If you are eligible for a two-year multiple entry visa, and are planning to travel within the next few months, we advise getting your visa as soon as possible, to avoid having to travel to a visa centre to give fingerprints.

Who will have to give their fingerprints now?

From 8th May 2018, only applicants applying for certain categories of visa will need to give their fingerprints at the visa centre. To find out who this applies to, follow this link.

Please see the following link for any processing issues which may be affecting the Chinese visa service.

• Service status page

Due to recent unrest in Urumqi and Turpan the Chinese consulate may refuse to issue a visa if either of these cities are mentioned either on your visa application form or your itinerary. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding this matter. 

We offer various levels of service, depending upon the type of visa you want and how quickly you want it. Please select your passport citizenship from the drop-down menu in the "How do I order?" section further up this page to see the options available to you.

Our prices include all costs necessary to get your visa including:

• Consular tariffs
• Visa Application Centre costs
• Delivery, collection and management of your application at the consulate by our staff.

You also have the option of choosing:

• Central London courier delivery the day your visa is ready
• Royal Mail Special Delivery of your passport and Chinese visa back to you (UK only)
• £2,500 of consequential loss postal insurance (UK mainland only).

The price you see is the price you pay!

The processing time is the number of business days that it will take us to obtain your visa once we have received your documents and lodged your application with the Chinese Consulate. Visa applications received by our office before 16:30GMT on weekdays will be submitted the next consular working day, provided all the documents are in order. Visa applications received after 16:30GMT on weekdays or at any time on Saturdays or non-working days will take one more working day to process.

The day we receive your visa from the Consulate, we will send it to you by Royal Mail Special Delivery so you will have it the next business day before 1pm or optionally hold it at our office for your collection.

Business days exclude weekends, UK and Chinese public holidays.

Please note! Express visa processing at the Chinese consulates in the UK is currently not available for citizens of the following countries:

Afghanistan, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Czech Republic, Congo, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ghana, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mali, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, U.S.A.

UK passport holders are entitled to a multiple entry Chinese visa valid for 2 years and giving you 90 days to enter China from the date the Consulate issue the visa. Once you entered China, you can stay there up to 90 days.

Other nationalities are entitled to a single, double or multiple entry visa. The single entry Chinese visas give you 90 days to enter China (from the date the consulate issue the visa); having entered, you can then stay up to 30 days. The double entry visas give a period of between 90 and 180 days from the date the consulate issue the visa during which time you may enter the country twice; your first entry to China has to be made within the first 90 days of the visa validity. You can then enter the country for the second time any time before the “enter before” date on the visa. Once entered, you can again stay in China for up to 30 days.

Today the Chinese consulates are issuing single entry visas that are valid for entry before 14 January 2019 regardless of entries and validity.

Your profession may affect when you can apply for your visa. For further details see our FAQ page.

The documents that you need to provide to allow us to prepare and lodge your application at the Consulate depend on the visa type you require and your nationality.

Please note, if you have dual nationality for UK and another country, the Consulate requires that you apply for your Chinese visa using your UK passport.

If you have an EU passport and a non-EU passport, you will need to apply with your EU passport since that has priority over the non-EU passport (i.e. you would not need a visa for UK). Where you hold two non-EU passports, please contact us as we will need to check with the Consulate what passport you should apply for your Chinese visa with.

Please note, regardless of visa type, non-UK passport holders should present the original UK visa or residence permit to the Consulate along with their application. The UK visa/work permit should be valid for at least 6 months.

Your profession may affect what documents are required when applying for your visa. For further details see our FAQ page

Check your visa application requirements by selecting your passport nationality, and required number of visits from the options below:

Business visas are generally used by people who travel to China on official or private business and may be single entry, double entry or multi-entry and allow for trips of up to 90 days during each entry.

For UK passport holders a business visa is valid for 2 years and allows multiple visits for a 90-day-stay each entry. Please be aware, that you cannot apply for this visa more than 90 days before the first entry.
For other nationals the visa can be issued for single, double or multiple visits with a validity “window” that starts from the date the application is made to the Consulate and you should enter China before this validity “window” expires. For single entry visas the validity “window” is 90 days, for double entry visas it is either 90 or 180 days and for multiple entry it may either be 6 or 12 months. One can stay in China up to 30 days during each entry.

Please note that if you visit Hong Kong from China, and then intend to return to mainland China, that you will need a double entry visa.

Yes, of course we can. We will process all necessary visas "back to back" and return your passport with all three visas when they are complete. See the following links for further details:

• Trans-Siberian, Mongolian and Manchurian visas
• Train tickets - online schedule and booking

Please see the following guide for more information: Reading a Chinese visa

Yes, of course you can; we have an office in central London and we will be happy to see you and assist with your application if needed. If you intend to deliver an application in person or collect your passport and visa we are open for collection and deliveries during the following times.

Visa applications received by our office after 16.30 on weekdays or at any time on Saturdays or non-working days will not start to be processed until the following working day.

To order your Chinese visa online, simply click on the level of service you want from the options above.

• When you select the service you want from the options above we will ask you to fill in a simple online form with details about yourself, your trip and finally you will have the option to pay using your credit or debit card through our secure servers.
• We will then email your visa application form to you.
• Print and sign the visa application form and send this, along with the rest of required documents, see above, to us.
• We will complete all the necessary forms and submit your completed visa application to the Chinese Visa Application Centre (CVAC). During the processing of your application, we will be on hand to answer any queries the Consulate may have and to ensure that your application is dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.
• The day your visa is ready we will collect it in person and return this to you using Royal Mail Special Delivery so you will have it the next business day before 1pm, or hold it at our office for your collection.

You can follow the progress of your order through our online order tracking system which will detail the steps taken and the steps remaining to obtain your visa.

If you’re in need of assistance whilst travelling we offer a dedicated 24 hour telephone support service.

For all emergencies you can call us on +44 (0) 207 100 7370 where our operators are available to provide help 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

If you experience problems whilst away, our team can offer guidance and support. If for example you have mislaid your passport, you are experiencing difficulty boarding a train or any number of other travel issues, call our emergency helpline for immediate assistance.

We try to give you as much information as we can to help you choose the service you need, though if you still have more questions please feel free to look at our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us directly and we will be happy to help.