Urgent visas question re: China

Excalibur9700 · 10th August 2012, 4:24 PM

Hi OCAU,
I've just been notified that my grandfather in China has passed away, and I need to fly back preferably over the next weekend. It's been a while since I flew back so the last few times the visas have always been organised by my parents, and it's always been in situations where they've had plenty of time (eg. it was for holiday).

I've seen a PDF form on the Chinese embassy site (http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/) a while ago before but now I can't find it. They've got a link to an online process here: http://www.visaforchina.com.au/BNE_EN/ but I'm not sure if that's the one I should use for the quickest way to get one.

Can someone provide some tips? AFAIK the old PDF that I've seen has an expedited process option whereas this online process doesn't look like it has one, plus all their offices are now closed (closes at 3 wtf). Thanx guys.

HumbleBum · 10th August 2012, 4:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Excalibur9700

Hi OCAU,
I've just been notified that my grandfather in China has passed away, and I need to fly back preferably over the next weekend. It's been a while since I flew back so the last few times the visas have always been organised by my parents, and it's always been in situations where they've had plenty of time (eg. it was for holiday).

I've seen a PDF form on the Chinese embassy site (http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/) a while ago before but now I can't find it. They've got a link to an online process here: http://www.visaforchina.com.au/BNE_EN/ but I'm not sure if that's the one I should use for the quickest way to get one.

Can someone provide some tips? AFAIK the old PDF that I've seen has an expedited process option whereas this online process doesn't look like it has one, plus all their offices are now closed (closes at 3 wtf). Thanx guys.

Chinese Consulate.. Call them/appear in person.

Tinian · 10th August 2012, 4:30 PM

Condolences. I did my visa application yesterday, so this is fresh in the memory bank:

Download forms from here.

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Originally Posted by Visa Application FAQ

13. How long does it take for the embassy to process a visa application? Is there an expediting service available?
Normally, it takes 4 working days to process a visa application. For example, you may pick up your visa (and your passport) on Thursday if you lodged the application on Monday.
There is expediting service for the second day or the third day pick-up, and additional fees apply: A$50 extra per visa for the second-day pick-up, and A$30 extra per visa for the third-day pick-up.

Excalibur9700 · 10th August 2012, 4:47 PM

thx for the info, which one would be quicker do u reckon? send the paper form or submit the online version located on that other site? i cant call them coz the embassy closes at 12pm and the Visa Application Service Center closes at 3pm, plus i don't live in a capital city so i cant really visit.

timsarg · 10th August 2012, 5:50 PM

sorry to hear your loss but there are already multiple threads on here about urgent visa's , especially from people in the country . Honestly your best bet is to drive into town or use these people

http://www.visalink.com.au/

10th August 2012, 4:24 PM	#1
Excalibur9700 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 787	Urgent visas question re: China Hi OCAU, I've just been notified that my grandfather in China has passed away, and I need to fly back preferably over the next weekend. It's been a while since I flew back so the last few times the visas have always been organised by my parents, and it's always been in situations where they've had plenty of time (eg. it was for holiday). I've seen a PDF form on the Chinese embassy site (http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/) a while ago before but now I can't find it. They've got a link to an online process here: http://www.visaforchina.com.au/BNE_EN/ but I'm not sure if that's the one I should use for the quickest way to get one. Can someone provide some tips? AFAIK the old PDF that I've seen has an expedited process option whereas this online process doesn't look like it has one, plus all their offices are now closed (closes at 3 wtf). Thanx guys.

10th August 2012, 4:47 PM	#4
Excalibur9700 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 787	thx for the info, which one would be quicker do u reckon? send the paper form or submit the online version located on that other site? i cant call them coz the embassy closes at 12pm and the Visa Application Service Center closes at 3pm, plus i don't live in a capital city so i cant really visit.

10th August 2012, 5:50 PM	#5
timsarg Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,736	sorry to hear your loss but there are already multiple threads on here about urgent visa's , especially from people in the country . Honestly your best bet is to drive into town or use these people http://www.visalink.com.au/