Presently, there are 157 Chinese Embassies and over 60 consulates all over the world.
Major Chinese embassies and consulates in foreign countries
Chinese embassies and consulates in other countries and regions (listed in the alphabetical order) Chinese Embassy and Chinese Visa Application
General foreign visitors have to apply a Chinese visa before entering China (travelers to Hong Kong or Macau are required to apply for a Hong Kong Visa or a Macau Visa). You can go the Chinese Embassy in your country or the nearest Chinese Consulate General for Chinese visa application. An appointment is usually not needed, but you may need to fill in the visa application form beforehand, which you can download from the official website of the Chinese Embassy in your country or you can get one in the embassy office (we suggest you to fill in it in advance, because the form is usually complicated).
Before you go to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate General, remember to check the office hours of the embassy or consulate, for some of the visa office only work in the morning, and some have short working hours in the afternoon. The consulate offices also do not work during the local festivals and some Chinese festivals, such as the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Labor Day and the Chinese National Day.
Basic documents for Chinese visa application
1. The completely filled out visa application form;
2. Your recently taken 2X2 inches photo showing the entire face and without a hat on. Please affix the photo to the application form;
3. Your original passport with at least 2 blank visa pages and valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of application.
Under the following circumstances the Chinese visa is not demanded
1. Citizens holding a passport of countries that reach the protocol of Mutual Visa Exemption between China and Foreign Countries with China. But note that their stay in China should not exceed 30 days.
2. Citizens holding a common passport of Singapore, Brunei or Japan come to China for travel, business, visiting family and relatives or transit for no more than 15 days. Those holding a diplomatic passport or a service passport, or aiming to study, work, reside or interview in China are excluded.
3. Tourists holding a common passport of countries that have established diplomatic relationship with China, packaged by Hong Kong or Macau's legal travel companies, come to the Pearl River Delta area in Guangdong Province from Hong Kong or Macau, and stay there for no more than 6 days. The delta areas relate to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing, Huizhou and Shantou.
4. Travelers holding an air ticket for more than one destination and having booked the further seat on an international flight, transit from China and stay within the airport for no more than 24 hours.
5. Citizens holding a passport of the following countries transit in Shanghai for no more than 48 hours: South Korea, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy and other countries involved in the Schengen Protocol.
6. Citizens holding a common passport of the following countries, travel in Hainan Province for no more than 15 days under the group of a legal international travel agency there: Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Germany, British, France, Austria, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Holland, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
7. Citizens in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan with valid certificates.
