Ask a QuestionFrom 00:00 on March 14, 2024 to 24:00 on November 30, 2024 (Beijing time), Swiss citizens holding ordinary passports who come to China for business, tourist, visiting relatives and friends, and transit reasons, will be exempted from Chinese visa to enter into China, for a period not exceeding 15 days from the date of their entry. Swiss citizens who do not meet the above mentioned reasons and time limit for visa exemption or holding service (official) passports still need to apply for Chinese visa before entering into China. With this 15-day visa free policy, Swiss citizens will have convenience when traveling to China for less than 15 days. How to travel to China with and without visa from Switzerland? You can find the answer in this article.
For Swiss citizens who want to stay in China less than 15 days and his/her purpose is applicable with the reasons mentioned above, you do not need apply Chinese visa to enter China. If you want to stay in China for more than 15 days or your purpose to enter China is not applicable to the reasons eligible for 15-day visa free policy, you need to apply the Chinese visa in advance to enter China.
Based on the 15-day visa free policy, Swiss citizens still need some documents to enter China.
Passport(Please make sure that your passport’s remaining validity can cover your stay in China)
Documents showing your itinerary in China like hotel reservation order and round-trip air tickets
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If a Swiss citizen wants to stay in China for more than 15 days or his/her purpose to enter China is not eligible for the reasons applicable to the 15-day visa free policy, he/she should apply Chinese visa in advance to enter China.
Generally, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Switzerland does not directly handle with the visa application of the Swiss citizens holding ordinary passports, and the Chinese Visa Application Service Center will directly handle with the visa application of the holders of the ordinary passports. Following is the Chinese Visa Application Service Centers in Switzerland and their addresses. And you can get the information of the Chinese visa application
Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Zurich
Address: Giesshuebelstrasse 45, 8045, Zurich, Switzerland
Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Bern
Address: 1st Stock, Murifeld, Weltpoststrasse 5, 3015, Bern, Switzerland
Clarify what kind of visa you should apply
The visa categories depend on your major purpose of entering China. The website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center will list you the visa categories, major purpose of visit and description of visa, and you just need to choose the kind of visa you should apply according to the description and your purpose to enter China. If you want to travel to China as a tourist, you should apply the L visa.
Prepare the documents
1. Passport(Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and with 2 blank visa pages)
2. A photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate
3. Visa Application Form(You can fill in the Chinese visa application form online or download the via application form from the official website of the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands, then complete the application form and sign it.)
4. Passport Photo(You can know the requirements of the photo like size and color at the official website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Switzerland.
5. Supporting Documents
According to your visa type, you should prepare different supporting documents to apply for the Chinese visa. You should carefully read the description on the official website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Switzerland and prepare the corresponding supporting documents.
Submit Your Visa Application to the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland
After preparing the documents required, you can submit your visa application to the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland. While submission, please note that you should go to the Chinese Embassy to submit your visa application in person. At the same time, your fingerprints will be collected.
Pay and collect
After submitting the visa application form and additional documents needed, you can finish the payment at the Chinese Embassy in Switzerland.
It is advisable that you apply for your visa approximately one month prior to your intended date of entry into China, but no earlier than three months. If you apply for a visa too early, the visa might expire before your arrival in mainland China.
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