Visa Processing and Administrative Processing Wait Times

The average visa processing wait time is the number of working days after a consular officer approves a visa, for the passport and visa to be returned to the applicant. The majority of visas in Beijing are processed and returned to the applicant within several days.

Average visa processing wait time DOES NOT include the time required for administrative processing. These procedures require additional time. When administrative processing is required, the timing will vary based on individual circumstances of each case. Visa processing wait times can change.

Please see below for the current average processing times:

Administrative processing for all classes of visas is currently taking approximately 3-4 weeks.

Please click here for more administrative processing information.

Last updated October 21, 2009