Notice about Adjustment of Visa Fee

Notice about Adjustment of Visa Fee

2008-11-27

November 26, 2008

According to the instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, starting from Jan.1, 2009, visa fee for Latvian citizen will be adjusted on reciprocal basis. The details are as follows:

Unit: Euro

Fee category		Amount
Fee category		Latvian Citizen	Third Country Citizen (Incl. Latvian Alien's Passport Holder)	U.S.Citizen
Individual Visa Fees	Single Entry	60	30	105
	Double Entries	60	45	105
	Multiple Entries/ 6 months	60	60	105
	Multiple Entries/ 1 year	60	90	105
Hong Kong SAR Visa Fee	Single or Double Entries (Short Term)	Latvian Citizens do not need any entry visa to travel to Hong Kong for a maximum stay of 90 days.	25	U.S. Citizens do not need any entry visa to travel to Hong Kong for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Group Visa	Single Entry	48	24	88
Group Visa	Double Entry	48	36	88

Note

◇Extra express fee for individual visa (to collect a visa on the second working day): 30 Euros

◇Express fee for individual visa (to collect a visa on the third or fourth working day): 20 Euros；Express fee for group visa:10 Euros

◇All payments need to be made only by Euros cash.

Processing Time: The regular visa processing time is 4 working days (not including the day of receiving application documents ). Express service takes 1-3 working days.

1.Please note the Embassy can't provide same day service. The applications must be submitted during the opening hours of the Consular Office of Chinese Embassy.

2.In case of a withdrawal of visa application, there will be no refund for either visa fee or express fee.

3. To collect a visa, please bring the pick-up form issued by the Chinese consular officer and come according to the collection time specified on it.

4. In case the pick-up form is lost, owner of the passport is required to come to the Consular Office in person with his/her IC and one copy of it, and make a statement about the loss. The passport will be returned once the owner's identity is confirmed. If someone else except the owner gets back the passport with the pick-up form, the Chinese Embassy will bear no responsibility at all.