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China Travel Visa Information
A China travel visa in a valid passport are required documents for entering into the mainland. If you arrive without a valid travel visa, you will not be allowed to enter, may be fined and will be immediately deported at your own expense. In fact, without a proper visa, the airline will most likely not allow you to board.
Applicants are required to appear in the visa office to apply. If you cannot apply in person, you can send a relative, friend, or travel/visa agent to come and submit the application on your behalf. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates do not accept visa applications by mail.
Another option is to contract a private travel document expediter. Expediting services are usually located in major cities where embassies and consulates are found. Apply online for a china travel visa. or see below for further instructions.
If you want to visit any of the non-open cities, you need to acquire a travel permit. You can apply for these at the local public security bureau. If you plan to leave China and then return, you need to get a China travel visa that allows for double entry or multiple entries.
Effective since May 4th 2009, all Chinese visa applicants shall complete and submit the Declaration Form (Click for Download PDF form).
IMPORTANT NOTICE: New China travel visa fees are as follows:
Single entry visa: $ 130.00
Double entry visa: $ 130.00
Multiple Entries for 6 months: $130.00
Multiple Entries for 12 months: $130.00
For a tourist visa to China, Chinese Embassy and Consulates require the following:
- a valid passport with 6 (tourist/business) or 12 (work/student) months validity remaining;
- at least one blank visa page;
- a recent passport photo (black & white or color);
- completed China visa application form;
- payment (cash, money order or bank check only);
- a self-addressed prepaid return envelope with postage (FedEx, UPS, Express Mail are preferred);
- proof of your round-trip air tickets and hotel reservations;
- a cover sheet that tells the content of the envelope, your contact telephone number and your request.
China travel visas are affixed in your passport on the pages specifically marked for them. Countries require that visa stamps be placed on those pages that do not contain any other stamps
China Visa Application Form
There is only one China visa application form for every type of travel visa. Right click to download the forms in PDF format.
China Visa Application Form (BG-01)
Physical Examination Record for Foreigner (BG-14)
The Physical Examination Record is only required for "Z" (Employment/Work) and "X" (Student) visas.
After filling out the China visa application form and gathering the appropriate documents, you need to choose how to process your visa.
The China Embassy and consulate-General have both a walk-in and a mail-in service. Processing your China travel visa takes 4 business days for regular service and 1 business day for rush service for walk-ins. By mail, processing your China travel visa can take 7-10 business days or more.
Apply online for your china travel visa.
China Tourist Visa
A China tourist visa, also known as an L visa, is usually valid for 30 days from the day of entry according to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. It might be extended through applications to the local public security bureau. You have the option of a single-entry or double-entry or multiple-entries visa.
Upon arrival, your documents will be examined by an inspection agent. If everything is correct, they will be stamped with an entry seal.
The tourist visa only allows you to travel to China for sightseeing or to visit family only. If you want to travel to any area not yet opened to the tourists, you will have to apply for a Foreign Travel Permit at the local public security organ.
Apply online to get your China tourist visa quickly.
China Business Visa
China Business Visas are also valid for 90 days with a duration of 30 days for each entry.
To apply for a single or double entry visa, you must have an official invitation from a Chinese host company or government department or organization.
A China travel visa which allows for multiple entries and has a duration of either 6 or 12 months requires that the invitation be issued by a governmental organization or state-run company authourized by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Apply online to get your China business visa quickly.
You can process your China travel visa yourself but you will face large crowds and long lines. Parking isn't always easy to find either. The China Embassy requests that you not call them about your application so you won't be able to track your process. Errors or incomplete information on your visa application form can result in denial of your visa and delay in your plans.
The best way to avoid the crowds, the lines and the difficult parking is to contract an expediting service to process your China travel visa. There are many online. Besides doing the legwork for you, the offer personalized service and online tracking.
We have reviewed many of these services and found one that stands out from the others. They offer excellent service and a great guarantee for fees that are below the competition.
Apply online to get your China travel visa quickly.
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