Study Visa ('X1'/'X2' visa)

Fingerprint has been launched for Chinese study visa application since 1st November 2018. Thus all applicants have to travel to Edinburgh for it in person.

Required Documents

Required Documents:

Passport

An applicant’s original passport

At least 12 months in validity
At least two blank visa pages
A legible passport without any damage

Please note that Chinese visa will be affixed into one of your original passport’s visa page.

Photocopy

A photocopy of your current passport

Information page only
Black and white or colourful

Photograph

A passport-size photo required in the following

a photo background in white or light blue
a high quality photo page
is 35mm by 45mm or 50mm by 50mm in size
full face centred in the middle without hat

Documents

X1 visa application

An original admission notice issued by an university and a school or other entities in China
JW201 or JW202 Form issued by Ministry of Education of China

X2 visa application

An original admission notice issued by an university and a school or other entities in China

Please note that X1 visa will be only granted single entry 3 month. Once you arrive in China, you should immediately apply for a resident permit in local Exit and Entry Administration. If you are applying for X2 visa, single or double entry in availability will be granted in Chinese General of Edinburgh.

Breakdown of Fees

Fee Match Guarantee

If you find our fees higher than our competitors located in the UK only, we will match the difference between our fees and the fees you found on the site of other competitors, which MUST submit the visa applications on behalf of their customers in the Chinese Embassy in London, General Chinese Consulate in Manchester or Edinburgh ONLY, at the SAME VISA APPLIATION, SAME ENTRIES, SAME SERVICE and SAME NATIONALITY with the condition in a 15-day window and UK market only after you get your passport and visa at hand.

If you go to China in a few weeks, we will let you enjoy the lowest fee over other agencies, not necessary to pay for an urgent fee. We provide our clients with two different types of lowest fee. One type is 5 working days’ standard service; the other one is 4 working days’ regular service. These processing time is certainly guaranteed, and is surely confirmed after we receive your documents.

Schedule of Fees

The final total fee of your order depends on your visa type, service type, the quantity of applications and delivery type, and is collected by i2visa UK Ltd for the sum of Consular Fee and our service charge. The following fees per applicant applies to other nationals only. Please see the fees pages for British nationals.

Visa Type	Service Type	Fee of Consular and CVASC	Our Fee	Total Fee all inclusive
Help with the completioin of Chinese visa application form	Visa form to be completed online	£0	£50	£50
Single Entry 3 months	4 Working Days (Regular Service)	£94	£33	£127
Single Entry 3 months	72 hours (Express Service)	£94	£66	£160
Single Entry 3 months	48 Hours (Urgency Service)	£125	£99	£224
Single Entry 3 months	28 Hours (Emergency Service)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Help with the completion of Chinese visa application form	Visa form to be completed online	£0	£50	£50
Double Entries 6 months	4 Working Days (Regular Service)	£108	£33	£141
Double Entries 6 months	72 Hours (Express Service)	£108	£66	£174
Double Entries 6 months	48 Hours (Urgency Service)	£139	£99	£238
Double Entries 6 months	28 Hours (Emergency Service)	N/A	N/A	N/A

*Consular Fee, consists of Chinese visa fee charged by General Chinese Consulate of Edinburgh and the Centre fee charged by Chinese visa application service centre (CVASC).

*Our Fee, all inclusive, namely handling fee, is charged by i2visa UK Ltd.

*Each total fee is charged per applicant.

*This is no multi-entry visa available for study purpose for all nationals.

* Processing time starts from the date of submission with fingerprint taken by CVASC.

*The Chinese visa application form (version 2018) must be completed at the CVASC's website.