Current Cost of China Passport VISA

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The Chinese Visa Application Fee is charged by Chinese Embassy or Consulate General at a local currency rate, including visa processing of regular, express and rush services. Whether you apply for China Visa from visa section/office of Chinese Embassy and Consulate, at China Visa Application Center in the residing country or at port of entry upon arrival in China, each applicants have to pay certain amount of visa fees. Chinese visa fee is largely different for different nationals, application for visa types (entry visa before departure or visa on arrival), number of entries and duration of stay.

China Visa Application Fees for Different Nationalities

Nationality Number of Entries Regular Application Express Application Rush Application
US Citizens Single Entry
Double Entries
Multiple Entries for 6 Months
Multiple Entries for 1 Year & above
US$140 US$165 US$177
UK Citizens £85 £104
Canada Citizens Can$100 Can$135 Can$150
Others Citizens
(Australian, Indian…)
Single Entry US$30 US$55 US$67
Double Entries US$45 US$70 US$82
Mutiple Entries for 6 Months US$60 US$85 US$97
Mutiple Entries for 1 Year & above US$90 US$115 US$127

Procedure:

  • Submission to Chinese Embassy or Consulate: visa fee only
  • Submission to Service Center: visa fee + service fee + mail-back fee (optional & only valid for regular application)
  • Visa fees of China Tourist Visa (L Visa), Business Visa (M Visa) and common types costs the same.
  • Application service fee is charged by CVASC at local currency rate.
  • The visa fees are listed from official websites for reference only, fees for long time and the third countries may vary from the fees above, are subject to change and explain by the Chinese Embassy or the Consulate General. You should check from official authority for updated fees.

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Regular China Visa Fees (for mainland China)

US Passport Holders: $140 (USD) for all types of visas and single/double/multiple entry visa to China;

● Canadian Passport Holders: $100 (CAD) for all types of visas and single/double/multiple entry visa to China;

● UK Passport Holders: £85 for all visa types, £170 for 5-year Multiple Entries, £255 for 10-year Multiple Entries;

● Indian Passport Holders: Single Entry: Rs3900, Double Entry: Rs5850, Multiple Entries for 6 Months: Rs7800, Multiple Entries for 1 Year and above: Rs11700, Group Visa: Rs2400 per person;

● Third Country Passport Holders: Single Entry: US$30, Double Entry: $45, Multiple Entries for 6 Months: $60, Multiple Entries for 1 Year and above: $90.

China Visa Fees for Special Visa Types

Group Visa: $40 per visa for all citizens, and about $110 for US Citizens applying as group tourists.

● 10 Year China Visa: £255 for British, $180 for American, ARS 2400 for Argentine, NIS 100 for Israel.

So far, the 10 year long-term China Visa is only apply to nationals from US, UK, Canada, Argentina and Israel.

● China Visa on Arrival (Port Visa): 168 RMB for most citizens, about 314 RMB for UK Passport Holders.

The China Landing Visa Fee differs from nationalities and is charged by the port exit & entry office in local Chinese currency, Renminbi (RMB). US and French Passport Holders are not eligible for China Port Visa, except for certain visa-free cases.

Extra Charges for Expedited Service

Normally, it takes about 4 business days to finish processing the visa application in Regular Service Application. If you want to get a urgent Chinese visa fast and quickly, you can pay to accelerate the processing of the visa. Additional processing service fee will be taken by the Chinese Embassy and Consulate General accordingly. Express Application Service needs extra $25 and Rush Application Service costs $37.

Processing Time & Pick-up Date

* Regular Service: 4 working days, a normal standard

* Express Service: 2~3 working days, can be collected on the 2~3rd working day

* Rush Service: 1 working day, can be collected in the same day (must submit before 12:00pm) or next day

Note: 1.) Mail Application in Australia can NOT use rush service. It usually takes about 10 working days to process the mail application. 2.) Extra processing time will be needed , if the visa officer require the applicants to submit supplementary documents, or an interview. 3.) Express or Rush Service is not valid in some countries.

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