1. Please make sure you have already booked an appointment and arrive on time for your schedule appointment.

2. Applicants to have their 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.

3. Please bring the following documents for your appointment:

(1) Visa application form of the People's Republic of China;

(2) Confirmation of Online Visa Application;

(3) Appointment for Visa Application Submission (AVAS) Confirmation;

(4) Original passport and photocopy of the bio-data page;

(5) One paper-based photo;

(6) Original or photocopy of supporting documents. (Click to check "Supporting document for visa application")

If you wish to have your passport to be returned by courier or post, handling service fee is not applied, however you need to provide the following:

(7) Prepaid envelope or courier package. Please make sure you have written the recipient's name, address and telephone numbers on the package;

(8) Please make the payment via Internet banking as per instruction, make sure you have entered all required information and correct amount when paying your fee. (Click to find out information about "Fees, Processing time and Payment methods")

Please Note:

(1) Applicant must submit applications to the corresponding consular office of the Embassy or Consulate-General in New Zealand in accordance with consular district jurisdiction of the applicant's residential address in New Zealand. Application may be declined to process if received from areas outside consular district jurisdiction.

(2) It is important that you must cancel your appointment for visa application submission and re-book an appointment through Appointment for Visa Application Submission website if you or your agent is unable to attend the scheduled appointment.

(3) If applicant or agent of the applicant did not attend the scheduled appointment, your application ID will become invalid and your application will no longer be accepted, you will have to complete China Online Visa Application Form again and make another appointment for visa application submission.

(4) A pickup slip will be provided once your application has been accepted for processing and please keep the pickup slip in a safe place. You must present your pickup slip at the time of collection.