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CHINA VISA · PAKISTANI PASSPORT

China visa for Pakistanis

Pakistani passport holders need a visa for mainland China, but pay no Chinese visa fee. You fill in the form online, then hand in your passport at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Islamabad, Lahore or Karachi.

Checked against official sources · October 2026

Find your route

Are you visiting China as a tourist?

Answer to see which visa you need. You can switch between both routes below.

Your route: China tourist visa (L)

For tourist groups of at least 5 people. The group needs an invitation letter from the tourism authority in China, requested by a travel agency in China. We prepare each traveller's online form and documents and check everything before you hand them in.

Visa type

Tourist visa (L), group of 5 or more

Fees

No visa fee for Pakistani passports · visa centre service fee about Rs 13,200, cash

Processing

Usually 4 working days once your passport reaches the embassy

Stay

As granted on your visa

Where

Online form, then in person at the visa centre in Islamabad, Lahore or Karachi

Documents checklist

  • Passport and a copy of the photo page
  • Printed online application form with the confirmation page and a digital photo (white background)
  • Copy of the front and back of your CNIC
  • Police character certificate covering your whole life to date (apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if it has no QR code)
  • Invitation Letter for Tourist Group

Who can apply

  • Travelling in a tourist group of at least 5 people
  • A group invitation letter from the tourism authority in China, arranged by a travel agency in China
  • Passport valid for more than 6 months, with at least one blank visa page
  • A police character certificate for every traveller aged 10 or over

Watch out for

  • The Chinese Embassy's rules for Pakistan list tourist visas for groups of 5 or more only. Travelling on your own? Message us first and we will check your options.
  • Scan the QR code on your police certificate yourself before you apply. Applications are returned if it does not show your certificate.
  • Visa centres close on Pakistani and Chinese public holidays, including Chinese National Day (1 to 7 October).

Your route: China business visa (M)

For trade and business visits with an invitation from a company in China. We check the invitation letter, prepare your online form and documents, and review everything before you hand them in.

Visa type

Business visa (M)

Fees

No visa fee for Pakistani passports · visa centre service fee about Rs 13,200, cash

Processing

Usually 4 working days once your passport reaches the embassy

Stay

As granted on your visa

Where

Online form, then in person at the visa centre in Islamabad, Lahore or Karachi

Documents checklist

  • Passport and a copy of the photo page
  • Printed online application form with the confirmation page and a digital photo (white background)
  • Copy of the front and back of your CNIC
  • Police character certificate (apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if it has no QR code)
  • Invitation letter from the company in China, with your arrival and departure dates, its official seal and a signature
  • Personal bank statement for the last 6 months, if asked: at least US$100 for each day of your stay
  • Return flight itinerary and hotel booking (recommended)

Who can apply

  • An Invitation Letter (TE) or a Verification Letter of Invitation from China, or a Canton Fair or China International Import Expo invitation
  • Without one of those: an ordinary invitation letter from the company, your bank statement for the last 6 months, and a return itinerary and hotel booking
  • Passport valid for more than 6 months, with at least one blank visa page
  • A police character certificate if you are aged 10 or over

Watch out for

  • The invitation must carry the company's official round seal. The wrong stamp can lead to refusal.
  • The company name on your form must match its Chinese business licence exactly, with a working phone number.
  • Invitations and bank statements are checked. Anything fake leads to refusal.

WHY APPLY WITH US

We handle your China visa from start to finish

  • We check you are on the right route before you pay anything
  • We review every document so nothing gets your application rejected
  • We prepare your file, ready for you to hand in at the visa centre
  • We keep you updated on WhatsApp until your visa arrives

Our service fee

Rs 10,000 + government visa fee

Service fee refunded in full if your visa is refused

Ways to pay JazzCash Easypaisa HBLBank transfer (IBAN)

Apply for China

Send your details and we will reply on WhatsApp with your checklist and next steps.

WhatsApp number

Not sure which route? Answer the question at the top of the page, or just send your details and we will check.

Continue on WhatsApp

Please do not send passport scans here. Once you are a client, we will ask for documents securely.

China visa questions

No. Holders of ordinary Pakistani passports are exempt from all Chinese visa fees. You pay the visa centre's service fee (Rs 13,200 in Islamabad and Karachi, Rs 13,300 in Lahore, in cash at October 2026) and our service fee.

The rules published by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan list tourist visas for groups of at least 5 people with a group invitation. If you want to travel alone or as a family, message us before you book anything and we will check the best option for your trip.

Only for up to 24 hours, staying inside the airport transit area, with a confirmed onward ticket to another country. Pakistan is not on the list for China's 240-hour visa-free transit.

Not at the moment. From 17 December 2025 to 31 December 2026, fingerprints are not collected for short-term visas of 180 days or less.

The embassy in Islamabad handles residents of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab, through the visa centre in Islamabad or Lahore. The Consulate General in Karachi handles Sindh and Balochistan, through the Karachi visa centre.

Yes. China has an online arrival card you can fill in before you fly, on the National Immigration Administration website or app. You can also do it at the airport.

We refund our service fee in full. The visa centre's service fee is not refundable.

Chinese visa rules last checked October 2026 with the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, the Consulate General in Karachi and the official Chinese Visa Application Service Center. Pakistani passport holders pay no visa fee; the visa centre service fee can change, and we confirm it before you pay. A visa does not guarantee entry.

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