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VISA FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

The following are the requirements to obtain a visa to China:

TOURIST VISA:

• Original passport with at least six months validity left beyond intended stay;
• One Visa Application for The People's Republic of China;
• One Visa Processing Order Form;
• Applicants of Chinese descent must write their Chinese name (if any) on #1 of the visa application form;
• One 2" x 2" passport type photograph. Photo must be with a plain white background;
• For non-U.S. citizen, the consulate only accepts applications from those who hold either a U.S. permanent resident card or a long term U.S. visa. Please note that applications from B1/B2 visa or TN visa holders will not be accepted. Non-U.S. passport holders must provide a copy of U.S. permanent resident card or U.S. visa;
• China born applicant applying for his/her first Chinese visa with his/her foreign passport must submit his/her original Chinese passport or last foreign passport;
• When applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, child of Chinese descent born in foreign country must submit a copy of his/her birth certificate, and copy of one of his/her parents' passport or permanent resident card.

BUSINESS VISA:

• Original passport with at least six months validity left beyond intended stay;
• One Visa Application for The People's Republic of China;
• One Visa Processing Order Form;
• Applicants of Chinese descent must write their Chinese name (if any) on #1 of the visa application form;
• One 2" x 2" passport type photograph. Photo must be with a plain white background;
• For non-U.S. citizen, the consulate only accepts applications from those who hold either a U.S. permanent resident card or a long term U.S. visa. Please note that applications from B1/B2 visa or TN visa holders will not be accepted. Non-U.S. passport holders must provide a copy of U.S. permanent resident card or U.S. visa;
• Business Letter from the U.S. based company, or Letter of Invitation for the host company in China, explaining the purpose of the visit.

EMPLOYMENT "Z" VISA:

• Original passport with at least six months validity left beyond intended stay;
• One Visa Application for The People's Republic of China;
• One Visa Processing Order Form;
• Applicants of Chinese descent must write their Chinese name (if any) on #1 of the visa application form;
• One 2" x 2" passport type photograph. Photo must be with a plain white background;
• For non-U.S. citizen, the consulate only accepts applications from those who hold either a U.S. permanent resident card or a long term U.S. visa. Please note that applications from B1/B2 visa or TN visa holders will not be accepted. Non-U.S. passport holders must provide a copy of U.S. permanent resident card or U.S. visa;
• Copy of work permit from the Chinese employer stamped by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Labor Department.

CONSULAR FEE (per visa):

For U.S citizen:

Visas for China issued to U.S. citizen are usually valid for one year from date of issue, multiple entry for stays not to exceed 60 days per entry.

For non U.S citizen:

SERVICE FEE (per visa):

RETURN FEDERAL EXPRESS:

We recommend that you send all of the required documents via a traceable overnight delivery service, such as Federal Express, to our address at:

Forms are available in the Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have the Acrobat Reader software installed in your computer, click the icon to download it for free:

Holiday Schedule for the Consulate of The People's Republic of China in 2010