China and Sri Lanka have long maintained amicable bilateral relations. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, China-Sri Lanka relations have witnessed deepened political mutual trust, strengthened practical cooperation, and increasingly vibrant people-to-people exchanges, achieving continuous progress in bilateral ties. China remains steadfast in advancing high-level opening-up and warmly welcomes friends from Sri Lanka to visit China. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka is committed to promoting personnel exchanges between the two countries and facilitating visa applications for Sri Lankan friends traveling to China, and will issue visas within the scope of our duties.

In July this year, the Embassy launched the Chinese Visa Online Processing System, which offers functions such as online form filling and document uploading, has greatly facilitated applicants and improved processing efficiency. Consequently, the amount of applications also rose significantly. We noticed that some visa applications may have experienced longer processing times . Some cases were affected because of the late submission , disrupting travel plans. We remind applicants to please ensure that all information and supporting documents provided in their applications are complete and authentic. Any false, misleading, or incomplete information may result in extended visa processing times, refusal of the visa, or even denial of entry into China. Once the visa application has been submitted online, it takes 3-4 working days for the visa application to be verified. During this time, the applicants are supposed to check the review from the system and supplement or correct the application materials as required promptly.When the applicant comes to the Embassy to submit the passport and other documents, the visa processing time is usually 3-4 working days. Considering the booming of applications and the expansion of processing time recently, we encourage applicants to submit their applications 15-30 days earlier to avoid delaying.  

Thanks for your understandings.