Important Links Regarding Chinese Visa Application.
To Apply Chinese Visa Via Online Application Form Please Click Here.
To Submit the Online Visa Application and Upload Documents Please Click Here.
To Visit Official Website of Chinese Embassy Please Click Here.
Pakistani ordinary passport holders are exempt from all Chinese visa fee types, but Gerry’s Visa Application Service Center charges a separate service fee (not associated with the Embassy) — contact Gerry’s Center for the current fee. The Embassy generally needs 4 working days to process an application and does not provide urgent service.
The online visa application and online appointment for visa application submission
China visa applications from Pakistan are now submitted online at https://bio.visaforchina.cn/ — complete the online form and upload all documents there. After you receive the “Online Visa Approved” email, submit your passport, the Visa Application Certificate, and all original documents at the Gerry’s Chinese Visa Application Service Center (Islamabad or Lahore).
China online visa application: https://bio.visaforchina.cn
Gerry’s Center helpline: 051-8439385 (open 9:00–15:00, Monday to Friday; Gerry’s charges a service fee separate from the Embassy).
- China Visa Requirements
(1) Passport
Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate.
(2) Visa Application Form and Photo
One completed online Visa Application Form（the applicant shall complete the visa application form online at https://bio.visaforchina.cn, upload all documents, and print the Visa Application Certificate after online approval) and 2 recently-taken color passport photos (bareheaded, full-faced) against a white background, one affixed to the form.
(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship). If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid visa of stay, residence, and employment or student status of the country where you are currently staying.
(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship)
(6) Copy of the front and back of your Pakistan National ID card (for Pakistani citizens).
Fingerprints are collected at Gerry’s Center; applicants for short-term visas with a stay of 180 days or less are currently exempt from fingerprint collection until 31 December 2026.
(5) A valid local police character/clearance certificate covering the period “since birth…, till now” is required for applicants aged 10 and above (applicants under 10 are exempt). The certificate must be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan if it does not contain a verifiable QR code.
If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your previous Chinese passport and a photocopy of its data page.
If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change, apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan).
F Visa
(1) Generally speaking, an Verification Letter of Invitation or an Invitation Letter (TE) shall be provided (printout or photocopy), both of the letters must be extended by a Chinese inviter. One might be exempted from an Verification Letter of Invitation or an Invitation Letter (TE) in the following situation (However, an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China is still needed. See part (2)):
–If one works for Pakistani federal or local governments or other official institutions and holds a private passport with a mark of Government Officer or Government Employee, he or she should provide an NOC to Travel Abroad issued by his or her employer and attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.
–Any applicant who has visited China for more than three times since 1 January 2016. One should provide photocopies of passport pages with entry/exit stamps of China Immigration Inspection.
(2) An invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China, should contain:
–Information about the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)
–Information about the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source)
–Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)
(3) A supporting letter from the organization which the applicant serves in
(4) Personal bank statement for the latest 6 months (closing balance should be enough to cover all expenses during your stay in China, no less than US $100 per day or equivalent Pakistani Rupees)
(5) A valid local police character/clearance certificate (apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan if it has no verifiable QR code), Round-trip air tickets and hotel booking (first time visit to China)
M Visa
(1) Generally speaking, an Verification Letter of Invitation or an Invitation Letter (TE) shall be provided (printout or photocopy), both of the letters must be extended by a Chinese inviter. One might be exempted from an Verification Letter of Invitation or an Invitation Letter (TE) in the following situation (However, an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China is still needed. See part (2):
–If one works for Pakistani federal or local governments or other official institutions and holds a private passport with a mark of Government Officer or Government Employee, he or she should provide an NOC to Travel Abroad issued by his or her employer and attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.
–Any applicant who has visited China for more than three times since 1 January 2016. One should provide photocopies of passport pages with entry/exit stamps of China Immigration Inspection.
(2) An invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China, should contain:
–Information about the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)
–Information about the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source)
–Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)
(3) A supporting letter from the organization which the applicant serves in
(4) The applicant’s tax payment certificate (photocopy, the last three years) and registration of the organization which the applicant serves in (photocopy)
(5) Personal bank statement for the latest 6 months (closing balance should be enough to cover all expenses during your stay in China, no less than US $100 per day or equivalent Pakistani Rupees)
(6) A local police character/clearance certificate (apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan if it has no verifiable QR code), Round-trip air tickets and hotel booking (first time visit to China).
