Applying for Chinese Visas in Melbourne.

[imron]

Just a heads up for anyone living in Melbourne, Australia, you can no longer apply for visas at the Chinese Consulate. Instead, you need to go to a new visa application service center on St. Kilda Rd. See their webpage here.

I went to collect a visa today and it seems I was in one of the last batches of visas to be processed by the Consulate. Anyone not arriving with a pink collection slip was being turned away, and redirected to the service center instead.

Edited April 28, 2010 at 03:33 AM by imron

[fanglu]

Brisbane too

[chrix]

and according to the website, the same in Sydney... maybe we should rename the thread as "Applying for Chinese Visas in Australia"

[imron]

maybe we should rename the thread as "Applying for Chinese Visas in Australia"

Maybe, but according to the brochure I was given explaining the change, Sydney has had a separate visa center for a while. My post was referring specifically to the situation in Melbourne which has just changed in the last day or two.

[adrianlondon]

They appear to be doing that everywhere. I assume there's a "visa service fee" added on to the cost of the visa?

[imron]

Yep, the price of a single-entry tourist visa has basically doubled (AUD$40 to AUD$78.50).