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Launch of the China Online Visa Application (COVA) and Appointment for Visa Application Submission (AVAS)
2023-04-10 22:13

In order to provide more standard, orderly service of better quality to the applicants for a China visa, the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan will, from April 132023, launch the China Online Visa Application (COVA) and Appointment for Visa Application Submission (AVAS). Here are the particulars.

I. From April 132023, all applicants for a China visa must complete their online visa application forms at https://cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn in Chinese or English (other languages are invalid). They are requested to print out the confirmation page and application forms then, sign the confirmation page, before bringing all the above, passport and other supporting documents for submission to the Embassy.

II. From April 132023, all applicants for a China visa must secure their appointments for visa application at https://avas.cs.mfa.gov.cn.

III. In order to allow some time for the applicants to better understand and get familiarized with the new arrangement, the Embassy has designated the period between April 13 to April 242023 as the transitional period.

During the transitional period, applicants can still use the current hard copy application forms of version 2013 to the Embassy, without any online appointment.

However, please also note that applicants who choose to complete their online visa application forms at https://cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn during the transitional period must secure their appointments for visa application at https://avas.cs.mfa.gov.cn.

IV. Starting from April 252023, NO hard copy application forms of version 2013 will be accepted by the Embassy. All applicants for a China visa must complete their online visa application forms at https://cova.cs.mfa.gov.cn, and secure their appointments for visa application at https://avas.cs.mfa.gov.cn.

V. Please note that there is one clause of exception in the above arrangement: Applicants who apply for the visas to the two Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau do not need to complete their online visa application forms.

The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan reserves the right to final interpretation of this Notice.

Inquiry hotline: +211-912386015.

E-mail: consulate_juba@mfa.gov.cn

Chinese Embassy in South Sudan

April 10, 2023