As of May 8th 2018, the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in London (hereinafter referred to as ’Visa Application Centre’) will capture applicants’ fingerprints on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations.
Applicants, who are aged between 14 to 70 inclusive applying for Chinese resident visa are required to submit the application in person at the Visa Application Centre.
Additionally, all applicants will need to make the payment of all fees when lodging visa application at Visa Application Centre.Fees will not be refunded should the visa application be declined, refused or in any way changed by the Chinese Embassy or Consulates.
Except humanitarian visa, the Centre can't accept any application without an appointemnt. An on-line appointment must be booked before you come to the Chinese Visa Application Centre to submit your application. The appointment contact information must be same as the applicant's personal information. Please click here for more information .
Please note that you shold be the person leaving the fingerprints under your application. The Chinese Border may block those visitors if their fingerrints do not match.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.