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Consular Section, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in New Zealand

Street address: 2-6 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington

Telephone: 04 474 9631, 04 473 3514

Facsimile: 04 474 9632

Email: visa@chinaembassy.org.nz

Website: www.chinaembassy.org.nz

Office hours: 9am-12pm (application submission only)
                       2pm-4pm (application collection only)

                       Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in New Zealand is responsible for processing visas from the following regions:

Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington

Consular Office, Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Auckland

Street address: 630 Great South Road, Greenland, Auckland

Telephone: 09 5265680, 09 5793080

Facsimile: 09 579 4288

Email: chinaconsul_ak_nz@mfa.gov.cn

Website: www.chinaconsulate.org.nz

Office hours: 9am-12pm (application submission only)
                       2pm-4pm (application collection only)

                       Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Auckland is responsible for processing visas from the following regions:

Northland, Auckland, Waikato

Consular Office, Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Christchurch

Street address: 106 Hansons Lane, Upper Riccartion, Christchurch

Telephone: 03 3433650

Facsimile:  03 3433647

Email:consulate_chc@mfa.gov.cn

Website:christchurch.chineseconsulate.org

Office hours: 9am-12pm (application submission and collection)

                       Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Christchurch is responsible for the processing visas from the following regions:

Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, Southland

The Chinese Embassy and the Chinese Consulate-General may take a decision on your application based on the information you supplied without interviewing you. Therefore please ensure you submit all required documents. The submission of all or any of these documents does not guarantee that your application will be successful. You may be required to submit your application in person.

If you have dual nationality, you may only use your New Zealand passport to apply for the visa in New Zealand. Evidence of your permission to be in New Zealand is required if you are not a New Zealand citizen. This must show you current immigration status. It could be a residence permit or a valid visa.

Application may be declined or delayed if the applicant fails to provide true and complete and clear information in the form. All the consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by the applicant. Please note that all the supporting documents you provided may not be returned. Please make additional copies if you need them.

2.1 General requirement

l        Completed and signed visa application form. (Form V2011).

l        Valid original travel document or passport. (Please read Part 3 for more details)

l        One recent passport-size colour photograph with plain background.

2.2 Additional requirement

l        Previous Chinese passport if you are applying for your first Chinese visa. Alternatively, if you no longer have your previous Chinese passport, please obtain your travel movement records from New Zealand Immigration. If you have changed your name you must provide Change of Name by Statutory Declaration issued by New Zealand Internal Affairs. All documents you provided must be original.

l        For the first time applications, New Zealand born children with Chinese descent are also required to provide the following documents:
1. Original birth certificate and additional photocopy of the birth certificate.
2. Actual passport of the children's parent and please also make additional photocopy of the passport (information page only) and valid New Zealand visas page (if not New Zealand passport.)

2.3 You must also provide any document that is required by the responsible visa office.

2.4 Supporting documents for Tourism / Visit-to-family / Transit Visa (L Visa)

l        Flight itinerary prepared by travel agency or photocopy of your airline ticket (e-ticket is acceptable), or invitation letter from relatives, friends in China, including the inviters' personal details and contact information.

l        If you are applying for a multiple entry L Visa, please also provide the following documents:
1. Evidence that you had been issued more than one Chinese visa in the past of 12 months.
2. Reasons why you are applying for a multiple entry visa.

2.5 Supporting documents for Business Visa (F Visa)

l        Invitation letter from the company in China, or Visa Notification Letter issued by an authorised government department in China, such as local foreign affairs office.

l        If you are applying for a multiple entry F Visa, please also provide the following documents:
1. Evidence that you had more than two Chinese visa in the past 12 months.
2. Reasons why you are applying for a multiple entry visa.

2.6 Supporting documents for Work Visa (Z Visa)

l        Visa Notification Letter issued by an authorised government department in China, such as local foreign affairs office.

l        Foreigner Employment License issued by the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security of China, or Foreign Expert Certificate issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China.

l        Physical examination report.

Work Visa is a single entry visa valid for 3 months. You must obtain a Chinese Residence Permit from a local Public Security Bureau within 30 days after your entry into China.

All supporting documents you provide for Work Visa must be original and please also make additional photocopies.

2.7 Supporting documents for Student Visa (X Visa)

l        Visa Application for JW201/JW202 issued by the Ministry of Education of China.

l        Admission letter from an educational institution.

l        Physical examination report is required if the applicant intends to study in China for more than 6 months.

Student Visa is a single entry visa valid for 3 months. You must obtain a Chinese Residence Permit from a local Public Security Bureau within 30 days after your entry into China.

All supporting documents you provide for Student Visa must be original and please also make additional photocopies.

In order to obtain a Chinese Visa, your passport must still be valid at least more than 6 months and have at least 2 blank visa pages. Please refer to the chart below for the passport validity requirement.

Please also note that your passport must still be valid more than 6 months from your entry into China.

l         Normal process takes 5 working days.

l         Urgent process

1.         Express Service: 2-3 working days and additional fee applies.

2.         One working day urgent process is only available if the visa officer agrees at the time the application is lodged and additional fee applies. Evidence of outward travel, such as a fully paid fight ticket and other documents may require.

All the fees below are quoted in New Zealand Dollars and are subject to change without notice.

5.1 Visa Application Fees

1) New Zealand passport holder (per person)

2) Non-New Zealand passport holder (per person)

3) US passport holder (per person)

5.2 Urgent Visa Application Charge (per person, on top of visa fee)

5.3 Mail Handling Service Fee

The service fee applies to all applications submitted by mail or by courier. The handling service fee is NOT postage for returning your passport, you will still be required to provide a prepaid self-addressed courier pack or envelope for returning your passport. Please retain a copy of the courier tracking reference number.

Only one handling service fee is required if you have included more than one applicant in the same pack.

l         Bank cheque and Money order

Please make the cheque payable to:

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in New Zealand

(if the application is being processed at the Chinese Embassy in Wellington), or

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Auckland

(if the application is being processed at the Chinese Consulate-General in Auckland), or

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Christchurch

(if the application is being processed at the Chinese Consulate-General in Christchurch)

l         EFTPOS and Credit Card (Visa / MasterCard only)

This payment option is only available at the counter of the Chinese Embassy or Chinese Consulate-General office. For security reasons, we do NOT take credit card numbers for the payment.

1.       What is Number of Entries?
This is the number of times you are allowed to enter to mainland China within the visa validity. In general, the Chinese visas allow single entry, double entries and multiple entries.

2.       Visa validity (Enter before)
Visa validity is the length of time you are permitted to travel to a port-of-entry in mainland China. The date shown on your Chinese Visa is the last day you can make your entry into mainland China. Visa validity is not the same as the authorised period of stay. Visa validity starts from the date we receive your application. If you are given a visa you must arrive within the validity of the visa, your visa will not be extended.

3.       Duration of each stay

This is the number of days you are allowed to stay in the mainland China for the each entry. It starts on the day you enter into mainland China. You must leave China before that date or you may need to extend your duration of stay in mainland China from a local Public Security Bureau. Overstaying is illegal in China and you will face serious penalties when you exit from China.

4.       It is recommended to apply for your visa four weeks prior to your trip to China.

5.       You will be given a Pick-up Form when you lodge your application. Please keep this form in a safe place and return to us when you collect your passport.