Through E-mails and phone calls by some Indian citizens, it is uncovered that E-mail frauds in the name of visa officers or diplomats of Embassy of China in India has occurred in recent weeks, with an illegal offer of jobs in China and help in applying for work visas to China. The Consular Department of the Chinese Embassy in India hereby declare that caution on email-frauds be taken by all visa applicants. No person is authorized by the Chinese Embassy for any visa application to China. Indian citizens holding ordinary passports must follow standard procedures and go to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center for applications for work visas to China. For any inquiries, please go to the website of the Chinese Embassy in India for visa service as follows:

http://in.china-embassy.org/eng/lsfw/qz (English version)

http://in.china-embassy.org/chn/lsfw/qz (Chinese version)

Or refer to the website of Chinese Visa Application Service Center as follows: www.visaforchina.org, Contact Tel: 011-41095601/02.

Consular Department of Embassy of China in India

January 20, 2013