G Visa

Introduction

G visa is issued to those who intend to transit through China.

Required documents

(1) Passport and Passport photocopy: original passport with at least one blank visa page and valid for at least 6 months, and a copy of bio-page of the passport.

(2) A signed and completed Visa Application Form and a Confirmation of Online Visa Application (both of which should be filled out on this website: https://consular.mfa.gov.cn/VISA/, printed out and submitted to the Embassy).

(3) A photo which must be:

·In color

·Taken in front of a plain white background

·Taken bare-headed

·Face centred looking straight

·Taken within the last 6 months

(4) Proof of residency status: Non-PNG citizens need to submit evidence of legal residence in PNG, such as visas or work permits.

(5) Previous Chinese passport or Chinese visa: If you have obtained a Chinese visa before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport's bio-data page, as well as the page with a previous Chinese visa. Applicants who used to have Chinese citizenship and have obtained foreign citizenship should submit the original previous Chinese passport and a copy of its bio-data page while applying for a Chinese visa for the first time. If the name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, an official Certificate of Name Change should also be submitted. 

(6) An onward air (train or ship) ticket with confirmed date to the destination country or region.

(7) Other supplementary documents requested by the Chinese Embassy in PNG.

Processing time and fee

Please refer to Processing time and fees

Important notice

(1) All the information should be filled truly, clearly and completely.

(2) The applicant should bear all the responsibilities for the truthfulness of submitted materials including passport, application form, photo, etc.

(3) In line with global norms, China has implemented a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals from all other countries around the world at all its accessible exit-entry ports. Foreign nationals holding valid international travel documents and connecting tickets with confirmed seats, who intend to transit via China by international flights, ships, or trains to third countries or regions, are exempt from visa applications, provided that their stay periods in China will not exceed 24 hours and that they will remain within the corresponding ports. Those who plan to leave the ports must apply for temporary entry permits at the exit-entry border inspection authorities of the corresponding ports. 

For more policy interpretation, please refer to the website of China National Immigration Administration:

https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c156086/content.html 

(4) When the applicant has entrusted someone else to submit the application on his/her behalf, the applicant must appear in person， if an interview is requested by the Chinese Embassy in PNG.

(5) The consular officer will make decisions on a case-by-case basis.

(6) According to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, China does not recognize dual citizenship for any Chinese citizen. Chinese citizens who have settled in a foreign country will automatically lose Chinese citizenship if they have obtained foreign citizenship.

(7) Any change to the above information is subject to the authoritative explanation of the Chinese Embassy in PNG.