Notice on Visa Facilitation for Applicants Inoculated with COVID-19 Vaccines Produced in China
2021/03/15
For the purpose of resuming people to people exchanges between China and other countries in an orderly manner, starting from
15 March 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Turkey/ Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul will introduce the following facilitating measures
for visa applicants who have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines produced in China and obtained the vaccination certificate from
Turkish Ministry of Health:
1.Foreign nationals and their family members visiting the mainland of China for resuming work and production in
various fields(such as employment, trading, visits, etc.) no longer need to provide extra documents other than those required before the COVID 19 pandemic when applying for a visa. For the relevant application materials, please refer to the official website of the Chinese Embassy in
Turkey or the Consulate General in Istanbul.
2.The scope of applicants eligible for applying visa due to emergency humanitarian needs will be expanded as appropriate. Foreign family
members of Chinese citizens or permanent residents of China, including spouse, parents, children and other close relatives living together
(referring to siblings, grandparents and grandchildren), may submit visa applications for the purposes of family reunion, taking care of the
elderly, visiting relatives, attending funerals or visiting critically ill relatives.
Requirements on China-bound passengers to obtain negative results of both nucleic acid and IgM antibody tests remain unchanged.
After entering China, please abide by the relevant official regulations on quarantine and medical observation.
If you have any questions, please send an email to us. Consultation Email of the Embassy in Turkey: consulate.tur@gmail.com;