★★★★★
I had a really great experience at the Chinese Embassy in London. A staff member named Suleman was very friendly and spoke with me in a helpful, respectful way. The toilets were clean, the atmosphere was quiet, and there was no waiting at all. I submitted my passport on Monday and was told to collect it on Friday—exactly as promised. Super efficient and smooth from start to finish.
★★★★★
I must say what great service in my case, despite my visa application been rejected twice, after online review completed, the wait time of 47 applicants ahead of me inside the Visa Centre took approximately 90 minutes from start to finish on a Tuesday morning. Efficient and friendly service, in particular Solomon at reception who kindly advised me passport photos are not normally needed once you received the email with the Visa Application Certificate. However, remember to print this document. Having the certificate on your phone will not be accepted. My visa will be ready for collec
★★★★★
Great online services which I don’t need to print and bring lots of documents to the centre. It takes half an hour on the day of submission ( submit and pay) and another half an hour to collect the passport four days later. It exceeds other visa centres by miles. Well done!
★★★★★
This was my third Chinese visa application and the first since the introduction of the Online Approval System.
I submitted my application online and within 24 hours I was informed that my application needed amending. After re-submitting the application, it was approved within 2 hours.
I went to the visa centre in person a few days after and I was all done within an hour. Pick up of my passport and visa was three days later on the regular service and the collection took less than half an hour.
Solomon on the front desk is a lovely guy!
★★★★☆
Online application process allows for you to not need to book appointments in person. Once online application completed, you can drop in for passport submission and payment, and drop in again for collection. Only had to wait 5 minutes each time. Efficient system. Helpful staff including Solomon at the front desk.