Based on a notice from the Chinese Embassy in Norway, from March 31, 2025 all applicants (excluding applicants for Hong Kong and Macao Visa) have to fill the application form online on the website www.visaforchina.cn and upload all necessary documents online. (For Diplomatic and Service passport holder, please apply directly to the Chinese Embassy in Norway).

 

 Application Process

 

1.    Preparing visa application documents
Visa application documents consist of basic documents and other supporting documents.
 
2.    Fill in the online application form. Upload the visa application documents.
Please choose the correct Chinese Visa Application Service Center (in the following text referred to as Visa Center) on the website www.visaforchina.cn where the application shall be submitted. Register on the website and log in. Fill in the application form online, upload the visa application documents and confirm your application. Wait for a result  of the pre-check of your application. All applicants (excluding applicants for  Hong Kong and Macao Visa) have to fill in the application form online and upload the visa application documents.

 

3.    Submitting the visa application documents and paying the fee at the Visa Center
 
1)    If your application status shows ‘Approved’ and you have received a confirmation email, you can submit the application documents together with the printed Visa Application Certificate from Monday to Friday between 09:00 – 13:30 at the Visa Center.
 
2)    The following documents have to be submitted at the Visa Center:

- Original passport
- a photo
- additional  documents if required
 
3)    Fingerprints will be collected from the applicants. Following groups are exempt from fingerprint collection:

- applicants under 14 or above 70 years of age;
 

- Diplomatic passport holders or applicants who are entitled to apply for Diplomatic, Courtesy visa;

- applicants who have applied for a Chinese visa with the same passport within the last 5 years at the Chinese Embassy or the Chinese Visa Application Service Center Oslo and whose fingerprints have already been collected;
 
- applicants with physical limitation in this area or applicants whose 10 fingerprints can’t be collected for other reasons ;

- To further facilitate visa applicants, from now to December 31, 2025, all applicants for short-term visas (with a stay of 180 days or less) applying for single or double-entry visas at Chinese embassies and consulates abroad will be exempt from fingerprint collection.

Faking fingerprints or fraud via using other fingerprints results in denial of entry to China. The applicant shall bear all consequences.
 
4)    The total fee has to be paid on submitting the documents at the Visa Center. The total fee consists of visa and service fees. Please bring a physical debit card for the payment(BankAxept).
 
  4.Passport Collection

    The passport has to be collected during the opening hours at the Visa Center with the original pick-up form. 

 

    Address：2nd floor, Sørkedalsveien 10D, 0369 Oslo, Norway
    Visa Application Submission and Collection Time: Monday-Friday 9:00-13:30 (Except for holidays)
    Express Level 1 (urgent service) collection time: 14:30