China Visa Guide

Chinese Visa Application

passports ready for getting china visaAccording to the Law of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Administration of Foreigners Entering and Leaving the Country, foreign tourists must apply for visas at China’s foreign affairs offices, consulates or other organizations authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A group of five tourists or more can apply for a group tourist visa. This is usually handled by a travel agency organizing groups. People coming to China from countries which have visa agreements with China (such as agreements which exempt tourist groups from visas) are treated in accordance with these agreements.

If anyone wants to go to Tibet for a visit you can apply for a visa only with the consent of the Tourism Administration of the Tibet Autonomous Region or any one of its foreign representative offices. A passport is required for visa application, the passport shall be valid for at least 6 months beyond the duration of the tour.

11 Comments

  1. I am travelling to China for one week to attend an academic conference. Do I need a business visa?

    • There is no strict boundary between business visa and tourist visa if you are going to a conference, you can select whichever easier for you, I would suggest tourist/visit visa.

  2. I have two Nationalities German and Afghan,if i am in Afghanistan,can i have a visa for china with my German Passport?

  3. I am a Babngladesh citizen and also living in China. I visited China earlier. Now I have received invitation to attend a Trade Fair in China. What other papers/documents I have to submit to the embassy for the visa?

  4. Dear Sir,
    I have an Australian passport, traveling. I’m in Iran right now.
    going back to Australia overland, I want to travell( transit), through china by train.
    Do I need transit visa?
    What is the requirment?, how much does it coast? & what is the duration of tansit visa?
    At last, should I apply for visa in Iran? or I can do it in Nepal.

    Cheers

  5. Does Australian citizen need a visa to China??

  6. Transit Visa

    Dear Sir,
    I am Filipina working here in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This coming December 2011 i will have my yearly vacation to my country. I have already purchase air ticket and i am going to have stop over in your country from December 11, 2011 (arrival in shanghai China) and December 17, 2011 (departure) to Philippine.
    Can i have transit visa? What are the requirements for transit visa? How much to pay?

  7. I wish to travel to Beijing in November for around one week. I will be visiting Beijing auction companies to discuss business opportunities. I am a UK citizen.
    Do I need business or tourist visa?

    Secondly, I will not be travelling direct to China from the UK but will be flying from Thailand where I will be on holiday at that time. Do I need to apply for a visa here in the UK or do I need to arrange in Thailand?
    Thanks.

  8. I am Sierra Leonean working for the United Nations in Afghanistan. I would want to travel to China (Guangzhou) for business purpose next month October 2011 to buy construction materials and ship to Sierra Leone. I hold two passports, Service and United Nations Laize Passer. Which of these two passports are appropriate for submissin to Chinese Embassy in Kabul for visa?

    Thanks

  9. Need a visa for a transit in Shanghai of 14 hours

    Hi,
    I am Canadian. I will go to Australia soon and will have a transit in Shanghai of 14 hours. Do I need a visa for my 14 hours transit? I want to leave the airport. Thanks, Kind regards,

  10. Z visa

    Iam a Nigerian national. I have been living here in china as a student for about 4years. I got a school who wanna hire me to work as a teacher here. They are preparing working documents for me to exit to my country or any near by country to get my student visa changed to working Z visa to get back into china.Since my home country is very far from here in china,I really wanna fly to kazakshtan to apply for working visa with the documents my school is preparing.
    Wanna know if it’s gonna be possible for you guys to fix it for me.

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