Notice on Two-Way Mailing Service-News

Notice on Two-Way Mailing Service

2025-05-15

To further facilitate Chinese visa applicants, from May 19th, 2025, the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Lisbon provides two-way mailing service (only within Portugal, including Azores and Madeira). Applicants who are legally residing in Portugal and do not need to go to the visa center for fingerprint collection¹ according to policy can voluntarily choose the two-way mailing service.

At present, the two-way mailing service is only applicable to regular visa applications. For minor applicants, we still need their parents to come to the visa center to submit the documents on their behalf.

Normally, the visa review process takes about 3-5 working days. Please make sure to go to the visa center or send your documents by mailing within two weeks after receiving the Certificate, otherwise, you will need to start a new application online.

In any case, the Embassy of the P.R. of China in Portugal has the right to request the applicant to provide necessary information or to have the applicant personally visit the embassy for an interview, which may increase the visa processing time. Therefore, please submit your application in advance (usually 1-2 months before travel).

The two-way mailing service is charged per person per passport, and does not involve combined mailing. If documents are sent without our confirmation, we will refuse to accept them; If there is a second mailing due to reasons not related to the visa center, the applicant shall bear the relevant responsibilities and expenses.

¹ The following applicants are exempt from fingerprint collection:
(1) People under 14 years old or over 70 years old;
(2) People who have applied for a visa and left fingerprints at the Lisbon Visa Center with the same passport within five years (Due to system reasons, applicants who did fingerprint collection before August 4, 2024 still need to come to the center);
(3) People with ten fingers missing or severely damaged;
(4) Before December 31, 2025 (inclusive), the Embassy of the P.R.China in Portugal will exempt all applicants for short-term visas for one or two entries (staying for less than 180 days) from fingerprint collection.

** Two-way mailing service process **

1. Submit visa application online.
2. Send a request email. After your application is approved and you receive an automatic email with the Certificate, please forward it to lisboncentre@visaforchina.org and require the mailing service. The email title should be "Name+certificate no. LIS325xxxx".
3. Get visa center confirmation. Please wait for our email reply confirmation before mailing the required visa documents. Recipient information is as follows:

Recipient: CITSVS CENTER (PORTUGAL), S.A.

Address: AV. ANTÓNIO AUGUSTO DE AGUIAR 130, 5º ANDAR, 1050-020, LISBOA, PORTUGAL

Tel.: +351 213 540 884
4. Make bank transfer. Once received your mail, we will email you the visa fee (Schedule of fees). Please transfer to our BPI bank account within 2 working days and indicate your name.
Beneficiary: CITSVS CENTER (PORTUGAL), S.A.
IBAN: PT50 0010 0000 56541270001 87
SWIFT/BIC: BBPIPTPL
* The visa center does not bear any transfer fees.
5. Send voucher and invoice information. Please email back your voucher promptly. If you need an invoice with a Portuguese tax number, please email the information: name, NIF, postal code, city. Otherwise, we will only issue a simple receipt.
6. Passport return. After the visa is processed, our center will use MRW express to send back your passport and invoice/receipt.

Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Lisbon

May 15, 2025