关于对签证申请人采集指纹的通知

　　根据中国有关法律法规，中国驻瑞士使馆、驻苏黎世兼驻列支敦士登公国总领馆将于2021年1月12日起委托中国签证申请服务中心全量采集签证申请人指纹信息。

　　以下人员可以免采:

　　一、未满14周岁或超过70周岁人员；

　　二、持有外交护照或符合中国外交、礼遇签证审发条件人员；

　　三、持公务护照赴驻华使领馆常驻人员；

　　四、五年内持同一本护照在同一使领馆（同一签证申请中心）申办签证并采集过指纹人员；

　　五、十个手指均残缺或十指指纹均无法留存人员。

　　请注意，申请人须本人亲自留取指纹，如出现他人冒充本人留取指纹情况，申请人将可能被拒绝进入中国境内，由此产生的一切后果由申请人本人承担。

　　Notice on Fingerprints Collection of Visa Applicants

　　December 31st， 2020

　　In accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations， the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Switzerland and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Zurich and for the Principality of Liechtenstein will entrust the Chinese Visa Application Service Center to collect the ten fingerprints of visa applicants starting from January 12， 2021.

　　Applicants listed as follows are exempt from the aforementioned requirements:

　　1. Applicants under the age of 14 or above the age of 70；

　　2. Applicants who hold diplomatic passports or who are qualified for diplomatic and courtesy visas；

　　3. Members of the diplomatic and consular posts in China with service passports；

　　4. Applicants who have fingerprints collected within the last five years at the same Chinese Embassy/Consulate General or Chinese Visa Application Service Center and are applying with the same passport；

　　5. Applicants who lost all ten fingers or whose fingerprints collection is physically impossible.

　　Please be noted that applicants shall provide their fingerprints in person at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center. Applicants who forge fingerprints or use other people’s fingerprints will be denied entry into China and shall bear all the consequences themselves.