Special Requirement for Non-US Passport Holder Applying for Chinese Visa

Additional Requirement for Non-US Passport Holder Applying for Chinese Visa

Additional Requirement for Non-US Citizen Applying for Chinese Visa in the US

VisaRite can help non-US passport holder to obtain Chinese visa easily and quickly. Normally no additional paperwork is required, unless you are holding passport from one of countries listed below.

Please note Chinese visa policy has been tightened recently. Multiple-entry visa is not issued to non-US citizen. Single entry or double visa will be issued instead in most cases, even though you may have obtained multiple entry visa before.

No application by mail country list:

if you are holding passport from one of the countries on the following list: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo, France, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirkistian, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uzbek, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Nepal, etc, you are required to apply for the Chinese visa in person at Chinese Consulate. You need to bring the following additional paperwork with your application.

	1. Photocopy of the US Green Card, or a valid US visa, such as H, L, F, B, E visa, etc.
	2. Round Trip Airlines tickets copy or flight itinerary (Business or Tourist)
	3. Hotel Confirmation or personal invitation letter (Business or Tourist)
	4. Original Visa Notification Form (Business)
	5. Tour Confirmation from travel agency or personal invitation letter (Tourist)
	6. Proof of Financial Guarantee (Tourist)
	7. Employer Letter (Tourist)
	8. Photocopy of the previous Chinese visa (if available)

FAQs

1) What if I don't have an airline ticket yet?

You may provide a confirmed flight itinerary or E-ticket itinerary to the same effect. A round-trip flight itinerary emailed or faxed to you by airlines or travel agency is acceptable. If you use flight itinerary, it must be on travel agent or airlines letter head or printed from airlines website. The flight itinerary must show guest name, detail flights, confirmation number or record locator. Please highlight your name, arrival & departure dates and flights on the itinerary. FYI, flight itinerary format is also important, if it doesn't look official, it may be rejected. Please refer to the link below for samples of acceptable flight itinerary format.

http://www.visarite.com/Sample_Flight_Itinerary.htm

Hint: if you don't feel comfortable to purchase a non-refundable ticket before you obtain the visa, you may call a travel agency to make a flight reservation for you. Travel agency will normally allow you to change or cancel reservation later with only a minimal fee. You may also contact with Asia Connect Tours at: (800) 803-3656 for assistance.

2) What if I don't have hotel reservation?

That depends. If you stay with your relative or friend in mainland China, you will need to provide a signed invitation letter specify your name, relationship between the two, address and duration of the stay. The signed invitation letter must be postal mailed or faxed. Otherwise, you must provide at least 2 nights hotel confirmation. Hotel confirmation must show your name as guest, duration of stay, hotel address. Please highlight your name, arrival & departure dates and hotel address. FYI, hotel confirmation format is also important, if it doesn't look official, it may be rejected. Please refer to the link below for samples of acceptable hotel confirmation format.

http://www.visarite.com/Sample_Hotel_Confirmation.htm

Hint: Hotel confirmation is safe proof, better than invitation letter. Further, you may change or cancel hotel later without worrying about your visa. Most hotels do not charge penalty, if you cancel 48 hours before arrival. www.Hotels.com is a good place to review hotels, see rates and make reservation.

3) Where can I get the Visa Notification Form for business type visa?

Visa Notification Form is a pre-approval document issued by a Chinese Government agency. You will need an inviting company in China to obtain that for you. Please notify your contact in China that you need this form. The full name of this document in Chinese literally is: "Visa Notification Form Issued by an Authorized Chinese Unit". You may advise the Chinese inviting company to contact with one of the agencies listed below for details:

Municipal Foreign Affair Office

Municipal Bureau of Commerce

Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Commission

International Trade Promotion Commission

Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau

A sample form is posted on our website for your reference:
http://www.visarite.com/Visa_Notification.htm

Normally, it only takes 2 days to 1 week to have it approved. You will probably need to submit your passport info or a passport photocopy to the Chinese company. Hint: If you are not able to obtain this visa notification in time and you can't reschedule your trip to a later date, you may consider to apply for a tourist visa instead. According to Chinese Consulate, there is no distinctive line between business visa and tourist visa. Then your application must comply with tourist visa instruction, which of course is simpler.

4) About financial guarantee (for non-US passport holder applying for a tourist visa)

Bank statement or bank letter is the easiest way to go. You may black out the account number on the statement. The statement needs to a show reasonable amount available. The guideline is to have at least $100 for each day of stay in China. You may also provide a letter of sponsorship to the same effect. If you are a student and don't have sufficient fund in your own account. You may supply a sponsor letter from your parents together with their bank statement instead. Click link for samples!

http://www.visarite.com/Bank_Statement_or_Letter.htm

5) About the employer letter (for non-US passport holder applying for a tourist visa)

There is no detail specification for this letter. As long as the letter is printed on your company letter head, indicating you are the employee of this company, you are on vacation and signed by someone else other than yourself. If you are self-employed, please write a statement explaining that you are self-employed and print it on your company letter head. If you are not employed, such as student, homemaker, retired, you are exempted from this requirement. Click link for samples!

http://www.visarite.com/Employer_Letter.htm

6) Can I apply for a multiple entry visa?

Chinese visa policy has been tightened recently. Multiple-entry visa will not be granted to non-US citizen. Single entry visa will be issued instead in most cases. Double entry visa can also be requested, but not guaranteed.

7) I plan to travel to China more than once, can I get a double entry visa?

According to current policy, single entry visa shall be issued in most cases. However, if you can provide the travel evidence that you need to exit and enter China again on the same trip, such as flights between Hong Kong and mainland China, you will have a good chance to be granted a double entry visa. If you plan to travel to Hong Kong and back to mainland China again, but you can't provide the travel evidence, you may provide a detail travel plan statement. In this case, double entry visa can be requested, but not guaranteed.

Updated Dec, 2010 Visa Policy may change without notice.

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