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hughesie · Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 63

Hello all! Very Happy

I am flying out a week on Tuesday and I have sent off my z visa application which will have arrived at the Chinese visa application service this morning.

How long does the visa application take by post and will I have my passport back by the time I fly out? Thanks for helping out a noob! Very Happy

(I tried a search but found nothing)

The Ever-changing Cleric · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 1523

you really should be asking the people you just sent your passport to. the visa application service.

IT2006 · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject:

It depends upon the service you paid for. In the U.S., the Chinese consulate no longer accepts postal applications. You must go in person or use a courier service. The courier service can turn it around in two days or four days.

If you're in the U.S., if you send your passport via postal service, expect your passport back when somebody feels like sending it back.

Really.

Elsewhere? I don't know.

happigur1 · Joined: 25 Jul 2009 Posts: 228 Location: USA

I hope you paid more to have it processed quickly. I went through my travel agency again to process my visa this past Tuesday and he said it might take a little longer this time around (instead of the usually 4, maybe 5-6 days) because of the labor day holiday we had this past Monday (in the U.S). They do go to the consulate in person- I am not sure about postal.

Here's what I got from the website (from the U.S.):
1.The regular processing time is 4 working days.
　2.Express service: 2-3 working days processing, $20 will be charged per visa.
　3.Same day rush service: additional fees of $30 for 1 working day processing (applications presented before 12:30pm may be picked up between 2:30pm-3:00pm on the same day).

Here's a link for questions on postal: http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/yisq/t169582.htm
It says processing time takes 7 days.

LarssonCrew · Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 1308

UK is 4 days, hand in on the monday pick up the thursday, pay another �15 quid -> 23 dollars to have it done in 3 days.

Halapo · Joined: 05 Sep 2009 Posts: 140 Location: Jiangsu, China

If you go and drop it off, you can pay to get it back the same day ( in Canada anyway ).
The standard time they take is 4 days, but that wouldn't include delivery/mail to and then from the Chinese office.