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.

Please note

Once we have received and checked your visa application, experience shows that it is around five working days before an appointment is available for biometric fingerprinting. Processing time includes this time, plus the processing time at the Visa Application Centre. Appointments are subject to availability, and during peak seasons, such as the summer, it may be more than five working days before an appointment is available.

We are unable to speed the process up by booking your appointment with the Visa Application Centre before checking your documents, as once an appointment is booked, it is not possible to update the application form associated with that appointment. Because of this, if there were to be any errors, we would not be able to correct them and your visa application may be rejected.

All applicants between the ages of 14 and 70 must now give their fingerprints when applying for a Chinese visa in the UK.

Please go to this page to see how the process works and where you need to go to give your fingerprints and follow our Facebook and Twitter here for more updates as we recieve them.

All British passport holders are eligible, provided you are able to attend an appointment at the Visa Application Centre in London for biometric fingerprinting. 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 6 months ago or more).

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 between our receiving your application, and the visa being issued. Taken into account is the time it takes to check the form, book and attend an appointment for fingerprinting, and for the Visa Application Centre to process and approve the visa. If visa applications and documents are received before 14:00GMT Monday to Friday, our team will check everything is correct and contact you the same day to arrange an appointment at the Visa Application Centre for fingerprinting. Applications and documents received after 14:00 GMT, or at weekends or on Bank Holidays, will be checked on the next business day.

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 24 September 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.
• Send any support documents required for your application to us as outlined in your 'Next steps' email.
• Once all your documents have been checked by our visa experts, we will contact you to arrange a day for you to visit the Visa Application Centre to give your fingerprints. 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.
• Visit the Visa Application Centre with a Real Russia representative to sign your checked and completed application form and give fingerprints.
• 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.