In accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations, and with reference to international practice, starting from 15th July 2022, the Embassy and Consulates-General of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa and Chinese Visa Application Service Center（CVASC）in Johannesburg will collect fingerprints of all applicants applying for Chinese visas and issue biometric visas accordingly.

When completing online visa application forms at the official website of the CVASC(www.visaforchina.org), applicants are requested to make an appointment via email (johannesburgcenter@visaforchina.org) for document submission. The applicants will be informed to submit all application documents at the appointed time to the CVASC in person and have their fingerprints collected. Those forging fingerprints or using other person's fingerprints will be denied entry into China and bear all the consequences incurred.

The following applicants can be exempted from fingerprints collection:
(1)Applicants under the age of 14 or over 70;
(2)Diplomatic passport holders, or applicants eligible for diplomatic, official and courtesy visas;
(3)Applicants who already had their fingerprints collected within the past five years at the Consulate-General or the CVASC in Johannesburg with the same passport；
(4)Applicants who suffer from 10 fingers mutilation or whose fingerprints cannot be collected.

Thank you for your cooperation!