Welcome to Immigration New Zealand − Beijing branch

Beijing branch employs 42 staff, divided into three teams – temporary entry team, residence team, and the HR/admin/finance team. Details for each team are listed under staff contacts on the contact details page.

This branch is responsible for processing visas for all provinces in the People's Republic of China and Mongolia, except the following provinces:

Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian (Shanghai branch)
Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan provinces (Hong Kong branch). Residence visa applications from these three provinces should be lodged with the Beijing branch.

The following languages are spoken by staff at the Beijing branch:

Mandarin
English
a small number of dialects such as Shanghaihua and Minnanhua.

Panel doctor updates
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Information about changes to panel doctors in China.

How to pay application fees/other fees in Beijing
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
With the new Visa Application Centre now open in Beijing there are changes to the way we accept application fees/other fees.

Panel doctor updates
Friday, 14 October 2011
Information about changes to panel doctors in China.

New collection agent for visa applications
Friday, 14 October 2011
VFS Global Services (VFS) has been appointed by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) as a collection agent for visa applications with effect from 12 August in Shanghai and from 17 October 2011 for Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

Beijing Visa Application Centre questions and answers
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
From 17 October 2011 applications for visas from people who are resident in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang must be lodged, either in person or by mail, at the Visa Application Centre (VAC).

Changes to the Student Visa Funds Transfer Scheme (FTS) in China
Thursday, 8 September 2011
We have made two changes to the existing FTS in China to ensure it can continue to provide first-class service to the increasing number of Chinese students wishing to study in New Zealand.

Welcome to Immigration New Zealand − Beijing branch

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