To facilitate your application and save your precious time,
we have been making efforts to provide easy and clear information
on Chinese visa. However we realize that the visa application
can sometimes be confusing. Therefore we provide a list
of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), which we hope will
help.
1. What documentation is required to apply for a Chinese
Visa?
2. Can I provide the embassy or consulate with a photocopy
of my passport?
3. I'd like to travel to China as a tourist. Should I provide
an invitation from a Chinese travel agency or my friends?
4. I frequently travel to China for business consultation.
How can I get a multiple visa?
5. I have read "Instruction of authentication". Does my
visa application form need to be authenticated?
6. In the application form, items 2 & 3, does "Former
Name" refer to "my maiden name", and "last name" & "given
name" my current name?
7. Item 24, my wife and I are going to China together. I
should put my name in this item?
8. My child is traveling to China with me. He cannot sign
on his application; can I sign it on behalf?
9. One of your requirements is that my passport must have
6 months validity remaining. Does that mean that my passport
has to be at least six months old, or that it must have
at least six months left on it? I just received a new passport.
I should wait six months before I apply the Chinese Visa?
10. I'm a German (or other country) citizen and I have
an American green card. Can I apply visa in the USA? How
much is the visa fee?
11. I can't pull out your application from the Internet,
can you e-mail me one?
12. I try to call visa office, but it is very difficult
to reach.
13. I have a friend who is disabled (handicapped). Can
he apply for a Chinese visa?
14. Can I take pets to China?
15. In short, can you tell what I should send to you for
a visa application?
16. I'm going to China on June1, and my visa will expired
on June 10. Can I still stay in China for 30 days?
17. I am wondering whether you have received my passport.
Can I call visa office to check the status of my application?
18. Do I have to see a doctor to have "Physical examination
record for foreigner" filled out?
19. I am going to Guangdong, then to Hongkong and back
to Guangdong for one night. Does it mean that I must have
a double-entry visa?
20. Do I need any shots before traveling to China?
1. Q:
What documentation is required to apply for a Chinese Visa?
A: Your valid & actual passport; one additional passport
photo; one application form (BG-01).
2. Q: Can I provide the embassy or consulate
with a photocopy of my passport?
A: Your must provide your actual passport.
3. Q: I'd like to travel to China as
a tourist. Should I provide an invitation from a Chinese
travel agency or my friends?
A: Not necessary. If we need any supporting information,
such as itinerary or a letter of invitation, the consul
will telephone you immediately.
4. Q: I frequently travel to China for
business consultation. How can I get a multiple visa?
A: Multiple visas only granted for business purpose. Please
ask your business partners in China to contact the local
government office to issue an invitation. The invitation
should be sufficient for the embassy or consulate to issue
the visa.
5. Q: I have read " Instruction of authentication".
Does my visa application form need to be authenticated?
A: No. Authentication applies only to documents being used
in China for commercial or civil affairs, or for lawsuits.
You only need to sign on the application form.
6. Q: In the application form, items
2 & 3, does " Former Name" refer to " my maiden name",
and " last name"& "given name' my current name?
A: Item 2 "Former Name" does refer to your maiden name.
In brief, Item 3 should be the same as they appear on your
passport.
7. Q: Item 24, my wife and I are going
to China together. I should put my name in this item?
A: No. Leave it blank. It refers to the situation in which
a child who does not have his/her own passport is to travel
to China with his/her parent and uses the parent's passport
on which the child's name appears for visa application.
If your child uses the mother or father's passport, and
he/she is going to China with you, please fill it out. In
the Chinese visa, It will be marked the visa label and charge
it for 10 dollars.
8. Q: My child is traveling to China
with me. He cannot sign on his application; can I sign it
on behalf?
A: Yes. Be sure to let the visa officer know that you signed
for him.
9. Q: One of your requirements is that
my passport must have 6 months validity remaining. Does
that mean that my passport has to be at least six months
old, or that it must have at least six months left on it?
I just received a new passport. I should wait six months
before I apply the Chinese Visa?
A: Your passport must have at least six months left before
it expires. A new passport is good. There is no need to
wait for six months before applying for a Chinese Visa.
You may apply on the first day having your passport.
10. Q: I'm a German (or other country) citizen
and I have an American green card. Can I apply visa in the
USA? How much is the visa fee?
A: The requirement is the same as that of American citizens.
Additionally, those who are not American citizens and would
like to apply for visa in the USA should provide the photocopy
of American green card or social security card to support
their applications. The visa fee is also the same as that
for American citizens.
11. Q: I can't pull out your application from the Internet,
can you e-mail me one?
A: We can't e-mail it to you. Please give us your fax number
and we can fax one to you. Or you can give us your address
and we can mail one to you.
12. Q: I try to call visa office, but it
is very difficult to reach.
A: Visa office says they receive 350 or more calls from
different states. They must be overburdened already. It
seems impossible to answer all of these calls. If you have
a question to which you can't find the answer on the website,
you can e-mail or fax them.
13. Q: I have a friend who is disabled (handicapped).
Can he apply for a Chinese visa?
A: Sure. Please be advised that his relative(s) or friend(s)
should go along with him if he needs help and assistance.
14. Q: Can I take pets to China?
A: According to regulations formulated by the relevant Chinese
government office, foreigners who wish to take pets to China
should be acknowledged:
1) One pet per person is allowed, limited to dogs, cats,
or birds;
2) The pet should be immunized before going to China. Please
prepare a state Immunization Certificate and a Health Certificate
issued by a certified veterinarian.
3) Upon arrival in china, you must notify the custom official
that you have a pet with you and present the above-mentioned
documents.
15. Q: I'm going to China on June1, and my
visa will expired on June 10. Can I still stay in China
for 30 days?
A: Yes. A Chinese visa is good for 90 days from the date
of issuance. Within 90 days (please note the time difference
between China and the U.S.) you can enter China. And from
the date of your entrance, you can stay in China for 30
days (the duration period is written in the visa label).
16. Q: I am wondering whether you have received
my passport. Can I call the visa office to check the status
of my application?
A: Please don't calling them for the status of your visa
processing unless you haven't received your passport after
15 days of submission. Remember, your name, passport number
and contact telephone should be provided.
17. Q: Do I have to see a doctor to have
" Physical examination record for foreigner" filled out?
A: This form is strictly for those who will work or study
in China over 1 year (360 days). If you are to stay in China
for less than one year, you don't have to see a doctor to
fill it out.
18. Q: I am going to Guangdong, then to Hongkong and back
to Guangdong for one night. Does it mean that I must have
a double-entry visa?
A: Absolutely. Double-entry visa means you can enter into
mainland of China twice within 90 days. Since you are going
to Guangdong in the mainland of China twice, you must have
a double-entry visa. Although being part of China, Hong
Kong is a Special Administrative Region (See information
about Hong Kong visa).
19. Q: Do I need any shots before traveling
to China?
A: None is required, although your doctor might recommend
some. Check with your doctor. |
