1. Basic concept of visa

(1) Validity

The entry validity period of a visa ("ENTER BEFORE") refers to the valid time range for the visa holder to enter the country. Unless certified by the issuing agency, the visa will take effect from the date of issuance and will expire at 24:00 Beijing time on the date of expiration. If there are still unused entry times, the holder can enter before the expiration date (including the day).

(2) Entries

The number of entries of a visa ("ENTRIES") refers to the times that the holder can enter the country within the validity period of the visa. A visa whose entries has been exhausted or entries has not been exhausted but the validity has expired is considered an invalid visa. In that case, if you want to go to China, you must apply for a new visa. Otherwise, you will be refused entry.

(3) Duration of stay

The duration of each stay of a visa ("DURATION OF EACH STAY") refers to the time limit for which the visa holder is allowed to stay each time he/she enters the country, and is counted from the next day of entry.

(4) Residence Procedures

Holders of D, J1, Q1, S1, or X1 Visas shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organizations at/above the county level in the proposed places of residence for residence permits.

Holders of W-series diplomatic, courtesy, official or ordinary visas shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, go through the residence formalities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Foreign Affairs Office of the local government.

2. Visa application process

(1) Preparing application materials refer to the following link:

http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/wgrlh/lhqz/lhqzjjs/201311/t20131101_961583.shtml. Among them, the "Visa Application Form" needs to be filled out online as below.

To apply for a HKSAR visa, please refer to the link below:

https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/index.html

To apply for a Macau SAR visa, please refer to the link below:

https://www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/cht/psp_top5.html

(2) Please login the China Online Visa Application (COVA)page to fill out the visa application form online via the following link:  https://cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn .

Please check carefully before submitting. After submission, it cannot be modified. If you need to make corrections, please fill out the form again .

(3) After completing the online form filling, you will receive a "Please click Confirm to download Visa Application Form of the People’s Republic of China and Confirmation of Online Visa Application" prompt box. Please click "OK" and do not close the page, complete the download, and print the downloaded application form and confirmation page (total 10 pages, including 1 confirmation page with QR code and barcode, 8 application pages with barcode, and 1 additional page). Signed by the applicant at the item 9.1 of the application form and the  bottom of the confirmation page.

(4) Please click "Start to book an appointment" at the bottom right of the above open page to enter the Appointment for Visa Application Submission (AVAS) page (https://avas.cs.mfa.gov.cn) to make an appointment to submit the application at the Embassy. After the appointment is successful, please print the paper "AVAS Confirmation". Holders of diplomatic or official passports, or those applying for diplomatic, official, or courtesy visas, as well as visa applications for Hong Kong, China or Macau, China, do not need to make an appointment.

(5) Hold the AVAS Confirmation, submit the hard copies of the application materials at the Embassy according to the appointment time in person, and do the biometric.

(6) Pay the fee to the Embassy’s Account in Westpac Bank with the Pickup Form issued by the consular officer.

(7) Collect the visa on the date indicated on the Pickup Form. You can ask someone to pick it up on your behalf. The recipient needs to bring the bank payment receipt or the paper printout of the online banking transfer record, as well as the Pickup Form.

3. Processing time

4. Charging Standards (Unit: FJD)

5. Matters needing attention

(1) Citizens of China or Fiji who hold a valid passport and stay in the other country for no more than 30 days are exempted from applying for a visa. When entering the country, you must bring your return or connecting ticket to a third country for inspection. If citizens of the two countries wish to study, work, settle down or engage in media activities in the other country, they still need to apply for the corresponding visa before entering the country.

(2) The validity period of the applicant's passport should not be less than 6 months. Regardless of the purpose, those who hold a one-way ticket must complete the relevant visa in advance.

(3) The embassy does not provide visa extension services, and the applicant can apply for a visa again after the visa expires. After arriving in China, if you really need to extend the period of stay for some reason, you can apply to the local public security organ.

(4) Holding a valid Chinese residence permit, you can enter China multiple times within the validity period.

(5) The number of entries and the duration of stay of the visa are finally decided by the consular officer according to the specific circumstances of the applicant. Applicants can provide relevant supporting materials, including multiple invitation letters from domestic inviting parties in China, Chinese visas that have been issued, etc. When necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other supporting documents.

(6) If you encounter other problems during the application process, please contact our consular affair consultation mailbox: suva@csm.mfa.gov.cn or dial 3300215-8006 (passport, travel permit, visa, certification, notarization services are only accepted during working hours consult).