To further facilitate Chinese visa applications, from 25 December 2025 to 31 December 2026, fingerprint collection is exempted for all short-term visa applicants (staying for no longer than 180 days) at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Commonwealth of Dominica .

Fingerprint collection will still be required, in accordance with relevant regulations, for applicants of D, J1, Q1, S1, X1 and Z visas, which require the application for residence permits after entering China

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China 

                   in the Commonwealth of Dominica

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