As of March 15, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Malta will adopt the following new requirements for Chinese visa application.

1. Application Procedures

①Online application at https://cova.mfa.gov.cn. Confirmation page and full form (8 pages in total) must be printed with signature on the confirmation page and item 9 of the form.

② Submission: Documents shall be submitted to the Embassy in person from 9:00am to 12:00pm in the morning of every Monday or Wednesday.

2. Regular Documents required

① Visa Application Form and the confirmation page.

② Passport and a photocopy of the data page.

③ One ID photo that is: in color, taken within the last 6 months, in full-face view directly facing the camera, in front of a plain white or off-white background, sized 48mm x 33mm.

④ Proof of legal stay or residence status in Malta (applicable to applicants from third countries).

⑤ Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to foreign citizens who used to have Chinese citizenship ).

⑥ Itinerary information

Applicants with categories L, M, F, G, J2, Q2, S2, X2 should provide round trip air tickets and applicants with the other visa categories could provide one-way flight. Applicants may also be required to provide the accommodation (such as hotel reservation/assumption of responsibility for hosting etc.) when applying for visa.

⑦ Additional documents required as follows according to visa categories accepted :