China Visa
×
- Tourist visa
- required
- Business visa
- required
- Visitor visa
- required
- Transit visa
- required
- Project Visa
- required
- Journalist visa
- required
- Student visa X1 up to 180 days
- required
- Student visa X2 over 180 days
- required
- Exchange visa F
- required
- Journalist visa up to 180 days
- required
- Journalist visa over 180 days
- required
- Student visa
- required
Please keep in mind that the applicant will have to appear personally at one of the 5 service centres (in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg or Dusseldorf) to be finger printed. VisaHQ can assist in checking the documents, applying and booking an interview for a date and time that would be most convenient for you.
China tourist visa is required for citizens of Switzerland.
According to the July 20 announcement from the Civil Aviation Administration, the General Administration of Customs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, all passengers who are flying from the United States to China must provide negative COVID-19 tests issued within three days before boarding, starting on September 15, 2020.
China Entry Guidelines and COVID Testing Procedure
Details are as follows:
1. Foreign citizens who are scheduled for direct flights from the United States to China should take COVID-19 nucleic acid tests within 3 days of boarding a plane. For instance, if a passenger is to board on October 10, the issuance date of the certificate should be between October 7 and 10.
The negative certificate needs to be emailed or submitted to the Chinese Embassy or Consulates General in the U.S. according to the consular jurisdiction that the testing facility belongs to (map, consular jurisdiction of the Consulate-General in Houston) once it is issued (no later than 24 hours before boarding in the U.S.), along with the scanned copy of the valid passport information page and the signed health declaration (see the attachment below the notice):
• Embassy in the United States (temporarily taken over the work of the Consulate-General in Houston): embchn@gmail.com
• Consulate General in New York: cnnyhdf@gmail.com
• Consulate General in San Francisco: health.sfconsulate@gmail.com
• Consulate General in Los Angeles: Please click here to submit online
• Consulate General in Chicago: 12308chicago@gmail.com
It usually takes one business day to process the health declaration. If the certificate submitted needs to be verified with the issuing agency, the processing time will be extended accordingly. After approval, the scanned copy of the health declaration will be emailed back to the passenger and needs to be printed out and carried throughout the journey. The health declaration is valid through the third day after the issuance date of the nucleic acid test certificate. Passengers are advised to travel before it expires and be prepared for checking by the airlines before boarding.
2. Foreign citizens who are to fly from the U.S. to China and transit in a third country or region shall follow the requirements stated in the notice on August 12. However, starting from September 15, the COVID-19 nucleic acid tests should be taken within THREE days before boarding in the transit country. For instance, if a passenger is to board on October 10, the issuance date of the negative certificate should be between October 7 and 10.
3. Foreign citizens who are to transit in the U.S. before flying to China shall present to the airlines a Health Declaration Form, which shall be verified by the Chinese Embassy or Consulates in the country of departure.
4. Foreign citizens are advised to confirm with an eligible institution or hospital on the issuing date of the negative report before scheduling a trip. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates General have not designated specific institutions to perform the nucleic acid test. Test result certificates issued by eligible medical or testing institutions are currently accepted. At present, only the COVID-19 nucleic acid RT-PCR Test negative report is accepted - antibody tests or serology tests аrе NОТ accepted.
1. Foreign citizens who are scheduled for direct flights from the United States to China should take COVID-19 nucleic acid tests within 3 days of boarding a plane. For instance, if a passenger is to board on October 10, the issuance date of the certificate should be between October 7 and 10.
The negative certificate needs to be emailed or submitted to the Chinese Embassy or Consulates General in the U.S. according to the consular jurisdiction that the testing facility belongs to (map, consular jurisdiction of the Consulate-General in Houston) once it is issued (no later than 24 hours before boarding in the U.S.), along with the scanned copy of the valid passport information page and the signed health declaration (see the attachment below the notice):
• Embassy in the United States (temporarily taken over the work of the Consulate-General in Houston): embchn@gmail.com
• Consulate General in New York: cnnyhdf@gmail.com
• Consulate General in San Francisco: health.sfconsulate@gmail.com
• Consulate General in Los Angeles: Please click here to submit online
• Consulate General in Chicago: 12308chicago@gmail.com
It usually takes one business day to process the health declaration. If the certificate submitted needs to be verified with the issuing agency, the processing time will be extended accordingly. After approval, the scanned copy of the health declaration will be emailed back to the passenger and needs to be printed out and carried throughout the journey. The health declaration is valid through the third day after the issuance date of the nucleic acid test certificate. Passengers are advised to travel before it expires and be prepared for checking by the airlines before boarding.
2. Foreign citizens who are to fly from the U.S. to China and transit in a third country or region shall follow the requirements stated in the notice on August 12. However, starting from September 15, the COVID-19 nucleic acid tests should be taken within THREE days before boarding in the transit country. For instance, if a passenger is to board on October 10, the issuance date of the negative certificate should be between October 7 and 10.
3. Foreign citizens who are to transit in the U.S. before flying to China shall present to the airlines a Health Declaration Form, which shall be verified by the Chinese Embassy or Consulates in the country of departure.
4. Foreign citizens are advised to confirm with an eligible institution or hospital on the issuing date of the negative report before scheduling a trip. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates General have not designated specific institutions to perform the nucleic acid test. Test result certificates issued by eligible medical or testing institutions are currently accepted. At present, only the COVID-19 nucleic acid RT-PCR Test negative report is accepted - antibody tests or serology tests аrе NОТ accepted.
IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, at this time, VisaHQ does not provide full service for tourist visas to China. All applicants must apply in person at the nearest Embassy of China . Information below is for reference purposes only. Please address all questions to the Embassy of China directly.
To apply for a travel visa to China requires the following documents:
a
Original passport , valid for at least 180 days and with two free pages. Printed or already stamped pages do not count.
b
Passport-type photograph: One (1) JPG Format photo must be 33mm wide and 48mm tall. Please see photo guidelines here.
c
Copy of the passport. Copy of the crucial data page of the passport.
d
Residence permit / proof of residence. For applicants of a third country outside the EU, the German residence permit is to be settled with a validity of at least 6 months; For EU citizens the proof of residence / registration certificate.
e
Flight and hotel reservation. Documentation of the travel schedule for applicants who organize their own trips.
f
Invitation letter. Invitation letter issued by the inviting institution or private person with all relevant travel information of the applicant and the contact information of the respective host (in the case of private persons with a copy of the identity card).
g
Copy of birth certificate. (In case of naturalization.)
h
Data Protection form. Completed and signed Data Protection form.
i
PU Letter. A copy of a PU letter issued by the Provincial Foreign Affairs office in China or relevant government authority in China authorizing issuance of a visa.
Embassy of China in the Switzerland offers visa processing of 10 business days.
Take advantage of our extensive embassy and consular database to find the nearest one. Upon contacting the embassy confirm the required documents, the time it takes to process the visa and whether the consulate accepts applications by mail.
Embassy fee will be paid directly by client after being finger printed,
China visa for citizens of Switzerland is required. For more information please contact the nearest China embassy.
This information is available at website.
Get all the information and services provided exclusively for residents in one click.
Go to