In the first major consular upgrade since China reinstated regular visa issuance, Beijing’s embassy in New Delhi on 26 December unveiled a fully digital visa application platform for Indian nationals. The new portal allows travellers to complete forms, upload supporting documents and pay fees online before presenting their passports at the Chinese Visa Application Centre only after receiving an e-mail confirmation. Officials say the system will halve in-person visits and cut front-desk processing times by up to 40 percent.
The move is expected to boost two-way traffic that has been recovering steadily since direct commercial flights resumed earlier this year. Indian corporates with manufacturing bases in Shenzhen and Shanghai have complained that paper-heavy visa procedures were delaying engineering visits and quality-control trips; the embassy said the new system was designed with high-volume business travellers in mind.
For travellers who would like additional support navigating the new requirements, VisaHQ’s dedicated China visa page (https://www.visahq.com/china/) offers step-by-step guidance, optional document pre-screening and premium courier coordination, ensuring applications meet embassy standards while saving even more time.
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Unlike third-party visa agents, the official platform is linked to China’s National Immigration Administration, enabling real-time data validation against the Exit-Entry Administration’s watch-lists. That should reduce document fraud while giving companies greater visibility on application status through an API that can feed HR mobility dashboards.
Practically, travellers are advised to create an account, save drafts of multiple applications and book biometric appointments in one sitting to secure peak-season slots. The embassy cautions that passports and hard-copy documents must still be produced once for final verification, but anticipates moving to a 100 percent paperless flow in 2026.
For mobility managers the implications are clear: faster turnaround for project-critical travel, fewer courier costs, and reduced risk of data leakage via intermediaries. Employers should update internal travel policies to reflect the new workflow and remind staff that normal invitation-letter rules and COVID-19 insurance requirements remain in force.
The move is expected to boost two-way traffic that has been recovering steadily since direct commercial flights resumed earlier this year. Indian corporates with manufacturing bases in Shenzhen and Shanghai have complained that paper-heavy visa procedures were delaying engineering visits and quality-control trips; the embassy said the new system was designed with high-volume business travellers in mind.
For travellers who would like additional support navigating the new requirements, VisaHQ’s dedicated China visa page (https://www.visahq.com/china/) offers step-by-step guidance, optional document pre-screening and premium courier coordination, ensuring applications meet embassy standards while saving even more time.
Unlike third-party visa agents, the official platform is linked to China’s National Immigration Administration, enabling real-time data validation against the Exit-Entry Administration’s watch-lists. That should reduce document fraud while giving companies greater visibility on application status through an API that can feed HR mobility dashboards.
Practically, travellers are advised to create an account, save drafts of multiple applications and book biometric appointments in one sitting to secure peak-season slots. The embassy cautions that passports and hard-copy documents must still be produced once for final verification, but anticipates moving to a 100 percent paperless flow in 2026.
For mobility managers the implications are clear: faster turnaround for project-critical travel, fewer courier costs, and reduced risk of data leakage via intermediaries. Employers should update internal travel policies to reflect the new workflow and remind staff that normal invitation-letter rules and COVID-19 insurance requirements remain in force.
