Notice on Adjusting Visa Application Requirements

1. In accordance with the relevant arrangement, starting from 10 June, 2022, the Embassy of China in Singapore will make adjustments on visa application requirements for business, work and family visits to China. The updated application procedures and material requirements are as follows:

1.1 Fill out the visa application form online (https://cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn), print out the confirmation page and form, and sign the confirmation page and item 9 of the form.

1.2 Make an appointment online to submit the application and print out the visa appointment confirmation form.

1.3 Submit the application in person at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC) at the appointment time and retain ten fingerprints.

*The following applicants can be exempt from fingerprint collection:

a.Applicants under the age of 14 or over 70;

b.Diplomatic passport holders, or applicants eligible for diplomatic, official and courtesy visas;

c.Applicants who already had their fingerprints collected within the past five years at the Chinese Embassy or the CVASC in Singapore with the same passport；

d.Applicants with all fingers mutilated or uncollectible.

1.4 Application Materials:

a. Application form completed online (print-out of the full form);

b. Original passport and copy of the information page;

c. 1 photo;

d. Certificate of lawful stay or residence permit (for citizens of other countries who are in Singapore);

e. Original Chinese passport or original Chinese visa (for those who had Chinese nationality and later joined a foreign nationality);

f. Certificate of COVID-19 vaccination with verifiable QR code;

g. Materials for different visas are as follows:

Categories of Visa	Description	Required Documents
M-Visa F-Visa	Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and technology activities.	Invitation letter issued by the central and state organs, central enterprises, foreign affairs and commercial departments of provincial governments, and foreign affairs departments of municipal governments
Z-Visa	Issued to those who intend to work in China.	Effective “Notification Letter of Foreigner's Work Permit” or the original “Foreigner's Work Permit”
S1-Visa S2-Visa	Issued to spouse, parents, children under the age of 18, parents of the spouse of the holder of a Z visa or work category residence permit.	① Original certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of immediate family members between applicants and inviting individual ② An invitation letter from the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work) ③ A photocopy of the inviting individual's passport and residence permit *If an adult child and his/her spouse apply for a Family Visit (S2) visa, in addition to the above documents, they must submit the appropriate statement of circumstances as required by the consular officer
Q1-Visa Q2-Visa	Issued to foreign family members of Chinese citizens or foreign family members of foreigners with permanent residence status in China. *"family members" refers to spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, spouses of children, brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandchildren.	① Certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, household register, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between applicant and inviting individual ② An invitation letter issued by a Chinese citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China ③ Proof of the  inviting individual's Chinese identity (e.g. Chinese ID card, household register), or foreigner's passport and Chinese permanent residence permit
R-Visa	Issued to those who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed in China.	“Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents” *Spouses and children under the age of 18 submit proof of relationship (e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate) to apply for an S2 visa.
C-Visa	Issued to crew members.	A letter of guarantee issued by a foreign transport company or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity in China

h. For emergency humanitarian visas other than those mentioned above, such as those for funerals or visits to critically ill relatives in China, the identity documents of the deceased or ill relative (e.g. foreigner's passport, etc.), a death certificate or a certificate of diagnosis, critical illness notice issued by a hospital, proof of kinship, etc. shall be submitted.

2. The above visas are processed through the China Visa Application Service Center (CVASC). Please contact the CVASC for details of the procedures, requirements, processing time and fees.

Information of the CVASC:

(1) Address: 80 Robinson Road, #16-01/02/02A, Singapore 068898

(2) Telephone: [phone]

(3) E-mail address: [e-mail]

3. For diplomatic and official visas can be submitted at the reception Windows (Nos. 18 and 19) at the CVASC of the Embassy.

        The Embassy of China in Singapore

                                  09 June, 2022