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Chinese Visa groups
Business / Official visit visas (F Visa)
An official invitation from related Chinese government
departments or companies / organizations authorized by
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue visa is
required. Based on the official invitation with a company
letter from your company, you can apply for a single, double entry, or multiple entry visa.
Tourists / family visit visa (L Visa)
A letter to explain the motivation of the visit is
required. Additionally, you may be required to provide
actual airline tickets showing departure from China - you
should contact the appropriate Consulate or Embassy for
further details. A single entry, a double entry, or a
multiple entry visa can be applied. Student Visas (X Visa)
Along with the visa application, you must provide an
approved JW201 or JW202 (Foreign Student Visa Application
Form) issued by the State Education Ministry of China, and
an enrollment letter from the receiving university.
Employment / Work Visa(Z Visa)
In addition to the application form, you must submit an
official invitation issued by a Chinese Government Agency,
a government- authorized company to work in an academic
and scientific research project, or to provide technical
and economic assistance must submit a Foreign Specialist's
License issued by Chinese Foreign Specialist Bureau.
Note: For foreigners staying in China longer than one year,
you must also submit a notarized health certificate. If
this health certificate is initiated Outside of China, in
order to make this legal in China, it must be notarized by
your local Notary Public, legalized by the Secretary where
the document was notarized or certified, authenticated by
the Chinese Embassy or local State Department equivalent.
Please read Instruction for Notarization and
Authentication.
Resident Visa (D Visa)
Applicants for resident visas must apply for residency by
themselves or through their relatives in China with the
local Entry and Exit Administration division under Public
Security Department. After obtaining approval, they can
apply for a Resident visa at the visa office by submitting
the visa notification of the said division.
Transit Visa (G Visa)
A valid visa of the country of destination, or an
invitation, and an airline ticket/travel itinerary showing
transit through China is required.
Diplomatic / Official Visa
Officials of foreign governments or members of a diplomatic or consular mission, members of the United
Nations, or an international organization, who will visit
China on official business or are dispatched to a mission
in China, must submit an official note from their
government or their employing organizations along with
their applications. In some cases, they may be requested
to provide an invitation from related Chinese governmental
agencies. Primary contents of the letter must include the
applicant's full names, his/her rank (title) , the name of
the employer , passport type and number, purpose of
journey, entry and departure date, and the duration of
stay in China.
Airline Crew, Pilots and Mariner Visas( C Visa)
For those international airline crew, pilots, and merchant
mariners who work for companies with mutual agreements
with China, they must submit an official letter from their
employer with their visa application. For those who work
for companies without mutual agreements with China, a visa
will be issued only when a telex and landing/docking
permit is received from competent Chinese governmental
agencies.
Group Visa for China
A tourist group of seven and above can apply for a group
visa if they plan to enter and leave China at the same
time. The group must provide an invitation from a Chinese
travel agency, photocopies of the information pages of
their passports with related amendments, and three
properly completed Group Visa Application Forms.
Visa for foreign-born Children of Chinese Origin
For foreign-born children of Chinese Origin, if one of
their parents has become a naturalized citizen or
permanent resident of a foreign country, (for example,
possessed a U.S. Alien Registration Card), they are in
fact foreign nationals. If they wish to visit China, they
must use their foreign passports to obtain a Chinese visa.
Procedures, requirements, and fees for obtaining a visa
are the same as for other foreign nationals. Visa Extensions
Applying for renew of "L" Visa, more certificates needed
a. Relative relationship proof. b. Hospital diagnosis
proof. c. Economic guarantee proof.
Applying for renew of "F" Visa, the following certificate
needed. The letter of introduction from the company that
you work for in China.
Applying for "F" Visa, one more certificate needed: The
letter of introduction from the company, which has right
to employ foreigners, which you work for in China.
Applying for "L","D" Return Visa, one more certificate
needed: Valid Resident Permit. Applying for "X", "Z"
Return Visa, more things needed: a. Valid Resident Permit
or Temporary Resident Permit. b. The letter of
introduction from the company which you work for.
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