Important Update


Dear Esteemed Applicant/s,

Please be informed that all passport withdrawal requests for applications submitted in India Visa Application Center in Beijing must be accompanied by a passport withdrawal letter, which should be sent to the following Embassy email address: visa3.beijing@mea.gov.in.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Dear Applicant/s,

We would like to inform you that India Visa Application Center in Shanghai and Beijing will be closed from April 4th to 5th and India Visa Application Center in Guangzhou will be closed on April 5th. Please arrange the visa document submission time accordingly. Thank you for the cooperation.

Dear Applicant/s,

Revised Procedure for India Visa Application Submission, As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a high-quality visa application service and in response to the escalating volume of India Visa applications, we wish to inform all agents and authorized representatives of a revised procedure for submission.

Effective 3rd January 2024 , all visa applicants are required to personally submit their applications. This adjustment is essential to ensure the efficiency and accuracy of the visa application process. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in adhering to this new protocol. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and we look forward to your continued cooperation in delivering the best possible service to our applicants.

Dear Applicants,

Employment and Business visa Performas have been revised. Kindly reach out to Visa application centre for latest format.

Dear applicants,

Please be informed all applicants are requested to obtain an online appointment before visiting the Indian Visa Appplication Center in Beijing, Shanghai & Guangzhou. To book an appointment please visit our website or click on the link BLS International CHINA | Book Your Appointment for BLS IVAC CHINA (https://india.blscn.cn/). Please note that applicants without prior appointment except for applicants going for G20 and SCO visits will not be admitted and will be requested to book an appointment.

Dear applicants,

If you are applying for business visa only, please click the link below for downloading the proforma and it should be included in your application. Also, if you are working in the SOE (State-owned Enterprises), please submit a letter of request from any of the FAOs or SASAC or MFA (or any other duly authorized Chinese organisation). Thanks for your cooperation.

Updates and Notices

    Advisory for Chinese nationals applying for Indian Visa

    This is to bring to the notice of all the Chinese nationals applying for Indian Visa under different Visa categories that no additional fees is charged by the Indian Embassy/Indian Consulates or BLS for granting Indian Visa other than that provided below.

    Business Visa (Upto 1 year)- RMB 888

    Employment Visa (Upto 6 months)- RMB 888

    Entry Visa (Upto 6 months)- RMB 599

    Conference Visa- RMB 599

    Student Visa- RMB 599

    Medical Visa (Upto 6 months)- RMB 599

    Other than the Visa fees, service fees charged by the Visa application centre for all the above mentioned Visa categories is RMB 32.01.

    Return of passports is free of cost. Chinese nationals should not fall prey to agents/touts/middlemen who are making false claims like faster processing or guaranteeing issue of Visas.

    If there is any grievance then applicant can scan the QR code given below and register the grievance.

    Dear applicants,

    If you are applying for business visa or employment visa, please click the link below for downloading the proforma and it should be included in your application. Also, if you are working in the SOE (State-owned Enterprises), please submit a letter of request from any of the FAOs or SASAC or MFA (or any other duly authorized Chinese organisation). Thanks for your cooperation.

    Business Visa Information Proforma

  • Dear applicant, please be informed that India visa application Center in Beijing is temporarily closed due to pandemic situation and restrictions.
  • Important Notice: Prohibition on Unauthorized Use of Satellite Phones

  • This is to inform all visitors to India including foreign nationals that bringing in or using satellite phones (e.g. Thuraya, Iridium etc.) in India without prior permission / license from the relevant Indian authorities is prohibited under Indian law.
  • Any passenger carrying satellite phone/ phones via baggage is required to declare the same to Customs on arrival and produce permission for use from the concerned authority.
  • Any individual found to be in possession of an unauthorized satellite phone in India is liable to be prosecuted as per Indian law, and all unauthorized sets found in possession of the individual will be seized by Indian law enforcement agencies.
  • Visitors and tourists coming to India are advised to comply with Indian laws and not bring in or use satellite phones in India without obtaining specific permission / license in advance from the concerned authorities.
  • In compliance with the preventive measures and guidelines issued by local Authorities, the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC), operating out of its premises at Room No. 1122, 11th Floor, No.3 Maizidian West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing will resume its normal operation with effect from 06 June, 2022. The prospective visa seekers are advised to visit the IVAC for the purpose of capture of biometric data.
  • It may be noted that the following visa applicants are exempted from capturing of the biometric data:
  • a. All diplomatic passport holders;
  • b. Applicants who are eligible for diplomatic and official visa;
  • c. All visa applicants, regardless of the type of passport, who are more than 70 years old or less than 12 years old;
  • Dear applicant(s): In light of the local government’s advisory regarding the prevention and control of spread of COVID-19, the building management of visa application centre is in strict compliance and visitors will be requested to provide green code and nucleic acid test report as per latest guidelines set by local government. BLS will not take any responsibility if building management restrict visa applicant(s) from entering the premises basis on COVID-19 preventive measures set by local government.
  • Starting from April 28, all the building personnel can enter the building on the basis of scanning the QR code and holding the nucleic acid test negative certificate within 48 hours.
  • Dear Applicant,
    Indian visa application center in Beijing will have holidays on 14 and 15 April, 2022 and will reopen on 18th of April.
  • Dear applicant,
    Due to current pandemic situation, Indian visa application centre in Shanghai is temporarily closed. Applicants are requested to contact us for any assistance and before visiting the centre
  • Applicants are requested not to attend any unauthorized agency or agent outside the Indian visa application centre in regards to any services they may sell to you. BLS is not responsible for any outcome of such decisions made by applicant. We also request you to insist for receipt for the services availed at Indian visa application centre in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou

    The sample receipt is as follows:

  • Mandatory revised undertaking for all visa applications click here to download and print.
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India Visa Application Center (IVAC) is an trusted partner to the Embassy of India, Beijing for managing the administrative function of visa application process.

Applicants are solely responsible for the application they submit. Any false information or mis-representation of facts and incomplete / invalid supporting documents will have a direct bearing on the decision with regards to issuance of visa by the Embassy of India. Applicants are required to submit their visa application as per their Jurisdiction.

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