China visa
Sticker · Valid 10 years · Decision in 7 to 10 days · Sticker visa for tourism and business, X1 student and Z work routes
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Done from home, with one biometrics visit
Step 1
What are you travelling to China for?
Tourist and student files stay in-house. Everything else goes to a partner we have vetted.
Student visa route · China
Proof of funds needed: $15,000 (first-year tuition + living, indicative). Same process below, plus your admission letter.
China student visa · Student X1
Admission letter, funds and a clean file are what decide student visas for China. We check all three before anything is lodged, and the decision window is guaranteed like every other Vistolane visa.
Proof of funds
$15,000
first-year tuition + living, indicative
Route
Student X1
Multiple entry
Decision window
7 to 10 days
guaranteed before you pay
How the student route works
- 1
Admission first
Secure an offer from a recognised institution; we check the acceptance letter meets visa rules.
- 2
Show the funds
Tuition for the first year plus living costs, in your name or a sponsor's, seasoned for the required period.
- 3
We file the application
Forms, financial evidence, language scores and health cover assembled and lodged for you.
- 4
Biometrics and, where required, an interview
Booked at the nearest centre; we prepare you for credibility questions.
Decision and travel
Visa issued for the length of the course; we brief you on entry and work-hours rules.
Documents for a student file
- Unconditional offer or admission letter
- Proof of tuition payment or deposit
- Bank statements or education loan sanction letter
- Academic transcripts and certificates
- English test score (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE) where required
- Health insurance or medical exam where required
Here's exactly what you'll pay, and when you'll get it
Government fee and Vistolane filing fee are shown before you upload a single document. Nothing else is added later.
Never out of our sight. Not even in transit.
Your passport is the only original that ever leaves your home.
- Tamper-proof pouch, tracked in both directions, covered up to $2,000.
- Our team hand-carries it to the China consulate. It never sits in a mailroom.
- Live custody log in your Vistolane account: received, at consulate, approved, dispatched.
The visa process
Apply, hand over your passport, track it the whole way. That's it.
- 1
Receive your shipping label
We email you a prepaid, tracked label with simple instructions.
- 2
Hand over your passport
Attach the label and ship it, or drop it at a Vistolane partner centre near you.
- 3
Your passport arrives at Vistolane
It is received, sealed in a tamper-proof pouch and logged at our processing facility.
- 4
Biometrics, 15 minutes
Fingerprints and photo at the nearest visa application centre. We book the slot at a time you pick; nothing else is done there.
- 5
We prepare your application
Your file is reviewed and assembled to the consulate's standard, then submitted on your behalf.
- 6
Your visa is approved
The consulate processes the application and stamps your passport.
Passport delivered back to you2 Oct
Your stamped passport is couriered safely to your doorstep, tracked all the way.
Visa not on time? No charge.
When we do not keep our promise, we do not expect anything back.
Your visa journey without leaving your home
We help you save time, effort and money in the process.
Doing it with Vistolane
- 1Submit your documents on Vistolane
- 2Hand over your passport with a prepaid, tracked label
- 3One short biometrics appointment near you, booked for you
- 4When approved, we deliver your passport back to you
Two courier hand-offs. Zero queues.
Doing it yourself
- 1Gather every document at home
- 2Print everything and assemble an application
- 3Travel to the nearest consulate or visa centre
- 4Queue to submit (about half a day)
- 5Travel back from the consulate
- 6Check the portal for an update on your approval
- 7Go back to collect your passport
- 8Travel home from the consulate
Two consulate visits. Roughly a day and a half.
What travellers say about the process
Trusted by applicants across India, the Gulf and Africa.
Ritika S.
Mumbai · UK Standard Visitor
Uploaded my passport on a Sunday, appointment booked by Tuesday, visa in 12 working days. The checklist caught a bank statement issue I would have missed.
Emeka O.
Lagos · Schengen (France)
The decision date they showed was the date it actually arrived. Concierge specialist answered every question the same day.
Farah A.
Dubai · Japan e-visa
Fastest visa I have done. Paid, uploaded two files, approved in six days.
Arjun M.
Bengaluru · UAE Tourist 60-day
Straightforward and quick. Would have liked the hotel booking check earlier in the flow.
Frequently asked questions
How we reviewed this page
Fees, windows and rules on this page come from official government sources and are re-checked when the authority publishes changes.
1 traveller · Concierge · by 2 Oct 2026
Total $178
About the China visa
China: sticker visa for tourism and business, x1 student and z work routes. Government fee and the guaranteed decision window are confirmed before you pay.
China issues a sticker visa: the application is filed online or on paper, you attend a short biometrics appointment at a visa application centre, and your passport is held until the visa is printed and returned. vistolane handles the filing and passport custody so the process is done from home.
Fees. The China government fee is $30 and the vistolane filing fee is $59, an all-in price of $89 per traveller with no surcharge at the consulate. The published processing time is 7 to 10 days. vistolane commits to a decision date before you pay and shows the 10-day window on the price card above.
Validity and stay. A China sticker visa is valid for 10 years and allows a stay of up to 60 days per visit on a multiple-entry basis. Routes covered on this page: Tourist L, Business M, Student X1, Work Z.
Proof of funds for China, by visa category
Indicative minimums in your currency. Consulates read three to six months of statements and compare the balance with your itinerary, tuition or salary.
| Tourist / visitor | $1,500 |
| Student | $15,000 |
| Work / sponsored | $1,050 |
| Family / partner | $1,950 |
| Business / investor | $500,000 |
| Permanent residence | $2,250 |
Refusals. The most common China refusal reasons are inconsistent bank statements, weak evidence of ties or purpose of travel, and form errors that contradict the passport. Every document you upload to vistolane is checked against the China checklist before filing, and the mock interview tool covers the questions case officers raise in follow-up requests.
Not sure which route fits? Run the free China eligibility check, compare visa types, browse licensed consultants for China, or read the full China visa guide with a day-by-day timeline and refusal cases.
