The Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Bangkok will start to host the Online Visa Application and Appointment Booking System from 1st August 2020. All applicants (excluding Hong Kong SAR visa and Macau SAR visa applicants) will be required to fill in the online electronic application forms and book an appointment time-slot at https://visaforchina.org (the Appointment Booking System is temporarily unavailable out of the suspension of visa applications until further notice). After making an appointment, applicants need to submit the confirmation letter with signature, the print-out application form together with passport and other supporting documents at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Bangkok at the schedule time.
Applicants holding diplomatic and official passports, who are exempted from pre-booking appointment, only need to fill in the online visa application form at https://cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn , and submit the confirmation letter with signature, application form, together with passport and other supporting documents at the Chinese Embassy in Thailand.
In addition, according to the Announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and the National Immigration Administration, issued on March 27, 2020, on the Temporary Suspension of Entry by Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits, the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Bangkok temporarily suspends Chinese visa applications. For necessary economic, trade, science and technology activities, and emergency humanitarian needs, please contact the Chinese Visa Application Service Center via E-mail (bangkokcentre@visaforchina.org). An acceptance letter will be issued and sent by E-mail if the applicants meet the requirement of the above-mentioned Announcement. Applicants must fill in the online visa application form and submit the application at the visa center within the time period provided in the acceptance letter. No online appointment is required.