China Embassy for Cyprus - Address / Phone Number

China Embassy in Cyprus

Address: 30 Archimidous Street, Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus, P.O.Box 24531, Nicosia
City: Nicosia (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2/+3 hours)
Tel.: 00357-22352182, +357 22352183, + 357 22 352 184
Fax: 00357-22353530
Consular tel.: 00357-22352183
Emergency tel.: + 357 99 56 11 48
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 – 14.00
Consular hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9.00 – 12.00

Services provided by the Consular Section of the Embassy:

• Assistance to Chinese citizens abroad in cases of emergency;
• Issuance of visas;
• Power of attorney;
• Issuance of passports;
• Notarial services.

Citizens of Cyprus need visas to visit China.

Tourist visa requirements:

• Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and 2 blank visa pages at least, and a photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate.
• One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached.
• Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship).
• Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to foreign citizens who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship).
• Documents showing the itinerary including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation, etc. or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China.

Travelers from Cyprus may apply for the 72-hour transit visa exemption at the airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu.

The Embassy is closed on public holidays.