Submit via Post or Courier

(Only applies for applicants who are exempted from collecting fingerprints)

1. Applicants who are exempted from collecting fingerprint can have their applications submitted via post or courier service to the corresponding consular office of the Embassy or Consulate-General in New Zealand in accordance with consular district jurisdiction of your residential address in New Zealand. Application may be declined to process if received from areas outside consular district jurisdiction.

2. Please include the following documents when sending your application:

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

(2) Confirmation of Online Visa Application;

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

(4) One paper-based photo;

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

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

3. Postal (courier) address for the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand (Wellington)

Consular Section

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

4 Halswell Street, Thorndon

Wellington 6011

Please Note:

(1) Passport is a valuable personal item, we strongly recommend you using courier delivery which provides tracking service, such as NZ Post, Courier Post, and NZ Couriers. Applications are sent by regular post is not recommended.

(2) The Chinese diplomatic missions in New Zealand will not responsible for any loss, damage to your passports and documents, or delays caused by the post or courier.

(3) Application fee can be made via internet banking. We will send you an email contains payment information once your applications have been accepted for processing. When making the payment online, please make sure to follow the instructions included in the email.

(4) We do not accept applications are sent by post or courier for express processing service of visa applications. Your application will be processed as regular processing time.