Africa Visa Application Center Established in Shanghai

CRI Online: In order to further promote economic and cultural exchanges between China and African countries and facilitate the application for African visas by Chinese citizens to travel to these countries, with the trust of some African governments and their embassies to China, the Africa Visa Application Center was recently established in Shanghai and opens to the public.

Ambassadors, councilors, consuls and other diplomats from 14 African countries including 11 SADC countries of 

South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles and Madagascar and Mali from western Africa, Djibouti and Ethiopia from eastern Africa attended the opening ceremony.

The 

Africa Visa Application Center belongs to the Africa Center, a joint cooperation programme between the Touch Road Group and African countries, and commits to offer convenient visa application services for Chinese citizens and institutions planning to travel to Africa. The Center can handle various types of visa application for African countries from within China, including tourism visa, working visa, family visit visa and business visa services. The Center also offers application forms, visa photographing, fast delivery of passports, international and domestic air tickets booking, reception in African countries and hotel booking services. Moreover, the Center also provides briefing on investment and tourism of African countries.

H.E.Mr.Abdallah Abdillahi Miguil, ambassador of Djibouti to China, said to the media at the opening ceremony for the Center, "African countries will offer strongest support to the Center to facilitate the applicants. The embassies will realize technical matching with the Center. The founding of the Center will also provide convenience for China-Africa economic and trade exchanges, and can work as a gateway to Africa."

It is known that the 

Africa Visa Application Center will set up a website very soon so as to enable the applicants to learn about the visa requirements and check the updates of their visa application. It is located on the fourth floor of Building C, Tongshengdasha, No.458 Fushan Rd, Pudong, Shanghai. Except for national holidays, it is open from 08:30 to 17:30 from Monday to Friday, and 09:00 to 12:00 on Saturday and Sunday. The applicant can come to the Center without appointments.