In accordance with "the Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit of Aliens" and other relevant regulations, the foreigners who apply for the Chinese visa shall fulfill the following procedures and provide the pertinent documents.
In accordance with "the Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit of Aliens" and other relevant regulations, the foreigners who apply for the Chinese visa shall fulfill the following procedures and provide the pertinent documents.
Basic requirements
a. One completed application Visa Form
b. One recently taken 2 inch half-length, bareheaded, full-faced photo.
c. A valid passport with enough blank pages.
Other requirements
1) For the first visa application of the foreign-born children of Chinese descent, the parents should provide their birth certificates and one of their parents' foreign passport or foreign permanent residence identity card in addition to the relevant documents required for by the above regulations.
2) Foreign applicants who were born in China,
applying for the Chinese visa for the first time must also provide their Chinese passports or their previous foreign passports along with the above mentioned documents or materials.
3) If applicants
apply for the China visa for the first time, they should contact and visit the local Consulate Office. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates do not take visa applications sent by mail. Applicants are required to come to the visa office for visa application. If an applicant cannot come personally, he/she may entrust a relative or friend or travel/visa agent to come to the visa office for application process.
Pick-up of visa
Noramlly a visa may be picked up on the fourth working day since the date of the application. Only with the consent of the consul could it sometimes be expedited by paying rush service fee. The rush fees are: US$30 for the same-day pick-up (application must be submitted before 12 noon), US$20 for the next-day and the third-day pick-up. With your receipt, visa shall be picked up in person or by someone entrusted.
Visa application
1) In addition to the pertinent document and payment for visa application, the applicant should also send one self-addressed and fully prepaid Express Mail label and envelop for the return mail. Normally, postage of your returned envelope should not be less than your first mail. Postage for authentication should be more than your first mail.
2) A Visa should be applied for one month before the applicant departs from his home country in order to avoid any delay or loss during the delivery.
3) Applications using other mail or delivery service than the above-stated service, and applications with insufficient postage will be delayed or rejected. All the responsibilities aroused should be taken by the applicants.
Application for Visa / Entry Permit to Hong Kong / Macao of China
1) US citizens to visit Hong Kong SAR for short-time tour, business visit can stay in
Hong Kong for 90 days without applying visas. But the following US citizens to visit Hong Kong are required to apply visas in advance: US citizens intend to stay in Hong Kong longer than 90 days; US citizens intend to enter Hong Kong for employment, investment, education, training or residence.
2) Currently there are 36 countries from which citizens can visit Macao free of visa; citizens from other countries can apply for the visa to enter Macao at the airport when they arrive at
Macao.
In accordance with the relevant Law of the People's Republic of China and the international practices, the consul is entitled to request other documents from the applicant, and the consul is also entitled to reject the application.