04 December 2018

Massive Chinese Changes Immediately

The Chinese visa offices across Canada changed all their procedures yesterday (Monday 03 December 2018) without notice to even their closest partners.

Beginning yesterday all Canadians are required to appear IN PERSON for their visa application processing.

Ensure you speak with the Chinese visa application centre before making your appointment and undertaking travel to the visa office. You should confirm all details and requirements by telephone first, as Chinese rules and procedures are changing rapidly and without warning.

All Canadians are now being photographed at the China visa application centre.

When you arrive at one of the five (5) Chinese visa offices across Canada you will have your passport scanned and your photograph taken. You will then get a number and wait for a visa agent. When your application is finally accepted you will be directed to pay immediately. Prices remain $145.20 for slow service; $203.93 for express service; and $247.18 for urgent second day service.

Fingerprinting will not begin until 02 January 2019, and is a reciprocal action by the Chinese against Canada which will start collecting fingerprints of the Chinese as of 31 December 2018.

You will have to attend one of these via offices to apply in person. Your office may not be the one closest to you.

OTTAWA

Ottawa region (613 and 343 area codes), Gatineau Quebec (819 area code region), Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Nunavut

TORONTO
Ontario and Manitoba (but not the Ottawa or 613 area code region)

VANCOUVER
British Columbia and Yukon

CALGARY
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Territories

MONTREAL
Quebec and New Brunswick (but not Gatineau or 819 area code region)


China Visa Application Centre - Ottawa
http://www.visaforchina.org/YOW_EN/
Suite 1450
220 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON   K1P 5Z9
613-563-8472

China Visa Application Centre - Toronto
http://visaforchina.org/YTO_EN/
Suite 1501
393 University Avenue
Toronto ON  M5G 1E6
416-345-8472

China Visa Application Centre - Vancouver
http://www.visaforchina.org/YVR_EN/
Suite 250
999 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V5Z 1K5
604-336-8866

China Visa Application Centre - Calgary
http://www.visaforchina.org/YYC_EN/
Suite 200
855  8th Avenue SW
Calgary AB  T2P 3P1
403-930-2288

China Visa Application Centre - Montreal
http://www.visaforchina.org/MTL_EN/
Suite 700
2000 Mansfield Street
Montreal Quebec  H3A 2Z6
514-680-8472


Click here to make your appointment and to fill in your China visa application forms.  http://visaforchina.org