What is a Chinese Visa?   

A Chinese visa is a stamp or endorsement placed by officials in a Chinese consulate or embassy on a passport that allows the holder to visit China. "Visit" is further defined as the reason for entry, usually business, travel, and study, work or transitmit.

Do I need a Chinese visa?    

If you want to travel to Mainland China, whether for business or tourism, you are required to have a Chinese visa obtained from a consulate in advance of your trip. You are exempt from applying for a Chinese visa if you travel and stay only in Hong Kong or Macao for less than 30 days.

What's the type of my visa?    

Please look at your current visa and check the Capital Letter on the top:
Visa PR - For permanent residence in China.
Visa Z - For those who come to work in China and their accompanying family members. (Outside China)
Visa X - For students who want to study in China, or practice as interns for more than 6 months.
Visa F - For those who visit, teach, do business, or come to China for cultural, scientific and technological exchanges for less than 6 months.
Visa L - For those who travel, visit friends and relatives or deal with some private matters.
Visa G - For those who stop over in China.
Visa C - For crews of airplanes, trains and ships who are on regular visits to China. Their accompanying family members are issued with the same type of visa.
Visa J-1 - For foreign journalists who reside in China
Visa J-2 - For foreign journalists who come to China to gather news.

What's does it mean by 'Entry(ies)'?    

How many times you can enter China during the visa period. Commonly, there are 4 kinds of Entry:
00= Zero; 01= Single; 02= Double; M = Multiple.

How long is a China visa valid?  

A Single and Double entry China visa is valid for 90 days from issuance. Within 90 days, you can enter China. And from the date of your entrance, you can stay in China for the granted stay days (the duration period is written in the visa label).

A Multiple entry China visa is valid for 6 or 12 months from issuance. Within 180 or 360 days 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).

What is the difference between a Chinese tourist and business visa?   

Chinese visas are issued according to the purpose of the trip; either tourism or business activities. In general, "tourist" visas are issued specifically for the purpose of travel for pleasure, while a "business" visa generally permits a traveler to engage in normal business-related activities (sales meetings, visiting a factory, negotiating agreements, etc.)

I am going to mainland China, then to Hong Kong and back to mainland China. Does this mean I must have a double-entry visa?    

Yes. Double-entry visa means you can enter into mainland of China twice within 90 days. Since you are going to the mainland of China twice, you must have a double-entry visa. Although being part of China, Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region.

I travel to China frequently，how do I obtain a multiple entry visa?   

There are two ways to get a multiple entry F visa:
- To get it from overseas Chinese consulates or at visa office in Hong Kong, you'll need to ask your business partners in China to contact the local government office to issue an invitation. The invitation (letter) has to be issued by the authorized Chinese government departments or Chinese organizations. However, issuance of a multiple entry visa is at the discretion of the consulate and having an official invitation does not guarantee issuance of the multiple entry visa.
- To get it from local Public Security Bureaus in China. For more information on obtaining a multiple entry business （F）visa，please contact us at +86-431-88999895 (Beijing Time 8:00-18:00)
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What can I do if I hold a tourist (L) visa and want to stay longer in China?     

L visa can be extended once or twice. L visa can also be converted to a 3 months or 6 months Business (F) visa. After 3 months or 6 months, you can extend for another 3 months or 6 months, the extension times is no limit, but the maximum time stay inside of China without leaving is 1 year. For more information on conversion of a tourist visa to a business visa, please contact us at +86-431-88999895 (Beijing Time 8:00-18:00)
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I am on a tourist visa (or a business visa) in China, my company wants to get me a work visa, is it possible to get the work visa without the need of going outside of China?     

In some cases, it's possible. Please contact us for details.

I have a double/multi-entry Visa, but have 30 days limit for each stay. How can I remove it?     

Double or multiple entry visas (either an L or F) issued by overseas Chinese consulates or Hong Kong visa office usually have a limit of 30 days on the duration of each stay in China. The limit CAN NOT be simply removed in China since December 2004. If you want to stay longer than 30 days, please contact us at +86-431-88999895 (Beijing Time 8:00-18:00)
or:133 6447 7808(24 Hours) Email:ChinaVisaExpert@gmail.com Skype: ChinaVisaExpert MSN: ChinaVisaExpert@gmail.com Yahoo messager: ChinaVisaExpertd@yahoo.com

I am not living in Changchun; can I still get my visa extension through your office?    

No,you must go to policeoffice before you get your visa . You can send me your passport and pictures by China post EMS (express mail service), as many foreigners outside Changchun do. When we need you come,please come to Changchun.