Holiday Schedule 2026 of Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Melbourne Date Holiday 1 January (Thu) New Year's Day 26 January (Mon) Australia Day 16-20February (Mon to Fri) Chinese Spring Festival 9 March (Mon) Labour Day (VIC) 3 April (Fri) 6 April (Mon)

To further facilitate visa applications, fingerprints collection will be exempted for eligible Chinesevisaapplicants who apply for short-term visas (stayinChinafornomorethan180days) until December 31, 2026.Applicants for Category D, J1, Q1, S1, X1 and Z visas will still follow a fingerprints collect

The Embassy and Consulates of China in Australia will continue to reducethe regular visa fees forall foreign travelersto China untilDecember 31, 2026. The visa fee table is as follows: I．Australian citizens（Unit:Australian Dollar） II．Other Country（Unit:Australian Dollar） For details, click.

To further enhance the convenience of services for traveling to China and meet your demand for exclusive and efficient visa processing, our center provides the following exclusive VIP services: I. Service package Package 1: One-on-One service in VIP area (Form filling service , no queuing, etc.

Effective November 20th, 2025, foreigners may fill in the relevant entry information online before coming to China through NIAs official website, Government Service Platform, NIA 12367 APP and WeChat (Alipay) mini program or by scanning the QR code with mobile phones. Foreigners who cannot fill in t