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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, a double entry, or
a multiple entry visa.
Tourists/family
visit visa (L Visa)
Based on various situations,
the Consul has the authority to require applicants to present a
tourist visa invitation from a Chinese tour agency or an invitation
letter from relatives to be visited. 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 member s 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
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.
That is
the complete wording on the form, verbatim. We hope that the information
provided gives you an idea of what is involved and we do repeat
that it is wise to discuss your own personal circumstances with
the Division of Aliens & Exit-Entry Administration Shanghai
Public Security Bureau.
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