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Embassy or visa centre
China visa
Visa-free entry for Saudi citizens until 31 December 2026, and a visa without fingerprints for residents
About this visa
We prepare the Chinese visa file for residents, submit it at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Riyadh or Jeddah, arrange the medical insurance, and follow it until your passport is back.
Saudi citizens: holders of ordinary Saudi passports can enter China without a visa for up to 30 days per visit, for tourism, business, family and friends, exchanges and transit. The exemption began on 9 June 2025 and has been extended to 31 December 2026. For a trip longer than 30 days, or after the exemption ends unless it is extended again, you need a visa. Before travelling, complete China's digital arrival card carefully.
Residents of Saudi Arabia: you need a tourist visa, submitted at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Riyadh or Jeddah. Fingerprints are currently not taken for short-term visas (stays of 180 days or less) until 31 December 2026.
How we work with you: you send us your request; we send you the document list, complete the application form, check the photos, salary letter and bank statement, and arrange your medical insurance, flights and hotel. We then submit the file at the centre and follow it until your passport is back, usually in 5 to 7 working days. The decision remains with the Chinese embassy, and no one can guarantee approval.
Documents required
For every applicant
- Original passport and a copy Valid for at least 6 months after your return date, with blank pages.
Saudi citizens
- Digital arrival card For Saudi citizens travelling visa-free: complete China's digital arrival card accurately before departure; we can help you fill it in.
Residents of Saudi Arabia
- Original iqama and a copy It must be valid.
- Two passport photos 3.3 × 4.8 cm, the Chinese visa size, on a white background, recent and with no editing of the face. Men: without a shemagh. Women: the hairline visible.
- Original salary letter in English Recently issued. Government employer: stamped with the employer's coloured stamp. Private employer: on the company's letterhead and certified by the Chamber of Commerce.
- Bank statement for the last 6 months Recent, in English and stamped by the bank. If a Saudi citizen needs a visa, a statement for the last 3 months.
- Fingerprints Not required: short-term visa applicants are exempt from fingerprinting until 31 December 2026.
- Medical insurance We arrange travel medical insurance for the whole trip.
- Flight and hotel bookings A return ticket and hotel bookings for the whole stay, prepared as part of the file.
- Expected processing time 5 to 7 working days.
Countries this visa opens
- China
How we work
Three steps between you and your visa
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Step 1
We receive your request
As soon as your request arrives, a member of our team contacts you to answer your questions and tell you when everything will be ready.
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Step 2
We get to work
Once payment is complete, our team starts work exactly as agreed.
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Step 3
Your documents are ready
We send you the complete file to print wherever is nearest, with no effort on your part, and you go to the fingerprint centre.
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