The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced on 17 Dec 2024 that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately. The stay duration for foreign nationals eligible for visa-free transit has been extended from the previous 72 hours and 144 hours

To facilitate personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries,reducingthe regular visa fees forall foreign travelersto China (excluding expedited fees) will be extended to December 31,2025. The reduced visa fee table is as follows: I．Australiancitizens（Unit：AustralianDollar） II．OtherCo

Postal service ONLY apply to the SA and TAS applicants who can meet the fingerprint exemption policies. For details of the fingerprint exemption policy: (1) "Notice on Fingerprints Collection of Visa Applicants" on February 29, 2024 (2) "Notice on Exempting Fingerprints Collection for Certain Types

From 2 January, the business hour of our center will be adjusted to: Monday to Friday, 10:00-14:00. Please arrange you visa application accordingly. Chinese Visa Application Service Center Melourne 20 December 2024

From0:00onNovember30th,2024to24:00onDecember31st,2025of Beijing time, citizens holdingordinary passports of Australia traveling to China for business, tourism, family visit, transit and exchange purposes and withtheduration of each single staynotexceeding30 days, areeligibleforvisa-freeentry policy.