There are 16 China Visa categories, for which you can pick a suitable one based on your purpose of visiting China. Here are 3 commonly used categories for your kind reference:

You may choose the type according to your needs, however certain criteria apply to some specific types and each entry is allowed to stay in China for maximum consecutive 30 days:

There are 2 types: Ordinary and Express for you to pick, yet not everyone can apply for the Express Visa. Please refer to Question 4 below to know more about the requirements of Express Visa:

Express Visa [Port Visa (available now) / Group Visa (temporarily suspended by the China Visa Application Office HK until further notice)] allows single entry with duration of stay in China for no more than 30 days, and the visa must be used within 5 - 15 days (depends on the visa type) from the date of issue.

Citizens from the countries like Africa, Middle East nations, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Palau, Philippine, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Yemen are not eligible to apply for Express Visa. Applicants with Africa / Middle East countries travel record on the passport within one month time are not eligible for such application too.

You are suggested to consult our specialists in advance to know your application’s success rate. After contacting us and receiving our assessment on your case, please come over to our Central location at 20th Floor, Central Tower, 28 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong to submit your Express Visa application.

If you hold a passport from some particular countries such as Africa, Egypt, Middle East Countries, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippine, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu and Vietnam, you will be able to pick up your China Visa in around 2 working days given that a previous record of China Visa issued by the Consulate outside mainland China can be provided; if you are not able to provide a previous record of China Visa, it is also feasible to apply for China Visa in HK now with maximum stay of 30 days, please feel free to contact our Visa Team here for more details and assistance on such application.

For countries like Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Palau, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen, we are not able to help their passport holders apply for China Visa at this point.

Generally, you need to prepare your original valid passport, duly completed and signed Visa Application Form, one recent passport sized photo, landing slip issued by the HK Immigration Department on your arrival, and previous China Visa record (if any), with supporting documents based on the purpose of your trip.

For those who wish to apply for the Visa Category M (Business Visa), you will be required to submit the application with a business card with your company name, address (not in China) and phone number, an invitation letter issued by a trade fair or trade partner in China, and a copy of the business license of the China trade partner.

If you would like to apply for the Visa Category L (Tourist Visa), documents showing the itinerary (if any) including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation shall be requested.

Your passport with at least 6 months validity is required, with blank visa pages and in proper condition *. Regarding the photo, it should be a color, passport-type photo that is taken within the last 3 months against a white background and printed on high-quality photo paper, 1.5" x 2" in size and showing the full frontal view of your head without any headwear / accessories. Please click here for detailed photo requirements.

If you need our help in preparing your qualified photo, please come over to BRIDGES Central location at 20th Floor, Central Tower, 28 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong (Central MTR Exit D1) to make use of our China Visa photo taking service for submitting your application.

Port Visa is a kind of Express Visa. In some urgent situations that you don’t have enough time to apply for China Visa from the China Embassy, we can help you apply for this type of 1-day pickup China Visa named Port Visa, issued by Huang Gang Port, Lo Wu Port or Shekou Port (which means the place of issue is not HK).

By using this type of Port Visa, the applicant must enter into China via the specific port (i.e. the visa’s place of issue), and cannot go China by plane, but the application’s processing time could be fast. Remarks: A color passport-type recent photo with white background and a valid contact phone number must be provided for application. Please contact us for details if you are interested in getting such visa.

Group Visa is another type of Express Visa too. Yes, the requirements of applying for the Group Visa (Single Entry) are the same as the Ordinary Visa stated above (excluding Africa, Middle East Countries, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Palau, Philippine, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Yemen - announced by the China authorities time by time), just that all applicants in the group of minimum 2 persons must enter and exit China together, and their passports’ issuing country must be the same. If fitting these criteria, it could be a good option for travelling with family or going to China with your partner to do business.

Two huge benefits of this kind of Group Visa are that the whole application process can be faster and easier, for less paperwork is required when compared with the Ordinary Visa, and the cost might be lower since you can share the cost with your accompanier. Remarks: A color passport-type recent photo with white background and a valid contact phone number must be provided for application. Please contact us for details if you are interested in getting such visa.

No, you cannot. You are required to be present in HK with the landing slip shown in your passport or a HKID card shown. However, if you are not able to drop the documents at our Centre in person, you can arrange your representative to deliver or courier the passport and documents to our office for the application, and we will notify you to come for pickup once the China Visa is ready.