Notice Regarding the Issuance of Biometric Visas
According to relevant laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of
China, starting from December 14th 2020, the Chinese Embassy in UAE and the
Chinese Consulate General in Dubai will collect all ten fingerprints of the
person who applies for a Chinese visa and issue biometric visa to him. Those
who meet one of the following criteria shall be exempted from fingerprints:
1. 1. Under the age of 14 or over the age of 70;
2. 2. Holding a diplomatic passport or meeting the issuing conditions of a
Chinese diplomatic, official or courtesy visa;
3. 3. Having applied for a Chinese visa with the same passport in the same
Embassy or the same Consulate General and having had fingerprints collected
within 5 years;
4. 4. Suffering from handicap of all ten fingers or from impossibility of
fingerprints collection;
Please note that all visa
applicants should have their fingerprints collected in person. Visitors to
China are responsible for all the consequences in case of entry rejection due
to forged or substituted fingerprints.
Chinese Visa Application Service Centre