Ambassador: Mr. Zhang Yan
Address: 50-D, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110021, India
Tel: +91-11-26112345 (24-hour telephone), 26871585
Fax: +91-11-26885486
Office Hours:
09:00-12:30, 15:00-17:30, Monday-Thursday (except holidays)
09:00-12:30, 13:00-14:30, Friday (except holidays)
Email: chinaemb_in@mfa.gov.cn
Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.in/eng/

Visa Office
Address: Gate No.4, Chinese Embassy, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110021, India
Tel: +91-11-24675559 (Manned Service between 09:00-12:30, 15:00-17:30 in working days)
      +91-11-26116682, 24674673 (Answering Service)
Fax: +91-11-26111105
Office Hours: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday (except public holidays of India & China)
Consular Districts: Except Consular Districts of Chinese Consulate in Mumbai & Chinese Consulate in Kolkata.

 Consular Districts of Chinese Consulates in India

Consulate General	Consular Jurisdiction
Consulate General of China in Mumbai	Maharashtra State, Karnataka State
Consulate General of China in Kolkata	the State of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal

The information of all sections of Chinese embassy in India

Sections	Information
Educational Office	Tel: +91-11-26114711 Fax: +91-11-26872031
Administrative Office	Tel: +91-11-26118939 Fax: +91-11-26885486
Commercial Office	Tel: +91-11-26111101, 24672687, 24108944 Fax: +91-11-26111099
Science & Technology Office	Tel: +91-11-24105033 Fax: +91-11-26111104
Cultural Office	Tel: +91-11-26886258 Fax: +91-11-26876432
Defense Attaché Office	Tel: +91-11-24671641 Fax: +91-11-26116809
Political Office	Tel: +91-11-24679299 Fax: +91-11-24679542
Press Office	Tel: +91-11-26881249 Fax: +91-11-26882024

Visa Fees
1. Regular Visa Fee per Person

Visa Types	Indian Citizens	American Citizens	Citizens of Other Countries
Single-Entry Visa	INR 1,000	INR 5,300	INR 1,300
Double-Entry Visa	INR 1,500	INR 5,300	INR 2,000
Multi-Entry Visa with 6-month Validity	INR 2,000	INR 5,300	INR 2,600
Multi-Entry Visa with 12-month Validity	INR 3,000	INR 5,300	INR 3,900
Hong Kong Visa/ Entry Permit	INR 1,200	INR 1,200	INR 1,200
Civilian Group Visa	INR 800	N/A	N/A
Official Group Visa	INR 400	N/A	N/A

2. Expedited Service Fee per Person
The regular processing time of a visa is 4 working days. For urgent cases, you can apply for the expedited service. Moreover, additionalfee will be paid as following:

2-3 working days processing

INR 900 (for individual applicant) INR 450 (for group visa applicant)

Note: All payments should be paid by Demand Draft of National Bank or International Bank in New Delhi. The payee is 'Chinese Embassy, New Delhi'. At the back of Demand Draft, please write the number of Pick-up Receipt, your name, telephone number.

Tips for Applying Chinese Tourist Visa (L Visa)
1. In order to save your time, you'd better avoid the following peak period of applying visa: Monday, Thursday, the first three days after every holiday.

2. Between 09:00-10:30, applicants are relatively rare in every working day.

3. Know the procedures of application and make a good preparation of required documents, including:
the passport with at least 6-month Validity and two blank visa pages
the properly completed Chinese Visa Application Form with one recent passport photo attached on it.
the letter of introduction of your company
the round-trip airline ticket and its copy

4. Applicants can come to the embassy in person to submit application. They can also entrust someone else to submit application and pick up their visas.

5. The embassy doesn't accept applications by post/mail. 

 Notice for Tourists to Tibet of China
Embassy of China in India is not authorized to issue visa to individual tourists who want to visit Tibet. Indian ordinary passport holders are required to join a Pilgrimage Group organized by Indian Ministry of External Affairs or authorized Indian Travel Agencies; they can also join Ordinary Tourist Group organized by local Indian Travel Agencies with arrangements from China International Travel Service Tibet.

 Importance Notice on Chinese Visa Application
From August 28, 2008, Ordinary Passport Holders who will go to China need submit visa applications to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC). The visa applications from travel agencies or visa agencies also need to be submitted to CVASC.

The following applicants need directly submit applications to Chinese embassy in India:
1) Diplomatic / Service (Official) Passport Holders and Important Official Delegations.
2) Visa Application of media persons and journalists (please contact the Press Office of embassy in advance, Tel: +91-11-2688 1249)
3) Applicants who plans to stay in Hong Kong for more than 14 days.
4) Notarization and Authentication
5) Application of Passport, Travel Documents, Hong Kong SAR Entry Permit from Chinese

However, applicants from West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand still apply at the Chinese consulate in Kolkata; applicants from Maharashtra and Karnataka still apply at the Chinese consulate in Mumbai. 

 Basic Information of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC)
CVASC is a business organization managed by VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd. It is neither part of embassy nor subordinate of visa office. The center doesn’t take part in examination and approval of visa application.

Address: 1st Floor, Commercial Tower, Le Meridian Hotel, New Delhi, India
Tel: +91-11-4356 5225
Fax: +91-11-4356 5229
Email: delhicentre@visaforchina.org
Website: http://www.visaforchina.in
Working Hours:
For Submission: 09:00-14:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
For Payments & Pick-Up: 10:00-16:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)

Service Charges: Besides the regular visa fee and express service fee charged by Chinese embassy, 510 Rupees per passport is charged by CVASC, 660 Rupees per passport is charged if applicants want to pick up visa on the 2nd working day. 

 Please contact Embassy of India in China if Indians are in difficulties there.

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