Recently, Chinese citizens in China's territory were blocked from leaving the country for less than six months because of the validity of their passports, affecting the journey.

First, understand the entry requirements of the country of destination, check the validity of the passport. Different countries and regions require the validity of the passport, you can access the Chinese consular service network before traveling or contact the airline to learn the requirements of the country of destination for the validity of the passport of the entry person.

2, reserve enough time to process the exchange of passports in advance. The exchange of ordinary passports takes about 10 working days, if you need to exchange passports please reserve enough time to apply so as not to affect travel.

Detailed passport renewal process:

https://christchurch.china-consulate.gov.cn/chn/lsfws/bzxz1/hlg/hzlxzxz/202311/t20231123_11185628.htm

New Zealand visa transfer website:

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/process-to-apply/once-you-have-a-visa/manage-your-visa-and-passport/transferring-a-visa-to-a-new-passport/

3. In case of emergency, you can call the following numbers for assistance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Global Consular Protection and Emergency Call Center calls (24 hours): +86-10-12308 or +86-10-65612308.

Consular Protection and Assistance Tel: 03-3411016 (Call outside New Zealand is +64-3-3411016)

Consulate General in Christchurch

6 October 2025