Online Appointments system for Students / Student Agents only. Please click on the Student Appointments to make an appointment.

Effective 5th March 2008 we have introduced the online appointment system for Students and Student Agents.

Kindly make prior bookings for submissions.

Individual Students are advised to arrive at the time of appointment and not more than 5-10 minutes late. A student agent should arrive at the time of appointment, however the student group will arrive between 30-60 minutes later depending on the group size. The agent should co-ordinate with us the time of arrival of individual applicants. This is to ensure there is no crowding inside and outside the Visa Application Centre. Due to space constraints we will not be able to accommodate any accompanying family members or friends except for minors.

On your arrival please produce a printout of the appointment letter for each individual applicant.

Welcome to the homepage of the United Kingdom Visa Application Centre's website.

This site is designed to offer advise and guidance on the visa process and enable visa applicants to check the progress of their application on-line.

Visa Application Centres were established in conjunction with the British Embassy during early 2005. There is now a network of 12 offices across China offering a range of services designed to make the visa application procedure simple, accessible and more convenient for visa applicants within China.

The established network of our Visa Application Centres perform a number of routine administrative tasks on behalf of the British Embassy, but have no involvement in the visa decision-making process. The range of tasks performed include receipt and preparation of applications, fee collection, data input and delivery/return to/from from the relevant Embassy or Consulate. We also run an appointments schedule and offer advice and guidance through a dedicated telephone and e-mail facility.

UK Visa Application Centre ( UKVAC ) offers a gamut of services aimed at making the visa application procedure simple , accessible and hassle free for the applicant and giving the diplomatic mission a more professional image.

Dissemination of information

UKVAC handles all the mass-communication required in order to keep the intending applicants informed and updated. This is done by:

• Publishing detailed brochures, application forms and advisories on visa rules
• Conducting press conferences
• Advertising in the mass media.

All this up-to-date information is available on our website (www.vfs-uk-cn.com) for download.

Pre-scrutiny and acceptance of applications

Compliance to the rules of Embassy / Consulates with regard to the applications is ensured by our staff which scrutinizes for:

• Completeness
• Correctness of form.
• Supporting documents
• Conformance to other requirements as per the consulate's criteria.

Scheduling of appointments for interviews

UKVAC handles the scheduling of appointments for applicants who have been told by the Embassy / Consulates to schedule themselves for interview. The applicant can visit the application centre to schedule his interview on the date and time as per his convenience. UKVAC provides the Embassy / Consulates with daily reports on the scheduled interviews along with supporting documents of each applicant.

Complete Banking Support

UKVAC handles collection and remittance of visa fees as per operating procedure of the Embassy and ensures that the same is deposited in the Embassy's designated bank account in a timely manner. We also provide daily remittance reports to the Embassy / Consulates.

Database Compilation

UKVAC creates databases which are fully compliant with the Embassy's sytems. The data compiled by us on behalf of the Embassy is kept strictly confidential since we recognize that it is proprietary to the Embassy.

Return delivery of passports

UKVAC ensures safe retrieval and delivery of passports to the applicant. Passports are retrieved from the Embassy / Consulate's visa sections by UKVAC personnel and these can either be collected personally by the applicant or delivered to the applicant by courier depending on the applicant's choice. Safe delivery of passports is ensured by our barcode based tracking system which allows for online tracking of the movements of the passport by the applicant.

Following the earthquake in western China on Monday 12 May, the visa section of the British Consulate General in Chongqing and Visa Application Centres in Chongqing and Chengdu will be closed on Tuesday 13 May and Wednesday 14 May. We aim to resume service as soon as possible.

In the meantime, applications can be made to one of the other application centres in China:
North China: Beijing, Jinan, Wuhan, Shenyang
East China: Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou
South China: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou

Further updates will issue when details are known. For more information on applying for a UK visa please consult the Visa Application website http://www.vfs-uk-cn.com.