Chinese Consulate in Zurich, Switzerland

Consul General: Mr. Chen Yun
Address: Bellariastrasse 20, CH-8002 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel: +41-44-2011005
Fax: +41-44-2017712

Consular Section of Chinese Consulate in Switzerland

Address: Mythenquai 100, 8002 Zuerich
Tel: 0041 44 209 1500 (11:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 17:00 from Mon. to Fri except holidays)
0041 44 209 1504 (11:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 17:00 from Mon. to Fri except holidays)
Consular Protection: 0041 44 2091503
Email: zurich@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Fax: 0041 44 209 1519
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)

The consulate only provide diplomatic / service / courtesy visa, R-type visa applications and Visa and Enter Permit to Hong Kong. To apply for other types of Chinese visa, applicants should go to the CVASC.

Consular Districts

Aargau, Appenzell Ausserhoden, Appenzell Innerhoden, Glarus, Graubunden, Luzern, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ST. Gallen, Zug, Thurgau, Zurich, Principality of Liechtenstein

Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Surich

Applicants holding ordinary passports are required to submit their applications to the visa service center.
For people who apply for Diplomatic/Service/Courtesy Visa, R-type visa and Visa and Enter Permit to Hong Kong, they should still submit their application to the consulate directly.

Address: Giesshuebelstrasse 45, 8045, Zurich, Switzerland
Office hours:
Application Service: 9:00-13:00 Monday to Friday
Collection Service: 9:00-15:00 Monday to Friday
Tel: +41 58 618 89 99, 9:00-15:00 from Monday to Friday
Fax:+41 58 618 89 97
E-mail: zurichcenter@visaforchina.org

2024 Public Holidays of China Consulate in Zurich

Festival	Date	Day
New Year's Day	January 1	Monday
Chinese New Year	February 12 - 14	Monday - Wednesday
International Labor Day	May 1	Wednesday
Dragon Boat Festival	June 10	Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival	September 17	Tuesday
Chinese National Day	October 1 - 3	Tuesday - Thursday
Christmas Day	December 25	Wednesday

2024 Holiday Schedule of CVASC in Surich

Festival	Date	Day
New Year's Day	January 1	Monday
Chinese New Year	February 12 - 14	Monday - Wednesday
Good Friday	March 29	Friday
Easter Monday	April 1	Monday
International Labor Day	May 1	Wednesday
Ascensiontide Holy Thursday	May 9	Thursday
Whit Monday	May 20	Monday
Dragon Boat Festival	June 10	Monday
Swiss National Day	August 1	Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival	September 17	Tuesday
Chinese National Day	October 1 - 3	Tuesday - Thursday
Christmas Day	December 25 - 26	Wednesday - Thursday

Visa Fees

For Switzerland and other Schengen Countries

Visa Types	Regular	Express Level 2	Express Level 1	Post Back	Two-way Postal Service
Single entry	163.5	290.4	365	260.4	325.1
Double entries
Multiple entries

China Tour from Zurich Switzerland

Selected Questions and Answers:

Asked by Mrs. Kinoshita
1. Can I apply for a visa in Geneva or only in Berne?
2. Is it necessary to visit in person both to deposit the application and to pick it up? Or can it be returned by post?
3. Are there any special arrangements for diplomats?
Sorry for lots of questions. And thank you for providing this enquiry service - many Embassies don't!

Answered by Mr. Albert
1. You have to go to Berne for application.
2. You must visit the embassy to deposit the application and pick it up in person or entrust a friend or travel agency to do it for you. The embassy doesn’t accept mail application and they don't provide post-back service.
3. No, but you'd better confirm it with the Chinese embassy in Berne.

Asked by Mr. laurent
I am planning a trip to Shanghai and Beijing in the end of the month , but nothing is confirmed yet, do I need a return flight booked and the hotel address where I will stay in shanghai to get a visa or I can just turn up in Bern and will get it on the day. Thank you for your answer

Answered by Mr. Warren
You have to get it in advance for your trip to Beijing and Shanghai.
The round-way air tickets and confirmed hotel booking are necessary.

- Last updated on Jan. 04, 2024 by Gabby Li -

Questions & Answers on Chinese Consulate in Zurich

Asked by Giovanna from SWITZERLAND | Nov. 27, 2019 01:12

Multiple entry visa

Hello, I may be travelling to China for work one or more times in 2020. I am considering applying for the multi-entry visa with 12 months validity to go through the process just once. Is it sufficient to have the tickets and itinerary booked for the 1st trip to apply or do I need to submit details about future trips as well?

Answers (1)

Answered by Peter from UNITED KINGDOM | Nov. 27, 2019 18:57

It's sufficient to have the tickets and itinerary booked for the 1st trip.

Asked by Anne from SWITZERLAND | Jun. 11, 2019 03:40

French citizen living in Geneva

Hello, I am French citizen living in Geneva, can I apply for a tourist Chinese visa in Lyon or only in Berne. And if ins Berne, can I come to the consulate in the morning and obtain the visa in the afternoon? Many thanks

Answers (1)

Answered by Brenda from USA | Jun. 11, 2019 20:55

Anne, you can apply at CVASC in Berne. Plus, you can't obtain the visa in the afternoon if you submit the application in the morning, but you can get in the next afternoon.

Asked by Catherine Tsung from BRAZIL | May. 19, 2019 04:49

Whats the address of consulate in Bern - website shows 2 address?

Hi, I would like to know which is the accurate address of visa consulate services for chinese visa in Bern, the internet shows 2 of them:
1. Lombachweg 23,3006 Bern
OR
2. 1st Stock, Murifeld, Weltpoststrasse 5, 3015, Bern

Answers (1)

Answered by Troye from SWITZERLAND | May. 21, 2019 01:17

Lombachweg 23,3006 Bern is right address.

Asked by Stephanie from SWITZERLAND | Mar. 05, 2019 05:35

Visa Application. My son is traveling to China to learn Chinese and Maths in May 2019 for 1 month

and visit his aunt till mid Jun. I learnt that he has to apply for X2 for him. I will visit him in June as well as tour china and visit his aunt till mid-Jun. Therefore mine is a L? When is the ideal time to apply the visas ( My son and myself)at the embassy so that it would not be expired before the intended dates of visit?

Stephanie from Switzerland

Answers (1)

Answered by Terry | Mar. 05, 2019 19:05

You can apply for L type, and you should submit the application one month prior to your trip.