Ask a QuestionFrom 00:00 on May 7, 2024 to 24:00 on December 31, 2025 (Beijing time), citizens of Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg holding ordinary passports may enter China without a visa through the ports of entry open to foreigners provided that they come to China for tourism, family visit, business or transit, and intend to stay in China for no more than 15 days. Austrian 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.
Austrian citizens holding ordinary passports may enter China without a visa through the ports of entry open to foreigners provided that they come to China for tourism, family visit, business or transit, and intend to stay in China for no more than 15 days. If you come to China for tourism, family visit or business and intend to stay in China for more than 15 days, you should apply for the Chinese visa in advance in your country. And if you come to China for reasons not applicable to the reasons of the 15-day visa free policy, you should apply for the Chinese visa.
Generally speaking, Austrian citizens who plan to travel to China should prepare basic document like passport and supporting documents including round-trip tickets and hotel reservation record or invitation letter. Please note that the remaining validity should cover your stay in China.
Austrian citizens can travel to China without visa less than 15 days, which is very convenient. There are many popular destinations in China that you can travel to. To know about the history and culture of China, you can visit Beijing and Xi’an. To enjoy the beautiful scenery of China, you can visit picturesque Guilin and spectacular Avatar mountains in Zhangjiajie. To visit the modern cities in China, you can go to Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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To apply for the Chinese visa in Austria, you should go to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Austria. The Chinese Embassy in Austria will not directly handle with the visa application of the holders of ordinary passports. And the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Austria will directly handle with the visa application of holders of ordinary passports.
Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Austria
Address: Schönbrunner Straße 108,Top 1.01,1050 Wien
Prepare Documents
Passport: Original passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of application, with at least 2 blank visa pages, 1 copy of passport photo data page.
Visa Application Form: You can fill out the visa application form online, print it out and sign it. Kindly reminder, please make sure that your information filled in the application form is correct and complete, otherwise your application will not be accepted.
Photo: You can check the requirements of the photo at the official website of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Austria.
Submit Your Application to the Visa Center
While submitting your visa application, you can submit the application in person or authorize a third party to do so. Please note that you should be physically in Austria when your application is being submitted.
Pay and Collect
After submitting the visa application, you can pay for visa fee and the service fee to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Austria. Visa fee is collected on behalf of the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General, and service fee charged by the Visa Centre. As soon as you receive the passport, please carefully check the particulars on your visa, such as your name, birth date, passport number, validity, number of entries, and duration of stay. Let the Visa Centre staff know immediately if there is any problem.
You should make your application well in advance of the planned travel date. You are advised to apply ONE month in advance but no earlier than THREE months.
Visa processing time varies with location. And you should be aware that actual processing time may be longer than that posted on the web site in certain circumstances. If there is such a delay, you will be notified by the Visa Centre staff.
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