Please read this guidance carefully before submitting your application.

1. The Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand reserve the right to interpret, amend and change the Chinese Visa requirements in accordance with the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China. We also reserve the right to review, delay, refuse and cancel your visa without providing specific reasons. Based on the individual circumstances, the validity of a visa, length of stay and number of entries is decided on a case-by-case basis. The Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand are not liable for any financial losses as resulting from any above scenario.

You are fully responsible and liable for your visa become invalid or unused due to change of personal or unforeseen circumstances. The Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand will not refund any fees in relation to your visa application.

2. The Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand will only accept visa applications based on the announcement that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and National Immigration Administration Temporary Suspension of Entry for Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits, on 26 March 2020, and the announcement that China to allow foreigners with valid residence permits of three categories to enter from 28 September, on 23 September 2020.

3. The Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand has introduced online China visa application and appointment for visa application submission system with effect from 1st August 2020.

All applicants, including diplomats, government officials, but excluding visa applications for Hong Kong SAR of China and Macao SAR of China, are required to access and complete China Visa Application Form through China Online Visa Application website (cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn). Your application will be declined or you can be refused entry permission to China if you provided inaccurate, false or misleading information.

After having completed online China visa application, you are also required to make an appointment for visa submission through Appointment for Visa Application Submission website (avas.cs.mfa.gov.cn). Holders of diplomatic and official passport, or applications for diplomatic, official and courtesy visa, or visa applications for Hong Kong SAR of China or Macao SAR of China are exempted from making a visa submission appointment.

4. All applicants must book appointments online to have your fingerprints collected, and the following applicants are exempted from collecting fingerprints:

1) Applicants who under the age of 14 or over 70;

2) Diplomatic passport holders, or applicants who are eligible for diplomatic, official and courtesy visas; 

3) Applicants holding the same passport with fingerprints collected within 5 years. (The exemption will only be granted when the biometric sticker visa is still identifiable. Otherwise, the exemption will only be granted at the consular office where the fingerprints were originally collected.); 

4)  Applicants with all ten fingers mutilated or all ten fingerprints uncollectible.

5. For New Zealand born children with Chinese descent when travelling to China for the first time:

(1) A child born in New Zealand is not a New Zealand citizen by birth, nor has other citizenship by descent, and at the time of child's birth, one of the child's parent is Chinese citizen, the child is a Chinese citizen by birth, and the child is eligible to apply for a Chinese passport. Please refer to "How to apply for a Chinese passport".

(2) A child born in New Zealand is a New Zealand citizen by birth or has other citizenship by descent, and at the time of child's birth, one of the parents is Chinese citizen who does not hold New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa or have permanent residency of other countries, the child is a Chinese citizen by birth, and the child is eligible to apply for a Chinese Travel Document. Please refer to "How to apply for a Chinese travel document".

(3) A child born in New Zealand is a New Zealand citizen by birth or has other citizenship by descent, and at the time of child's birth, one of the child's parent is Chinese citizen holding New Zealand Permanent Reside Visa or have permanent residency of other countries , the child is not a Chinese citizen by birth, and the child is required to apply for a Chinese Visa.

6. You may not change or withdraw your visa applications once they have been accepted for processing. Any supporting documents your provided will not be returned and please make additional copies if you wish to keep them. 

7. It normally takes 4 working days to process visa applications. If you are asked to provide further documents or certain documents need to be verified, we will contact you for the processing time. You may request an express processing service but it must be approved by a consular officer.

NOTE

Please be aware of that the Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand have never built up partnership with any agencies, nor have given authorisation to any agencies to be the official visa agencies, we do not recommend an agency you can use, and we treat all applicants equally, and no individuals or agencies have received any special treatment or exceptions for their visa applications.