China (Peoples Republic)
Visa category
Visa regulations for Work Visa (Z Visa)
State of residence
This visa qualifies for:
- working in a Chinese company
- performances with commercial purpose
In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone: +49 (0) 30 4202 5880.
From August 9, 2023, to December 31, 2025, all eligible applicants applying for a visa with single or double entry are no longer obligated to submit their fingerprints.
This applies to the following visa category:
- M (Business or Installation Visa)
- L (Tourist Visa)
- Q2 (Visiting relatives with a permanent residence in China)
- C (Crew-Member Visa)
- G (Transit Visa)
Travelers with ordinary passports may enter China visa-free until December 31, 2025 for business, tourism purposes, visiting friends and relatives as well as for transit and stay there for a duration of up to 15 days (each stay). This applies to citizens of the following countries:
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- Malaysia
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- Hungary
- Austria
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Poland
Please Note
visumPOINT will gladly take care of the online entries for you. However, if you would like to complete the application yourself, please make sure that you enter the correct submission location and indicate “By visiting the Visa Center” under point 9.1 B. Otherwise your application cannot be submitted. Otherwise your application cannot be submitted and you may incur additional costs.
SUBMISSION POSSIBILITIES
- Consulate Frankfurt for applicants from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Rheinland Pfalz and Saarland
- Alternatively, it is possible to submit documents and fingerprints in Berlin. For the corresponding visa requirements, please select "Berlin" as the state of residence
VALIDITY & Duration of stay
- valid from the date of issue
- 3 months; single entry
PLEASE NOTE: You are obligated to convert your visa to a residence permit in the local Immigration Office within 30 days after entry!
Processing Time at Consulate
Please note: The information below only refers to the processing time at the consulate, and the lead time for scheduling an appointment to collect your biometrics (fingerprints and photo) and submit your documents. The total processing time is based on this and your chosen visumPOINT service (Standard, Express, Exclusive)
Lead time for scheduling an appointment to collect biometrics (fingerprints and photo) and submit documents
- Depends on the available dates at the CVASC (Chinese Visa Application Service Center)
- After receiving and reviewing all documents, the appointment can be scheduled depending on the availability at CVASC
- Please state your preferred dates on the order form (taking into account shipping times and the chosen visumPOINT processing time)
- Applicants, whose fingerprints have already been collected in Berlin or Dusseldorf before, must come in person again when applying
PLEASE NOTE: In any event, visumPOINT will schedule the appointment. Please do not book the appointment by yourself!
Processing Time at the Consulate after submitting the documents:
- Standard: 4 working days
- Express: 3 working days
Specifics
- During the personal interview, a biometric photo of the applicant is taken on site. IMPORTANT: The Consulate kindly requests applicants to avoid wearing light-colored clothing!
- If you are traveling from China to Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan and then going back to China, a visa with double entry is required
- If you plan to visit Tibet during your stay, an entry permission from an official travel agency in China is necessary
Required Documents
- Visa Application Form
- before submission of all documents, the visa application form needs to be filled in online. In order to ensure an uncomplicated and trouble-free process visumPOINT will gladly take care of this with the data stated (subject to extra fee). You will then receive the visa application form from us for your signature. Please send us the completed filling aid together with a scan of your current biometric photo and a copy of your passport's biodata page in advance if you want us to fill in the application form for you.
- alternatively, you may also fill in the form yourself. For more information please see the embassy webpage. Please make sure to choose the correct consulate (see submission possibilities) and state that your documents will be submitted and picked up in person (please select "By visiting the Visa Center" for item 9.1B in the visa application)! Afterwards please send us the two-fold signed application (sheet 1 and page 8 of the application at 9.1a) together with your documents
- please pay attention to the document Instructions for filling in visa application, otherwise the application may get rejected!
- Original Passport
- valid for at least 12 more months / for a one year visa min. 18 months
- at least with 2 free opposing pages
- in case of Turkish entry stamps in your passport, please fill in this form and state all you past travels abroad visible in your passport
- Passport Photo
- please make sure you comply with the following requirements, otherwise you may have to have new passport photos taken at the appointment. The waiting time for this can take up to two hours:
- do not wear glasses
- the passport photo must be recently taken (no older than 6 months; may be used only once when applying) and biometric
- neutral facial expression, head must be centered and not tilted, looking straight into the lense
- no jewellery or ornaments
- facial characteristics (e.g. eyes, eyebrows, ears) must be visible (long hair should be tied up behind the head)
- white background and not wearing wearing light-coloured clothing
- in colour
- further requierements
- please do not glue the photo on your application, just enclose it separately
- the photo you bring to the submission appointment should be identical to the passport photo uploaded during the application process!
No recently taken photo at the moment? You can take a photo yourself and send it (from the shoulder height to the top of the head, in front of a white background, JPEG format) to visa@visumpoint.com. We will edit it as requested by the consulate. The corresponding service fee can be found in the price calculator, please see 'Additional Services'.
visumPOINT creates all passport photos with the highest possible precision. However, the Visa Application Center makes a final decision based on case by case whether to accept or reject the documents. If your photo is rejected, another one can be taken on site. - please make sure you comply with the following requirements, otherwise you may have to have new passport photos taken at the appointment. The waiting time for this can take up to two hours:
- Scan/ Copy Notification Letter of Foreigners Work Permit
- our experts of the Immigration team will gladly assist you in applying for a work permit
- Consent to processing and transmission of data Frankfurt
- Please use this form
- must be filled in and personally signed by the applicant with date and place two times on the right-hand side
- must contain the original signature, i.e. scans/copies are not permitted for submission
- Approval from the Chinese Ministry of Culture
- only needed for commercial performances
- Only if submitting in Frankfurt:
- possibly Copy of Letter of Invitation
- on chinese company's paper
- content (please observe strictly): see example letter of invitation
- Copy of passport (data page)
- Copy of previous visa for China, if those are in a different or older passport. Additionally, a copy of the data page of the concerned passport is necessary
- possibly Copy of Letter of Invitation
APPLICATION
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