In order to better serve the people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries, and provide applicants with more convenient visa application condition and more efficient consular certificate services, starting from August 27, 2024, Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia (hereinafter referred to as "Visa Application Center") accepts visa applications of ordinary passports holders. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

1. The Visa Application Centre will be open for trial operation from August 27 to 28, 2024 (no service fee will be charged during the trial operation period), and will officially operate on August 29, 2024. The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will no longer directly accept visa applications from foreign ordinary passport holders since August 29, 2024.

Address: F08, 1st Floor, Dove Plaza, Umm Al Hamam Street, Al Gharbi, Riyadh,12322, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Telephone：966-115160110

E-mail: riyadhcenter@visaforchina.org

Website: www.visaforchina.cn

Business hours: Sunday to Thursday (Except for Fridays, Saturdays 、local and Chinese holidays.)

For application submission: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

For visa collection: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

2. Those who hold diplomatic or special passports or applying for Chinese diplomatic, courtesy, or service visas shall still submit application directly to the embassy.

3. The Visa Application Center will collect the governmental fees and expedited or express fees (which remain the same as before) on behalf of the embassy. The Visa Application Center charges a service fee. Please refer to the website of the Visa Application Center for service fee collection standards.      

4. The Visa Application Center has no decision on visa approval. The Embassy will decide whether to issue a visa, its validity, duration of stay and number of entries based on the applicant's personal circumstances. The consular officer may request additional  supporting documents or supplementary materials according to the specific situation from the applicants , or an interview with them.

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

in the  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia        

August 25, 2024