Application Documents of S2 Visa

1. Passport
Original passport with at least 6 months of remaining validity and with at least two blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate.

2. Visa Application Form and Photo
One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken Photo (size: 48mm x 33mm) attached. A photo must be:

- In colour

- Taken in front of a plain white background

- Taken bare-headed

- Face centred looking straight

- Taken within the last 6 months

You have to complete an Online Application Form,  print it out and sign it. The Chinese Visa Application Service Center only accept an online application form with appropriate application documents. Walk in application without an appointment allowed.

Please remember to bring the completed form to the Visa Centre to submit your application.

3. Proof of legal stay or residence status (only for those Applicants using non-Australian passport to apply for Chinese Visa): If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid Australian visa of residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the relevant authorities of the country where the Visa Centre is located.

4. Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship): If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide the last Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page and the Australian PR visa (no include 155 visa).

If you have obtained Chinese visas before and apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change).

5. Children of Chinese descent (Parent/Parents having or having had Chinese nationality) under the age of 18 applying for Chinese visas for the first time are required as below:

(1) Both original and copy of the birth certificate.

(2) The parents' passports which were holding when gave birth to the child. The original and a copy of the data page of the passports are required.

(3) If the parent/parents were holding Chinese passports when gave birth to the child, a copy of the foreigner visa or residence document which were holding at that time is required.

 
6. For visiting family members for up to 180 days, the following documents are required: 

(1) A photocopy of the inviting party’s passport and residence permit.
(2) An invitation letter. It should contain:
a) Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date of birth, etc.);
b) Information regarding the visit (incl. purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relationship between the applicant and the inviting party, and details of any financial support to be provided during the stay in China); 
c) Information of the inviting parties (incl. name, contact telephone number, address, signature of individual).
(3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between applicants and inviting parties.

"Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

7. For private affairs, documentation identifying their nature should be provided.

Note:

(1) The invitation letter can be faxed, copied or printed. Consular officers may request an applicant to provide the original of the invitation letter. The invitation letters from Chinese individuals should present the photocopy of the ID.

(2) Consular officers may request an applicant to provide additional supporting documents or conduct an interview when deemed necessary.

(3) Whether a visa is to be issued or not, as well as the period of its validity, number of entries and duration of stay will be decided by consular officers according to the applicant’s actual situation.