To further facilitate Chinese visa applications, from 18 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 Chinese Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda.

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 ( for details, please check as follows).

Embassy of the People's Republic of China 

in Antigua and Barbuda

December 18, 2025