The invention relates to a method for processing tunnel collapse caused by shallow-buried excavation. The method comprises the first step of clearing soil bodies at the collapse part to a primary excavation line, the second step of carrying out secondary excavation according to the borderline of a secondary excavation line, constructing arch foot channel steel underboardings and upper half primary supports and then backfilling a vault to a soil body backfilling line, the third step of carrying out inside-tunnel construction by adopting the benching stepping method, the fourth step of constructing lower half primary supports and closing the lower half primary supports into rings by adopting the alternative bay method, and the fifth step of carrying out secondary lining construction on inverted arches at the bottom of a tunnel and then carrying out secondary lining construction on the upper portion of the tunnel by adopting lining trolleys. Through the combination of design construction and construction steps of the design construction, the method for processing the tunnel collapse caused by the shallow-buried excavation is completed. Therefore, the good effects that engineering investments are saved, and the construction period of the tunnel and safety in construction are guaranteed are achieved.