Chinese President, Xi Jinping
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a bid to facilitate the smooth traveling of Nigerians to China for
different purposes, visa centres are to be opened in major cities.
The Peoples Republic of China has concluded plans to open visa
application centres in Abuja and Lagos to improve the service standards
and fast-track the visa process.
The Deputy Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Lin Jing, said
the Abuja centre would open for service on September 20, 2017 at the
Churchgate Plaza.
He told journalists on Monday in Abuja that regular applicants
would still apply for visa in advance on www.visaforchina.org, while
diplomatic and official passport holders would submit their applications
to the embassy.
Jing stated that the visa centres would submit the applications to
the mission, which he said reserved the right to approve or reject them.
He added that the visa centres, which would be run by VSF Global, would
operate strictly as a commercial entity and charge fees as appropriate.
Responding to concerns about the high charges that may be imposed
on applicants by the visa centre operators, the envoy said the firm must
have consulted with their lawyers and factor in local situation before
deciding their service charges.
“Basically, the duration for visa applications remains the
same. Applicants are required to book appointments on the website and
pay N14,000 visa fee and N17,260 service charge, which includes VAT,” the envoy explained.
Jing added, “After the opening of the centre, holders of
diplomatic or official passports or applicants who qualify for the
Chinese diplomatic, courtesy service visas or applicants applying for
Hong Kong or Macau special administration region visa/entry permit still
need to submit their applications directly to the Chinese Embassy.”
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