Free Chinese Visa for Indians

Visa fee is waived off for Indians willing to return to China and holding a valid resident card of China. 

Most of the provinces in China are allowing Indians with valid resident cards to enter China after obtaining special (PU) invitation letters.

The following are the broad categories (every province has different) of applicants eligible for the invitation letters.

1. A person who is working for a Fortune 500 company.
2. The person who is working for a company with an annual turnover of USD 5 million or more.
3. Owner of wholly-owned foreign enterprises. (WOFE)
4. Students (Not university students.)
5. Family members of the person staying in China with a valid resident card.

Eligible invitees should have a valid reason to obtain an invitation letter. Applications can be submitted at the foreign affairs office (FAO) of the local government. The set of application documents mainly consists of company documents, financial documents, and declarations (mainly related to planned steps for prevention of the spread of epidemic). The average time frame for processing the invitation letter is 4 to 6 weeks.

After receiving an invitation letter, the person can apply to the Chinese embassy in India, New Delhi, through VFS. Chinese consulates at Mumbai and Kolkata are currently not processing visas against PU letters.

The contents of the application form have been revised. Following documents accompany the application form:

1. Two photographs
2. Covering letter
3. PU letter
4. Invitation letter from the company.
5. Health declaration form
6. Detailed travel itinerary.

Covid19 test from ICMR approved laboratories is mandatory within 120 hours of boarding the flight. The result of the test report has to be sent by mail to the Chinese embassy in India; they will endorse the health declaration form submitted with application based on the test report and send it by mail. 

A person willing to travel by VBM (Vande Bharat Mission) flights should send following details by mail(helpdesk.beijing@mea.gov.in) to the Indian embassy in China: