The Guangzhou International Travel Healthcare Center, Explained
The Guangzhou International Travel Healthcare Center (广州国际旅行卫生保健中心) is the designated venue for the foreigner visa medical exam in Guangzhou — the screening required when a work (Z) visa becomes a residence permit. It operates from two sites: the long-standing clinic at 207 Longkou West Road, Tianhe, and a service point in the Poly Building, Zhujiang New Town. Budget roughly ¥1,100–1,700 for the standard adult panel, book via WeChat, arrive fasting, and expect the stamped certificate within a few working days.
Book a fasting morning slot through the center's WeChat channel (QR on gzwbzx.com) as soon as your arrival date is fixed. Bring your passport, photocopies, and passport-size photos to your assigned site — 207 Longkou West Road or the Zhujiang New Town service point. The circuit takes about an hour; listed adult fees are around ¥1,700, and the certificate follows within a few working days.
What the Guangzhou ITHC does
Like every major Chinese city, Guangzhou has an International Travel Healthcare Center — a customs-affiliated clinic dedicated to entry-exit health matters rather than everyday care. For foreigners its core service is the Foreigner Physical Examination Record (体检表), the fixed screening the exit-entry authorities require for a residence permit — typically within 30 days of arrival on a Z visa. The requirement itself, the form, and the test list are covered in our China visa medical exam guide; this page covers the Guangzhou specifics.
The center wears a second hat that matters for queue-planning: it is also a designated panel facility for emigration medicals — including exams tied to the US Consulate General in Guangzhou and streams for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Those follow separate tracks with their own paperwork; if you're there for a China residence permit, join the foreigner health-check track.
The two sites
| Site | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tianhe (main exam site) | No. 207 Longkou West Road (龙口西路207号), Tianhe District | The long-standing examination clinic most residence-permit exams use |
| Zhujiang New Town | East Tower, Poly Building, No. 59 Huali Road | Service point in the CBD; convenient if you work in Zhujiang New Town |
The two locations are a few metro stops apart in eastern-central Guangzhou. Your booking confirmation states which site to attend — double-check it, because turning up at the wrong one costs you the fasting morning.
Fees and booking
Guangzhou's listed basic fees are higher than the few-hundred-yuan exams of smaller cities, in line with Shanghai (see the Shanghai ITHC guide for comparison). As 2026 planning figures:
| Category | Basic fee |
|---|---|
| Adults and teens 15+ | ~¥1,700 |
| Children 2–14 | ~¥1,500 |
| Under 2 | ~¥700 |
Depending on the exact panel your permit category requires, real-world totals for adults commonly land between ¥1,100 and ¥1,700; vaccinations and any extra items are billed on top. Booking is through the center's WeChat channel — search 广州国际旅行卫生保健中心 or scan the QR code on the official site, gzwbzx.com. Morning fasting slots go first; employers' HR teams routinely book for new hires, and the fee schedule shown in the booking flow is the authoritative one.
Exam day: what to bring and what happens
- Passport — original plus photocopies of the photo page and your visa/entry page.
- Photos — recent passport-size (2-inch) bareheaded photos; two to three is the safe number.
- Fasting — nothing from the night before except water.
- Clothing — easy to change, no metal, for the chest X-ray and ultrasound.
The panel is the national standard: height, weight, and blood pressure, an internal-medicine check, chest X-ray, ECG, abdominal ultrasound, and blood tests including HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B/C. You move station to station with a barcode sheet — the staff process foreigners daily, and the circuit typically takes about an hour. The stamped health certificate is usually ready within a few working days; collect it with your ID and receipt, confirm the validity window against your permit filing date, and photograph every page.
Make the fasting morning count
The ITHC exam is a compliance screen — it says nothing about your cardiac risk, cancer markers, or anything a doctor at home could act on. Since you're already fasting in a city with some of southern China's strongest hospitals, many new arrivals pair it with a genuine comprehensive checkup in Guangzhou the same week — at Guangdong-value prices well below Shanghai or Beijing (see the national cost guide). Whatever you book, ask for results in English so the trip produces something your home doctor can use.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Guangzhou International Travel Healthcare Center?
Main exam site: No. 207 Longkou West Road (龙口西路207号), Tianhe District. A second service point operates in the East Tower of the Poly Building, No. 59 Huali Road, Zhujiang New Town. Your booking states which site to attend.
How much does the exam cost?
Listed basic fees are ~¥1,700 for ages 15+, ~¥1,500 for children 2–14, and ~¥700 under 2; adult totals commonly land at ¥1,100–1,700 depending on the panel. 2026 planning figures — confirm in the booking flow.
How do I book?
Through the center's WeChat channel — search 广州国际旅行卫生保健中心 or scan the QR on gzwbzx.com. Book early for a fasting morning slot; HR can book on your behalf.
What happens on exam day?
Registration, then the standard stations: basic physical, physician check, chest X-ray, ECG, abdominal ultrasound, and blood tests (HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B/C). About an hour, fasting; the certificate follows within a few working days.
Is this where US-visa medicals happen too?
Yes — the center is also a designated panel facility for consular and emigration medicals, which run on separate tracks. For a China residence permit, follow the foreigner health-check track, not the consular one.