NEW VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURE PR CHINA - Visum.de · NEW VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURE PR CHINA With effect from 16.12.2019, the Chinese consular authorities have significantly tightened

NEW VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURE PR CHINA

With effect from 16.12.2019, the Chinese consular authorities have significantly tightened the regulations for applying for a visa for the People's Republic of China.

As before, an online visa application form must be completed and submitted via the Internet portal of the Chinese immigration authorities. The automatically generated PDF document must be printed out completely and signed by the applicant twice in the original.

In addition, each visa applicant, regardless of the category of visa applied for, must appear personally for capture of his biometric data (fingerprints of all 10 fingers and digital photograph) at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC) responsible for his place of residence as part of the application procedure.

Exceptions apply to persons under 14 and over 70 years of age, persons who suffer from mutilation in the finger area and diplomats.

Visa Dienst Bonn will continue to support you throughout the entire application process and will take care of all necessary steps for you in the future:

Preparation of the online visa application form

Upload of the biometric passport photo according to specific specifications

Preliminary examination of your application documents for completeness

Arrangement of your personal date for the recording of fingerprints in CVASC

Personal support by our employees on the day of your appointment in CVASC for fingerprint capture

Preferential application at specific agency counters

Payment of all consular fees by our service team

Collection of the passport incl. visa and examination of the visa issued

Return to the passport holder or any desired address by courier service

Note: Applicants whose biometric data have already been recorded in a CVASC using the new application procedure can in future send their passport including the new biometric visa together with all necessary application documents to the responsible service office of Visa Dienst Bonn using the previously known procedure. In case of any doubt, please contact our responsible service team.

This comprehensive full service helps you reliably from start to finish through the complicated application procedure, saves you a lot of time and thus maximizes efficiency.

Here you will find comprehensive information and all additional forms you need for the new visa application procedure via the Visa Dienst Bonn. The fees for our full service are 189,- EUR plus VAT. The consular and CVASC fees of 125,45 EUR (for non-German applicants on request) are in addition.

Please note that the introduction of the new procedure by the Visa Application Center may result in delays in the application process, which are beyond our control. Please submit your visa application as early as possible.

We are in daily dialogue with the CVASC's in Germany with the aim of further optimizing the application process for our customers. It is expected that the implementation of the new application procedure by the Visa Application Centers will result in further changes, which we will communicate immediately on our websites.

All current information and forms for the new application procedure can be found as usual in the visa information on our websites.

If you have any questions, please contact our service office responsible for your place of residence.

On the following pages you will find a sample of our service information and forms for applying for a visa for the People's Republic of China according to the new application

procedure.

Your Visa Dienst Bonn - Service Team China -

Status: 13.12.2019 (subject to change without notice)

SERVICE PACKAGE

to apply for a

Visa for the People's Republic of China

under personal appearance of the applicant for capture of fingerprints at the responsible

Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Germany

Visa application procedure PR China via Visa Dienst Bonn

Enclosed you will receive a questionnaire for the preparation of the online visa application form in German language. On the basis of the data you provide in the questionnaire, we will handle the online application for you via the Internet portal of the Chinese Immigration Authority, digitisation and upload of the passport photo, the appointment for capture of your biometric data in the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC) as well as the printout of the application confirmation, the application form and the appointment confirmation.

In order to apply for your visa smoothly and quickly, please proceed as follows:

1) Please first complete and sign the enclosed declaration of consent for the transfer of personal data to a third country according to EU-DSGVO, the power of attorney for the CVASC and our order form.

2) Please complete the enclosed questionnaire for applying for a visa for the People's Republic of China in full and confirm by your signature that all details have been provided correctly and truthfully and that you accept the terms and conditions for online application by Visa Dienst Bonn. Applicants who do not have sufficient German language skills can alternatively complete the online application form at www.visaforchina.org in English and send the fully completed printout of the automatically generated PDF document together with all application documents to our responsible service office. Please choose the appropriate CVASC, corresponding to your place of residence, in this case.

3) Please have a current biometric passport photo taken according to the guidelines of the Chinese consulates (please send the photo together with all application documents to Visa Dienst Bonn). Please note the current passport photo guidelines of the Chinese consulates on the attached information sheet. The passport photo must not be older than 6 months and must be taken against a white background. If necessary, please take the information sheet with you to your photographer, who can create your passport photo in the prescribed format on the basis of the graphics.

4) Please check your original passport to ensure that it is valid for at least 6 months beyond the end of your intended stay in China and that it has at least two opposite, completely free and undamaged visa pages. Your passport must not be damaged; pages 2-3 for official endorsements may only contain official remarks & no visas of other states.

5) Non-German EU citizens should enclose a copy of their current registration confirmation (not older than 3 months); citizens of other countries should also enclose a copy (front and back) of their residence permit valid for at least another 6 months.

6) Please compile all further documents required for the visa application according to the visa category applied for (e.g. travel booking confirmation, flight and hotel booking confirmation, itinerary, invitation and secondment letters, copies of previous China visas as well as entry / exit stamps, passport copy, etc.) and send the complete original documents to the service office of Visa Dienst Bonn responsible for your place of residence (see chart on the following page!). Please use the enclosed checklist!

7) Upon receipt of the application documents in our service office, the documents are checked for completeness by our employees. After creating and successfully submitting your online application form to the Chinese authorities, our service team will book an appointment with the Chinese Visa Application Center based on the attached appointment form. Please enter in the appointment form on which days you would like to make your personal appointment for the visa application if possible. If none of the dates you have requested is available, our service team will contact you for individual coordination. The written appointment confirmation will be sent to you by email; please bring the printout of the confirmation with you to your appointment in the Visa Application Center! You will find further information on how to make an appointment for you in the CVASC in the enclosed information sheets "Making an Appointment" and "In the Chinese Visa Application Center".

Our service staff will meet you personally at the CVASC on the day of the booked appointment, hand over your prepared visa application package and accompany you through the entire application process including fingerprint capture. Once you have submitted your application and entered your biometric data in CVASC, you will receive a payment slip which you hand over to our service staff; afterwards you can leave the Visa Application Center and return home or continue your journey.

The Visa Dienst Bonn service team will take care of paying the visa application fees, picking up your passport and returning it by overnight courier to a location of your choice.

Important note: Applicants with current or former citizenship of some countries (e.g. Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, the CIS states and the Maghreb states) as well as applicants with a specific professional background (e.g. journalists & media representatives, church representatives, employees of publishing houses) are subject to special regulations. If necessary, please inform yourself in advance at our responsible service office.

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Please send your complete visa application documents to our service office responsible for your place of residence:

State of your residence: responsible service office: Berlin Brandenburg Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Thuringia

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Agricolastr. 24

10555 Berlin

Tel: 030 - 31 01 16 0

Hesse North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Baden-Wuerttemberg Saarland

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Hamburger Allee 45 60486 Frankfurt/M.

Tel: 069 - 70 79 837 0

Bremen Hamburg Lower Saxony Schleswig-Holstein

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Osterbekstr. 90 A 22083 Hamburg

Phone: 040 - 69 69 149 0

Bavaria

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Landsberger Str. 402 81241 Muenchen

Tel: 089 - 17 87 683 0

Note: The CVASC in Berlin and Hamburg processes visa applications from all over Germany.

Application period and costs

Please allow sufficient time to apply for your China visa. It is recommended to send the complete application documents 6-8 weeks before the start of the journey to the responsible service office of the Visa Service. In particular, the introduction of fingerprint capture is expected to cause considerable delays. Only after your fingerprints have been recorded does the consular processing time of 4 embassy working days begin until we can pick up your passport incl. visa.

The service fee for our comprehensive full service is EUR 189.00 per person plus VAT. Please see our current price list at http://www.visum.de/leistungen-und-preise/preise.php for any additional services you may require. In addition, there are visa application fees for the Chinese consulate and the Visa Application Center; these currently amount to EUR 125.45 for German citizens and citizens of the Schengen states (as of Dec. 2019). These fees will be paid by us for you upon application and will be shown separately on our invoice.

The information is subject to changes in entry and visa regulations as well as consular fees by the Chinese authorities. These fees, as well as our service fees, are non-refundable in the event that your visa application is rejected.

Legal issues

Please note that Visa Dienst Bonn cannot accept any liability for visa categories incorrectly selected by the applicant, incomplete or incorrect information, the consequences of non-appearance on the appointment date without prior cancellation, late submission of the application documents or other non-compliance with Chinese entry and visa regulations.

The decision to grant an appointment, grant or refuse a visa, visa category, validity period, number of entries, processing times and fees, as well as any additional documents or the visa interview required by the consulate is subject exclusively to the Chinese consular authorities. Therefore the Visa Dienst Bonn cannot guarantee a successful and timely application.

The visa issued does not automatically entitle the holder to enter the PRC; it only allows the holder to travel to a Chinese border checkpoint. The final decision about your entry to China will be made by the immigration officer on duty at the point of entry; here you may be questioned again about your purpose of travel and asked to present your travel documents.

Visa and entry regulations can change at short notice without the responsible authorities informing us; therefore the Visa Dienst Bonn cannot assume any warranty for information provided.

Status: December 2019 (subject to change)

Forms to fill in

and

dispatch to Visa Dienst Bonn

Consent to the Transfer of Personal Data to a Third Country

by the following Applicant:

Person 1: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First name(s), last name Address (street, postal code, town)

Person 2: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First name(s), last name Address (street, postal code, town)

granted hereby to Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG/VISUM.de, Koernerstrasse 28, 53175 Bonn, Germany.

Section 1 (Purpose of Data Processing): In order to perform its mandate to procure a visa and/or electronic travel authorization (ESTA, ETA, eVisa, etc.)

for the following country/countries: ______________________________________________ as per the order form dated ________________________ Specify destination country or countries Date order was awarded by Client

on behalf of the Client, Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co KG/VISUM.de will be required to record and process the personal data provided by the

Client/Applicant and to transfer it to the destination country’s official consular missions in Germany, respectively to the relevant destination country’s consular/immigration authorities in a third country, also outside of the European Union (EU). The data will be processed in the country in which the data

importer (in this case, the relevant consular mission or consular/immigration authority of a third country) is established.

The embassies and consulates of third countries (also outside the EU) and their servants function as representatives of, inter alia, the

consular/immigration authorities of their respective home country on the territory of the respective host country. Pursuant to Articles 22 and 31 of the

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR), these embassies/consulates enjoy special protection and may in certain cases not be subject to the

adjudication of the host country, respectively to applicable EU law. This means that the personal data provided for visa-application purposes will in

effect be processed in the country represented by a consular mission in Germany or in the EU, even if said mission is actually located on the territory of

Germany or of the EU.

The consular mission or immigration authority of the third country becomes involved due to the fact that Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG/VISA.de is

not able to fulfill the Applicant/Client’s mandate by issuing a visa/electronic travel authorization itself, but rather functions exclusively as the Applicant’s authorized agent and middleman vis-à-vis the consular mission/immigration authority of the destination country (third country).

Section 2 (Special Categories of Data Meriting Higher Protection): In order to fulfill the mandate, it may become necessary, depending on the current

regulations governing visa applications for the destination country, to transfer categories of personal data meriting higher protection to the respective

consular mission, respectively immigration authority. Depending on the specific data required to fulfill the mandate, this may include personal data that

reveals racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or trade union membership, and may also include biometric data and

suchlike in certain cases. When it comes to the present mandate for the procurement of a visa and/or electronic travel authorization, it may in some

cases be necessary to transfer such personal data to the destination country’s consular mission, respectively consular/immigration authority, for

purposes of fulfilling the mandate.

Section 3 (Adequacy Decision): It is possible that the European Commission has not yet issued an “adequacy decision” within the meaning of Article 45 paragraphs 1 and 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (EU GDPR) for the country in which the consular/immigration

authority is established, respectively for the country represented by a consular mission in Germany, and in which the personal data will be processed.

This means that the European Commission has not yet positively certified that the level of data protection in place in that specific country corresponds

to the European Union standard on the basis of the EU GDPR.

Section 4 (Appropriate Safeguards): The EU GDPR stipulates so-called “appropriate safeguards” as a precondition for transferring data to a third country

or to an international organization (Article 46 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the EU GDPR). It is possible that appropriate safeguards may not be in place for the

aforementioned destination country.

Section 5 (Possible Risks): Potential risks in connection with the aforementioned paragraphs that can currently not be excluded for the Applicant/Client

particularly include the following:

- Your personal data could potentially be forwarded by the consular/immigration authority of the destination country to other third parties for purposes

above and beyond the originally intended purpose of fulfilling the mandate.

- You may be unable to sustainably assert, respectively enforce, your rights to access vis-a-vis the relevant consular/immigration authority.

- There could be an increased probability that your data cannot be processed correctly because the organizational measures in place for the protection

of personal data do not fully meet the requirements of the EU GDPR in terms of quantity or quality.

Section 6 (Consent / Revocation): I hereby expressly consent to having my personal data, including special categories of data that merit higher protection

(see Section 2) within the meaning of Article 9 paragraph 1 of the EU GDPR, transferred to consular/immigration authorities/consular missions located in

the above-referenced destination country, respectively to those which represent said country in Germany or in the European Union, for purposes of

performing the service which I have requested under the mandate.

I understand that I can revoke this declaration of consent at any time by issuing a corresponding declaration to the data controller: Visa Dienst Bonn

GmbH & Co. KG/VISUM.de, Koernerstrasse 28, 53175 Bonn, Germany, Tel.: +49(0)228-367990, Fax: +49(0)228-3679936. Such revocation will not affect

the legality of any processing that has already occurred on the basis of my consent up to the time of revocation. In this case, Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH &

Co. KG/VISUM.de will be unable to fulfill the main contractual agreement (mandate) and will therefore be entitled to refuse to conclude said agreement

with me, respectively to terminate it with immediate effect.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Place, date Signature of Applicant (Person 1)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Applicant (Person 2)

Note: For additional persons, please use a copy of this blank form. © www.visum.de

To the

Chinese Visa Application Service Center

in*:

Berlin Frankfurt/M. Muenchen Hamburg (*Please tick the appropriate box)

POWER OF ATTORNEY I, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (full name and surname)

Passport No. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

hereby authorize the representative of VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & CO. KG, to make any necessary changes or additions on my behalf to the application documents for applying for my visa for the People's Republic of China and, if necessary, to sign them on my behalf as well. I authorize the representative of VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & CO. KG to carry out all further actions necessary for the visa application on my behalf, to make payments and to receive my passport again. I hereby declare that VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & CO. KG is acting on my behalf and would like to ask you to provide all necessary support the representative of VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & CO. KG.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________ __________________

(place, date) (handwritten signature)

Data collection form for the application of a Visas for the PRC

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1A Personal data

Surname:(as in the passport)

Place of birth:

First name(s):(all, as in the passport)

Sex:

Birth or previous name: (if available)

Date of birth: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

not applicable

Full name in native spelling:(e.g. in Chinese, Arabic, Thai, etc. characters)

(Country) (State) (City)

Marital status:

Identity card/national ID number:

Do you have any other nationality? Yes

If you do not have an ID number or passport number of further nationality, please provide a justification for this:

Do you have a residence permit for another country? Yes

if so, please specify the country (possibly several):

Have you ever owned other nationality?' Yes

If so, please specify previous nationality (possibly several):

Type of passport:

1B Passport details:

Passport number:

Venue: Issuing authority:

Country of the exhibition:

Issued on: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Valid up to: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Have you ever lost a passport or has it been stolen from you? Yes

If so, please provide further information:

Passport: Country of the exhibition:

Issuing authority:

Where did you lose your passport or was your passport stolen?

When did you lose your passport or was your passport stolen? (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Other:

Female Male

Married Divorced Single Widowed

No

No

No

regular passport

official (service pass)

Service

Special

Diplomat

Other:

No

Application No.:(completed by the Visa service)

Please complete in full! All fields are mandatory fields!In the case of an incompletely completed questionnaire, additional fees will be charged!

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Current nationality:

If so, please specify here: Other nationality:

Other national ID number:

Other passport number:

Multilizer PDF Translator Free version - translation is limited to ~ 3 pages per translation.


(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD) (YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

Questionnaire for the application for aVisa for the PR China

Issuing country:

Issuing country:

Place of issue:

Passport No.:

3 Occupation

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Occupation:

Amount of annual income (in EUR):

Information on work experience in reverse chronological order:

Of: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

To: (YYYYY/MM/TT)(a) has been employed since:

Name of the employer:

Address of the employer (Str./ Nr. / Postcode / City):

Employer's telephone number:

Name of the manager: Tel. No. d. Superiors:

Applicant's position: activity carried out by the applicant:

Of: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

To: (YYYYY/MM/TT)(b) has been employed since:

Name of the employer:

Address of the employer (Str./ Nr. / Postcode / City):

Employer's telephone number:

Name of the manager: Tel. No. d. Superiors:

Applicant's position: activity carried out by the applicant:

For other employers, if necessary. Use the supplement sheet!

4 Information on training

Language skills: (conversation level or higher)

Training from school/training in reverse chronological order:

Of: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

To: (YYYYY/MM/TT)(a) Date of:

Name of the educational institution:

Address of the educational institution:

Type of deal:

Of: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

To: (YYYYY/MM/TT)(a) Date of:

Name of the educational institution:

Address of the educational institution:

Type of deal:

5 Family information

Current address of the applicant:

Street, House No.:

E-mail address:

Country: State:

City: Zip code:

Tel. Landline: Tel. Mobile:

Name, first name of the applicant:

2 Information on the visa application

Would you like to use an express service? Yes

Main purpose of the trip: Purpose of the trip: Tourist

Desired visa validity: (in months, from date of issue)

Maximum length of stay: (in days, per entry)

Number of entries:Note: Express service must be approved by Consulate staff and additional charges may apply.

Individual tourist Members of a tour group

Unique twice No

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Purpose of travel:

Email address:





----> Family name & first name of applicant:

1x 2x multiple

From:

From:

superior: Phone No. of superior:

superior: Phone No. of superior:

Professional training from secondary school certificate in reverse chronological order :

From:

From:

Information on the spouse:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Date of birth: (YYYYY/MM/TT) Place of birth:

Address: (Str., Nr., Postcode, City)

Information on the father:

Nationality:

Occupation:



Surname: First name (n):

Is your father currently in China? Yes

If so, please specify status:

Information about the mother

Nationality:

Occupation:




Is your mother currently in China? Yes


Information about child 1

Nationality:

Occupation:




Information about child 2

Nationality:

Occupation:




For more children if necessary. Use the supplement sheet!


Chinese citizen permanent housing sittz permanent stay temporary stay


No

No

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(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)


permanent resident

permanent resident

(s):

(s):

(s):

(s):

(s):

6 Information about the trip

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Do you have other direct relatives in China besides your parents? Yes

If so, please provide further information:

Full name:

Family relationship with the applicant.


Itinerary:

Estimated entry date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Flight No., Train No., Ship No.:(if available)

Place of entry: Entry District:

Estimated departure date:(YYYYY/MM/TT)

Flight No., Train No., Ship No.:(if available)

Place of departure: Exit District:

Destinations in China (in chronological order):

City 1: County/District:

Full. Address:

Date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Departure: (YYYYY/MM/TT)


Full. Address:

Date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)



Full. Address:

Date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)



Full. Address:

Date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)



Full. Address:

Date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)


For additional destinations if necessary. please use a separate supplement!

Inviting person or institution in China:

Name of the invitee person o. institution:

not present / not applicable

Relationship e.g. applicant: not present / not applicable

Tel. No. E-mail address:

Province: City:

Zip code: Serial number d. Invitation: (if available)


No



Full. Address:

Date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)


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(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

(YYYY/MM/DD)






permanent resident

to

of

Name of the inviting person or institution:

7 Information on previous trips to the PRC

Contact details for emergencies:

Surname:

First name(s):

Tel. No. E-mail address:

Relationship with the applicant:

Country: State:

City: Zip code:

If not applicants themselves, please provide more details:

Name:


Tel.-Nr.: E-mail address:

Full address:

Country:

If applicable, please provide more details:

Name:

domestic/foreign sponsor:

Who pays for the travel?


Tel.-Nr.: E-mail address:

Full address:

Country:

If yes please specify:

Travel companion for this visit:

Family name of the travel companion:

First name(s) of the travel companion:

Sex: Date of birth: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Does this person use the same passport? Yes

Have you been to China in the last 3 years? Yes

If so, please provide more details:

Cities/provinces visited:

Departure date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Entry date: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Have you ever received a Chinese visa? Yes


Type of visa (type): Visa number:

Place of issue of the visa: Date of issue of the visa: (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Have you ever given fingerprints in the visa application process? Yes


Are you travelling with someone?

Applicant himself Other Organization

IndividuallyOrganization

Yes No

Female Male

No

No

No

No

If so, please provide more details: Place:Date:

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(YYYY/MM/DD)


(YYYY/MM/DD)


If so, please specify "Resident Permit -No.":

If so, please provide more details: Place of loss:

Time of loss: (YYYYY/MM/TT) Visa number (if available):

If so, please specify:

If so, please list here in chronological order:

8 For more information

Have you ever been denied a visa to China or entry to China?


Have you ever had a Chinese visa invalidated?


If you have ever entered China illegally, the stay exceeded or worked illegally? Yes


Do you have criminal records in China or any other country?


Do you have a serious mental illness or contagious infectious disease?


Have you ever visited countries or regions in epidemic areas within the last 30 days?


Have you ever been trained in the use of firearms, explosives, nuclear, biological or chemical substances or products, or do you have any other special knowledge?

Yes


Have you ever served in the military?


Country or region in which the service was provided:

Department / Unit:

Military rank / Rank:

Military field:

End of military service (date): (YYYYY/MM/TT)

Start of military service (date): (YYYYY/MM/TT)


Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

No

Yes No

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Have you ever received a Chinese permit for permanent residence?

Have you ever lost a Chinese visa or has it been stolen from you?

Do you currently have visas from other countries that are still valid? Yes

Have you travelled to other countries in the last 5 years? Yes

No

No

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(YYYY/MM/DD)



Have you ever been a member of, worked for, or otherwise supported a professional social or charity? Yes


Would you like to provide any other information?


9 Consent

10 Consent

Consent of the applicant to the transfer of personal data to a third country vis-a-vis Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG

The enclosed I am expressly involved in the collection, processing and use of my personal data provided here, including the

Information on the transfer of personal data to a third country (outside the EU) I have read and understood.

data within the meaning of Article 9, paragraph 1 of the EU GDPR and their transmission to the consular/immigration authorities of the above-country country for the purpose of carrying out the visa application I have commissioned.

I confirm that my above statements are complete and true.

I accept that the information I provide is the basis for the creation of the online application and that changes or additions are only possible for a fee after the creation of the information!

I hereby declare that I have read and understood the questions in this application form and assume full legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided here or the information provided.

I am aware that both the decision to issue the visa and the type of visa, number of entries, visa validity and length of stay are exclusively subject to the decision of the consular authority and that false, misleading or incomplete approach is on my part, the refusal to enter the PRC could lead.

I know that for the if necessary. necessary/possible processing of my visa application in the express or emergency procedure requires the consular official to endorse and pay an increased fee.

I am aware that, under Chinese legislation, the sole decision on entry is the responsibility of the immigration officer on duty and that the applicant can be refused entry even if the visa is valid.

I have read and understood the above information and prerequisites.


Have you ever served or been a part or a member of a paramilitary organisation, armed civilian unit, guerrilla or rebel organisation?

Yes


No

No

Yes No

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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Place & Date Signature Applicant

I confirm that the information I have provided above is complete and true.

I accept that the information I have provided is the basis for the creation of the online application and that changes can be made after the online application has been created or additions are only possible for a fee!

I hereby declare that I have read and understood the questions in this application form and that I am responsible for the correctness of the data or the information provided, we assume full legal responsibility.

I am aware that both the decision to issue a visa and the type of visa, number of entries, visa validity and duration of stay are exclusively subject to the decision of the consular authority and false, misleading or incomplete information for my part, may result in the refusal of entry into the PRC.

I am aware that in order for my visa application to be processed as necessary/possible using the express or urgent procedure, an endorsement of of the consular officer and the payment of an increased fee is required.

I am aware that under Chinese law, the sole decision on entry is the sole responsibility of the immigration officer on duty and the applicant can be refused entry even if a valid visa is available.

Consent of the applicant to the transfer of personal data to a third country to Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG

I have read and understood the enclosed information regarding the transfer of personal data to a third country (outside the EU).I expressly agree to the collection, processing and use of my personal data provided here, including the particularly data worthy of protection within the meaning of Article 9, Paragraph 1 of the EU-DSGVO and their transmission to the consular/immigration authorities of the above-mentioned destination country for


Appointment Arrangement

According to the current visa application regulations of the People's Republic of China, each visa applicant must appear personally for biometric data capture (fingerprints of all 10 fingers and digital photo) at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC) responsible for his/her place of residence as part of the application procedure. Exceptions apply to persons under 14 and over 70 years of age, persons with restrictions in the finger area and diplomats. As part of the online application process for a Chinese visa, Visa Dienst Bonn will arrange the necessary appointment for you in advance at one of the Chinese Visa Application Centers listed below.

The number of available appointments per day is limited. Please note that, depending on the CVASC load, extended deadlines may be expected. Please submit your visa application early, but at the earliest 8 weeks before the start of your journey. A short-term application is only possible after prior consultation with us.

An appointment can be made for you at the following Chinese Visa Application Centers in Germany:

Please note that parking facilities in the CVASC environment are very limited. If possible, use public transport and plan sufficient time for the journey. Your punctual appearance on the agreed date is mandatory. In case of delays, the appointment expires and a new online appointment booking must be made at a later time.

Attention: The Visa Application Service Centers are closed on German and Chinese holidays. ------------------------

Please now select in which Visa Application Center and on which date you would like an appointment to be made by the Visa Service for the submission of your biometric data under personal consultation. Please enter a total of 3 desired dates. The selection of the dates may begin at the earliest 14 days after the dispatch of your application documents to the Visa Dienst service office and must be within a period of max. 4 weeks.

Please enter your personal contact details on the following page, under which we can contact you reliably and at short notice in the event of discrepancies or problems when booking an appointment:

Berlin

Chinese Visa Application Service Center Invalidenstr. 116, ground floor 10115 Berlin

Appointment booking for capture of biometric data in the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in: (Please tick the appropriate box)

Berlin Frankfurt/M. Hamburg Munich

Please tick your desired date and 2 other alternative dates:

Period: morning (09:00 - 12:00 o'clock)

Year: 2020 (please note regional public holidays, if applicable) The Chinese New Year festival is expected to take place in the last week of January).

Frankfurt/M.

Chinese Visa Application Service Center Bockenheimer Landstr. 51-53

60325 Frankfurt

Hamburg

Chinese Visa Application Service Center Willy-Brandt-Str. 57, 5th floor 20457 Hamburg

Munich

Chinese Visa Application Service Center Lutzstr. 2

80687 Munich, Germany

Name(s) of applicant(s): Family name: First name(s):

1.

2.

My/our contact details for queries:

Phone landline: _________________________________________________________________________________ Phone mobile: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If, for any reason, you are unable to attend your appointment, please let us know immediately by phone so that we can cancel the appointment with CVASC.

Phone Berlin: 030 31 01 16 0

Phone Frankfurt: 069 70 79 837 0

Phone Munich: 089 17 87 683 0

Phone Hamburg: 040 69 69 149 0

Failure to appear on the agreed date without prior cancellation may result in additional costs and considerable delays or restrictions, including the refusal by CVASC to re-apply for a new date.

Please arrive in time (max. 15 min. in advance) for your personal appointment at the responsible Chinese Visa Application Service Center. NOTE: The Visa Application Service Centers of the People's Republic of China reserve the right to postpone already assigned appointments in individual cases without giving reasons. The decision on the acceptance of your Application documents and the associated collection of your biometric data are the sole responsibility of the Chinese Visa Application Service Center. The decision on acceptance or rejection of your application, visa category, period of validity and stay, number of entries, amount of application fees, etc. is the sole responsibility of the consular authorities of the PRC. The Chinese consulates reserve the right to invite the applicant to a personal interview at the Visa Application Center in individual cases, regardless of the personal appearance at the CVASC. I have read and understood the above terms and conditions, and agree to be bound by them.

_____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Place, Date Signature

© www.visum.de

Important information and notes

to remain with the applicant

Visa Categories Below you will find a list of the different visa categories depending on the purpose of your trip. The most frequently requested categories are "M" for business travel and "L" for tourist travel. All other categories are usually intended for specific stays in China. The respective abbreviation will be noted in your visa.

Reference: www.visaforchina.org

Major Purpose of Visit

Visa Categories

Description of Visa

Exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities

F Issued to those who are invited to China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities.

Commerce & Trade M Issued to those who are invited to China for commercial and trade activities.

As a tourist L Issued to those who are going to travel to China for tourism.

Family reunion, foster care or visiting relatives with permanent residence in China

Q1

Issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for a long-term family reunion, or to those who intend to go to China for the purposes of foster care (intended duration of stay in China exceeding 180 days). "Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

Q2 Issued to those who intend to visit relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China; the intended duration of stay is limited to no more than 180 days.

Visiting relatives working or studying in China or other private affairs

S1

Issued to relatives of foreigners working or studying in China for the purpose of long-term visit, or to those who intend to visit China for other private reasons (intended duration of stay exceeding 180 days). “Relatives” refer to spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18 years and parents-in-law.

S2

Issued to those wishing to visit family members that are foreigners working or studying in China, or to those who intend to go to China for other private reasons. The intended duration of stay in China is limited to no more than 180 days. "Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

Employment

Z Issued to those taking up a post or employment, or giving commercial performances, in China. Commercial

performances

Transit G

Issued to those who are going to transit through China en route to a third country (or region).

As a crew member or a motor vehicle driver

C Issued to foreign crew members of aircraft, trains and ships, motor vehicle drivers engaged in cross-border transport activities, and also to the accompanying family members of the above-mentioned ships’ crew members.

As a student X1 Issued to those intending to study in China for a period of more than 180 days.

X2 Issued to those intending to study in China for a period of no more than 180 days.

As an introduced talent

R Issued to those who are high-level qualified talents or whose skills are urgently needed by China.

As a journalist J1

Issued to resident foreign journalists/media staff of foreign news organizations stationed in China. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.

J2 Issued to foreign journalists/media staff on temporary news coverage missions. The intended duration of stay in China is limited to no more than 180 days.

Permanent Residence

D Issued to those who are going to reside in China permanently.

Checklist for sending in your complete

visa application documents to Visa Dienst Bonn

The next step on the way to your visa for the People's Republic of China is to send the complete application documents to Visa Dienst Bonn.

Before you send your visa application documents to our responsible service office, please check whether you have all the necessary documents. For a better overview you can set a check mark in the right column of the table.

The following documents are required for your visa application:

Order form for Visa Dienst Bonn (completed and signed)

Declaration of consent for data transfer according to EU-DSGVO

Power of attorney of the applicant for the Visa Dienst Bonn to the CVASC

Appointment form for CVASC (filled out and signed)

Original passport (valid for at least 6 months upon entry)

Original passport photo (according to current guidelines; see information sheet "Photo information")

Copy of current registration confirmation/residence permit (only for non-German applicants)

Questionnaire for online application by our service team

Additional application documents (e.g. flight/hotel bookings, invitation and secondment letters, etc.)

If you can tick off each of these questions as completed, you are ready to send your visa application documents to the responsible service office of Visa Dienst Bonn. Please refer to the following table to find out which of our service offices you need to send your documents to:

Berlin Brandenburg Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Thuringia

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Agricolastr. 24

10555 Berlin

Tel: 030 - 31 01 16 0

Hesse North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Baden-Wuerttemberg Saarland

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Hamburg Allee 45 60486 Frankfurt/M.

Tel: 069 - 70 79 837 0

Bremen Hamburg Lower Saxony Schleswig Holstein

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Osterbekstr. 90 A 22083 Hamburg

Tel: 040 - 69 69 149 0

Bavaria

VISA DIENST BONN GMBH & Co. KG Landsberger Str. 402 81241 Muenchen

Tel: 089 - 17 87 683 0

After checking your documents, preparing and successfully submitting your online application form to the Chinese authorities, our service team will book an appointment for you at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center based on the information you provide in the attached appointment form.

The written appointment confirmation will be sent to you by e-mail or letter post; please bring this confirmation with you to your appointment in the Visa Application Center.

NOTE: The decision to grant an appointment, grant or refuse a visa, visa category, validity period, number of entries, processing times and fees, as well as any additional documentation or visa interview request at the Consulate is subject exclusively to the Chinese Consular Authorities. Therefore the Visa Dienst Bonn cannot guarantee a successful and timely application. Visa and entry regulations can change at short notice without the responsible authorities informing us; therefore the Visa Dienst Bonn cannot assume any warranty for information provided.

Your China Visa

After successful application in the Visa Application Center, our service team will pick up your passport on the given date (usually 4 working days after submitting your fingerprints). Our service team will check the information on your visa for compliance with your application details and send your passport and visa to the address you provided. For your own security, please check the chart below to ensure that all information on the visa is correct. In case of discrepancies, please contact the responsible service office of Visa Dienst Bonn.

Sample biometric visa for the PR China

The visa issued does not automatically entitle the holder to enter the PRC; it only allows the holder to travel to a Chinese border checkpoint. The final decision on your entry will be made by the immigration officer on duty at the place of entry; in individual cases, you may be asked questions about the purpose and duration of your stay or asked to present your travel documents. It is also possible that you are asked to re-enter your fingerprints. Usually, however, the entry process goes smoothly; in principle, a friendly and cooperative attitude towards the representatives of the immigration authorities is always advantageous.

passport photo

visa category date of issue expiry date

place of issue

Number of entries

length of stay

full name

sex

date of birth passport number

visa number

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special remarks

General Terms & Conditions of Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG | VISUM.de

Section 1: General provisions

The following General Terms & Conditions (GTCs) form the legal basis for the performance of our services. Your awarding us the contract for the provision of services to you

constitutes your acknowledgement of our GTCs. Deviating or supplemental agreements as well as collateral arrangements will be valid only insofar as we confirm them in writing.

Our GTCs will be the only ones applicable to our contractual relationship; no other terms & conditions will be incorporated into the contractual agreement, even if we fail to

expressly object to them.

Section 2: Services

(1) We offer for-charge services to facilitate the procurement of visas, electronic travel authorizations, and legalizations of documents. Activities that require an official license,

particularly the provision of legal advice, will not form not part of the contractually agreed subject manner and will not be performed by us under any circumstances.

(2) If you have not given us any specific instructions, we will be entitled to structure our performance at our reasonably exercised discretion while making due allowance for your

interests. In particular, we will be free to choose the manner, route, and means of forwarding your documents, assuming you did not give us any specific forwarding instructions

when awarding the contract to us. As a general rule, we will dispatch documents as insured letters/parcels via the carrier UPS, whose general terms & conditions of carriage will

apply. We are entitled to outsource the fulfillment of your contract to third parties, either as a whole or in part.

Section 3: Prices

(1) The remuneration payable for our services is governed by our respectively applicable tariffs. Third-party services, visa fees, and consular fees as well as third-party shipping

costs will be reimbursed based on the fee schedules in effect at the time the application was filed, even if no express terms were agreed in this regard. Unless otherwise agreed,

the remuneration for our services as well as all other fees to be advanced out of pocket by us will be payable to us when the contract is awarded to us (prepayment). If we have

expressly waived this prepayment, we are entitled to send your documents back to you on a cash-on-delivery basis at our case-by-case discretion.

(2) Since our sole obligation is to render our services and since we assume no warranty for the attainment of any specific result in whatever form, your payment obligation will

remain in effect even if your application for a visa, respectively for an electronic travel authorization, or for the legalization of documents fails to be approved by the authorities.

Our prices are non-binding and subject to change at any time.

Section 4: Liability

(1) It goes without saying that decisions regarding the approval or refusal of an application for a visa, respectively electronic travel authorization, or for a legalization of documents

is the exclusive preserve of the respective destination country’s competent authorities, respectively diplomatic missions. For this reason, we do not assume any liability

whatsoever for the eventual success of a given application procedure. Likewise, we assume no liability for any information provided.

(2) Our services, particularly our express services and last-minute services, will be limited to selecting the most effective, expeditious – but also secure – means of forwarding your

documents while also taking specific measures to help ensure expedited processing by the respective destination country’s authorities, respectively diplomatic missions. Thus, we

assume no liability or warranty whatsoever for compliance with any deadlines, regardless of the importance these may have for the contract you have awarded to us. We

therefore urge you not to confirm your travel plans until you have obtained valid travel documents.

(3) If we or any of our vicarious agents engage in culpable conduct in rendering our services, particularly in organizing and executing the dispatch, respectively return dispatch, of

your documents and/or passport(s), our liability will be limited to cases of willful intent and gross negligence. Furthermore, we accept to be held liable for breaches by simple

negligence of cardinal contractual obligations. “Cardinal contractual obligations” are ones the breach of which would imperil attainment of the contractually agreed purpose, or

ones the fulfillment of which you normally can trust will be complied with and which are indispensable to the proper implementation of the contractual agreement. However, our

liability in such cases will be limited to the damage that would have been foreseeable and typical for the nature of the agreement involved. In all other regards, we will assume no

liability whatsoever for simply negligent breaches of any other obligations besides the ones specified in the foregoing sentences.

(5) In cases involving breaches by simple negligence of cardinal contractual obligations, liability for financial damage will be limited to 800.00 Euros, given that this limit represents

the maximum damages that typically arise in this context. We will assume no further-reaching liability.

(6) The foregoing limitations of liability will not apply to cases of injury to life, limb or health.

(7) If our services are obviously and apparently defective, you must report the relevant defect in writing within two weeks of receiving your documents, respectively of your

becoming aware of the defect. Once this reporting deadline expires, you will no longer be able to lodge a complaint for the defect. Any and all claims against us, regardless of

their legal grounds, shall become statute-barred six months after you receive your documents, respectively become aware of any circumstances giving rise to liability on our part.

Section 5: Cancellation of the contract

(1) If you cancel the contract awarded to us – which must be done in writing – we will charge you for the costs that have accrued up to the time of cancellation plus a pro-rated

portion of the remuneration.

Section 6: Data processing

(1) Our enterprise offers for-charge services in connection with the application and procurement process for entry visas, electronic travel authorizations, and document

legalizations, in which it acts as the applicant’s agent vis-à-vis the diplomatic missions of foreign countries in Germany, respectively vis-à-vis the consular/immigration authorities

of the respective destination country.

The nature of the aforementioned services makes it absolutely necessary for us to collect and process the applicant’s personal data and to transfer it to the consular and

immigration authorities of third countries outside of the EU while acting as agent on behalf of the applicant. In rendering the service(s) regarding which a contract has been

awarded to us, we will collect, use, and process the personal data of the client/applicant within the framework of the applicable statutory regulations and exclusively for purposes

of performing the contract. This will apply in particular also to our transfer of such personal data to the official consular missions and consular/immigration authorities of third

countries outside the EU as part of the visa-application/document-legalization contract awarded to us by the client/applicant.

(2) By virtue of affixing his/her signature to the Contract Form and to the Declaration of Consent Form provided by Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG, the client/applicant expressly

authorizes VISUM.de/Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG to collect, process, use, and transfer his/her personal data and to transfer these data to the competent consular

authorities, respectively immigration authorities, of the respective destination country (third country), whether in paper form or electronic form, insofar as this serves the

exclusive purpose of implementing the contract awarded to us.

(3) By virtue of signing our Mandate Form, the client/applicant acknowledges our Privacy Policy (available at www.visum.de), our General Instructions and Information on Data

Privacy, as well as the present GTCs.

Section 7: Miscellaneous

Any agreements or collateral arrangements that amend and/or supplement the present General Terms & Conditions must be agreed in writing in order to be valid. The same shall

apply to any modification of the present requirement as to the written form.

Section 8: Online dispute resolution as per Article 14 paragraph 1 of the EU Regulation on Consumer Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) & consumer dispute resolution & information

as per Section 36 of the Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz (VSBG, Act on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters)

The European Commission provides a platform for consumer online dispute resolution (ODR), which is available under https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. Visa Dienst Bonn

GmbH & Co.KG is neither willing nor obligated to participate in a dispute-resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board.

Section 9: Severability

If any clause of the present General Terms & Conditions should be invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining contractual provisions.

Section 10: Place of performance and jurisdiction

If the client is a merchant within the meaning of Sections 1 et seqq. of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB, German Commercial Code), the place of performance will be Körnerstrasse

28, 53175 Bonn, Germany and the place of jurisdiction will be Bonn, Germany.

General Information on Data Processing for

Visa Applicants pursuant to Article 13 of the EU GDPR __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Controller: Visa Dienst Bonn GmbH & Co. KG Tel.: +49 (0)228 / 36 79 90

Körnerstrasse 28 Fax: +49 (0)228 / 36 79 936

53175 Bonn Email: [email protected]

Data Protection Officer: Reinhold Goetz, Dipl. Ing. Nachrichtentechnik Tel.: +49 (0)2235 / 99 47 997

(Diploma’ed Telecommunications Engineer) Fax: +49 (0)2235 / 99 47 998

Certified Data Protection Specialist Email: [email protected]

(1) Intended purpose of the data collection, processing or usage

The primary purpose is to collect, process, and use the data on behalf of the client in order to fulfill the contracts awarded to us

by our clients, respectively the visa applications. This specifically includes: customer account management, scheduling, contract

fulfillment, customer service, invoicing, and payment traffic.

(2) Legal basis for the processing

The legal basis for processing the personal data of our clients is Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a) of the General Data Protection

Regulation (GDPR), which stipulates that such processing is permissible on the basis of the data subject’s consent, as well as Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. b) of the GDPR, which holds that such processing is permissible in order to fulfill a contract with the data

subject.

(3) Recipients or categories of recipients who will become privy to the data

As a general rule, we do no transfer any of our customers’ personal data to third parties, unless such a transfer is absolutely

required by statutory regulations or for purposes of implementing a contract awarded to us. In this, case, the data subject will be

notified accordingly insofar as he/she has not already been informed.

(4) Transfers of data to third countries

The data will not be transferred to countries outside the EU, respectively the EEA (third countries), unless the affected applicant

(data subject) has consented to the transfer.

(5) Retention period for personal data

As a general rule, we will erase the data once the purpose for which they were collected no longer applies (e.g. when the

corresponding contractual relationship comes to an end), unless such erasure is contravened by a statutory retention period. If

erasure is not possible (e.g. when the data are stored in an electronic archiving system), they will be made unavailable to prevent

any further processing thereof. The specific retention periods, respectively erasure deadlines, applicable to customer data will

depend on the type of data involved. In accordance with Article 30 of the GDPR, we maintain an exact list of all the categories and

types of data we process in an electronic record of all our processing activities; we will readily provide this to the data subject

upon his/her request.

In accordance with Article 17 paragraph 3 lit. e) of the GDPR, we will however refrain from erasing any data that we may require

in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal claims (e.g. declarations of consent).

(6) Your right of access, rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing

You have the right to obtain information at any time about any personal data of yours which are being stored by us. Likewise, you

also have the right to have your data rectified, blocked or erased (leaving aside the required data storage serving to fulfill the

transaction).

To ensure that a data block can be duly maintained at all times, the data in question will have to be maintained in a blocked file

for control purposes. You can also request the erasure of the data insofar as they are not subject to a statutory retention period.

Insofar as such a retention obligation applies, we will block your data at your request.

(7) Declarations of consent

You may make modifications or revoke a declaration of consent with effect for the future by providing us with a corresponding

notification. A revocation will not affect the legality of any processing already performed on the basis of your consent up to the

time of revocation.

(8) Provision of personal data

In order to enable us to implement the contract awarded to us, the client, respectively the affected applicant (data subject), is

under obligation to provide personal data in the scope required for such implementation. In this context, it is incumbent on the

client to provide the contractor, respectively the controller, only with as much data as needed to fulfill the contractual agreement

(data minimization principle).

(9) Right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority

You have the right to consult with the competent Supervisory Authority for Data Protection for information about your rights

under the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG, Federal Data Protection Act) and under other data protection statutes, including the

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Supervisory Authority also serves as the contact point for any complaints

regarding the processing of personal data. The competent Supervisory Authority for North-Rhine Westphalia is:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Tel.: 0211/38424-0

(Land Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information) Fax: 0211/38424-10

Postfach 20 04 44 Email: [email protected]

40102 Düsseldorf, Germany

Effective as of: May 8th

, 2018

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