To further facilitate Chinese visa application, from 17 December 2025 to 31 December 2026,the Chinese Embassy in the UK will exempt fingerprint collection for all short-term visa applicants with a stay of up to 180 days.For applicants of D, J1, Q1, S1, X1 and Z visas, which require the application f

Notice on Launching the China Online Visa Processing System Dear Applicants, ChinaOnlineVisaProcessingSystemwillbeofficiallylaunchedbythe Consulate-General OF the People's Republic of China in EdinburghonMarch31,2025.Applicantscouldenjoyconvenienceoffillingouttheformanduploadingmaterialsonline. Afte

Date Day of the week Holiday 01-Jan-2025 Wednesday New Year's Day 02-Jan-2025 Thursday New Year's Day 29-Jan-2025 Wednesday The Spring Festival 30-Jan-2025 Thursday 31-Jan-2025 Friday 18-Apr-2025 Friday Good Friday 21-Apr-2025 Monday Easter Monday 05-May-2025 Monday Early May bank ho

From 0:00 on February 17, 2026 to 24:00 on December 31, 2026 (Beijing time), ordinary passport holders from the UK and Canada can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family/friends visit, exchange and transit purposes. Those who do not meet the above visa-free requirements still need to obtain a visa before traveling to China.

To further facilitate cross-border exchanges between China and foreign countries, the Chinese government has decided to extend the unilateral visa-free policy for nationals of the following countries (listed below) until 24:00 on December 31, 2026. In addition, from November 10, 2025, to December