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, Fujian, Hubei, and Hunan (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.

Beijing Visa Application Centre questions and answers
Monday, 16 April 2012
From 16 April 2012, applications for visas from people who are resident in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Henan, 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).

China Special Work Category: Chinese chefs
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
The quota is currently filled. More places will become available on 8 October 2012.

Changes to panel doctors for China
Monday, 2 April 2012
Information about changes to panel doctors in China.

Change of Visa Application Centre for residents of Hunan and Hubei
Thursday, 29 March 2012
From 16 April 2012 visa applications from people resident in Hunan and Hubei provinces should be lodged either in person or by mail at the New Zealand Visa Application Centre in Shanghai.

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

Welcome to Immigration New Zealand − Beijing branch

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