With effect from April 11, 2024, the Chinese Visa Center in Dhaka (CVC) will start accepting visa applications from ordinary passport holders (including visas for Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau) and legalization applications.

1. A service fee per application will be charged, in addition to the visa fee and express service fee (if applicable) charged by the Embassy of China in Bangladesh. Details of fees are shown in the website of the CVC.
2. Applicants may contact CVC as per details given below:

Address: 3rd Floor, Praasad Trade Center, 6 Kemal Ataturk

Avenue, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Tel: 022 2660 3261；022 2660 3262

E-mail: dhakacenter@visaforchina.org

Website: www.visaforchina.cn

Office Hours: Sunday to Thursday (Except for holidays).

Application submission &Payment time:

9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Pick-up time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm 

3. Starting from April 11, 2024, the Embassy of China in Bangladesh will stop accepting direct visa applications from ordinary passport holders (including visas for Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau) and legalization applications. The above-mentioned applicants are required to log on to the CVC website to fill in the application form online and then proceed to the CVC for further processing, details of which are available at www.visaforchina.cn.
4. For diplomatic or service/official passport holders or applicants applying for Chinese diplomatic, courtesy or service visas, please submit applications directly to the Embassy of China in Bangladesh. For any queries in this regard, please send an email at dhaka@csm.mfa.gov.cn.