If it needs to be very quick, there is the China Express Visa. This is issued within one working day. For example, from Monday to Tuesday or from Wednesday to Thursday. Please note that Saturdays are not working days for the embassy, so a visa application submitted on a Friday will not be completed until Monday or – if Monday is a holiday – Tuesday. The prerequisite for processing within one working day is that your documents are with us by 12 noon so that we can submit them to the visa office by the given deadline.
The mandatory fingerprint submission may extend the processing time. Every 5 years (or earlier if the passport is changed), applicants older than 14 years and younger than 70 years must submit fingerprints at the visa office for their China visa. Once this is done, subsequent visas (with the same passport) can again be conveniently and quickly applied for by mail.
If you wish, you can also submit your visa application handwritten using our PDF application form. We will then transfer your details to the online form of the visa office for a fee, saving you time and effort.
If you need assistance with the invitation to China (e.g., for a relative or business visa), please feel free to ask us. We are happy to help – of course free of charge.
please send your application documents to Berlin. Here we process applications from all over the country that do not require fingerprints:
If you need to submit fingerprints, we process your China visa applications depending on your place of residence either in Berlin or Frankfurt am Main.
Please send your documents to our Frankfurt office if you live or work in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, or Saarland:
The new form must be filled out directly on the homepage of the respective visa center. When filling it out, make sure you select the correct submission location. If you are applying for your China visa through our agency, it is either Berlin or Frankfurt, depending on your place of residence.
Make sure all information is accurate and complete. Especially your personal information and that of your passport must be error-free, otherwise, the application will not be accepted.
The application form is significantly more extensive than its predecessor. Allow sufficient time for the application. Filling out the online application takes about an hour. Finally, sign the cover sheet of the application and once more under point 9.1. Only if there are signatures in both places is the application complete.
The online system of the visa offices is designed to automatically check the criteria for the photo and may display an error message if it does not meet these criteria 100% according to the online check. However, this does not necessarily mean that the visa office will not accept it.
There are no mandatory vaccinations for entry to China. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends checking the vaccination status for measles worldwide.
If you are traveling to China from a yellow fever area, a yellow fever vaccination must be documented.
Additionally, the WHO has recommendations if you plan to stay in China for an extended period. Vaccinations against hepatitis A and B, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, and typhoid may be advisable.