To further facilitate Chinese visa application, from 17 December 2025 to 31 December 2026,the Chinese Embassy in the UK will exempt fingerprint collection for all short-term visa applicants with a stay of up to 180 days.For applicants of D, J1, Q1, S1, X1 and Z visas, which require the application f

Notice on Launching the China Online Visa Processing System Dear Applicants, ChinaOnlineVisaProcessingSystemwillbeofficiallylaunchedbythe Consulate-General OF the People's Republic of China in EdinburghonMarch31,2025.Applicantscouldenjoyconvenienceoffillingouttheformanduploadingmaterialsonline. Afte

Date Day of the week Holiday 01-Jan-2025 Wednesday New Year's Day 02-Jan-2025 Thursday New Year's Day 29-Jan-2025 Wednesday The Spring Festival 30-Jan-2025 Thursday 31-Jan-2025 Friday 18-Apr-2025 Friday Good Friday 21-Apr-2025 Monday Easter Monday 05-May-2025 Monday Early May bank ho

Notice of Favorable Visa Policy for 'Young Envoy Scholarship (YES) Program' Applicants The Embassy and Consulate Generals of the PR.China in the UK will issue the F visa valid for three years and good for multiple entries to the applicants with exclusive YES invitations issued by CEAIE. Meanwhile vi

To facilitate people-to-people exchanges, the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the UK will continue to reduce the visa fees until December 31, 2025. The reduced fees are as follows: Remarks: Visa Service Fee remains unchanged.