OPENING NOTICE OF CHINESE VISA APPLICATION SERVICE CENTER IN TEL AVIV

2024-06-27

In order to better serve the people-to-people exchanges between China and Israel, and provide applicants with more comfortable and convenient visa application condition and more professional and efficient consular certificate services, from June 30, 2024, Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Tel Aviv (hereinafter referred to as "Visa Application Center")   to accept visa applications of ordinary passports holders. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

I.The visa center will start trial operation from March 25 to 12:00 pm on March 27, 2024 (no service fee will be charged during the trial operation period), and will officially operate on March 29, 2024. The embassy will no longer directly accept visa applications from ordinary passport holders.

Address: HaBarzel 3, Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel: +855 964258688

E-mail: telavivcenter@visaforchina.org

Website: www.visaforchina.cn

Business hours: Sunday to Thursday (holidays will be notified separately)

For application submission : 9:00 am to 3:00 pm 

For visa collection: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

II.Those who hold diplomatic or service/official  passports or applying for Chinese diplomatic, courtesy, or service visas shall still submit  application directly to the embassy .

III.The Visa Application Center will collect the governmental fees and expedited or express fees (which remain the same as before)on behalf of the embassy. The Visa Application Center charges a service fee. Please refer to the website of the Visa Application Center for service fee collection standards.      

IV.The Visa Application Center has no decision on visa approval. The Embassy will decide whether to issue a visa, its validity, duration of stay and number of entries based on the applicant's personal circumstances. The consular officer may request the applicant to provide additional    supporting documents or supplementary materials according to the specific situation, or an interview. 

Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Tel aviv

June 27, 2024