Additional requirements for Chinese descendants

1. Foreign-born child of Chinese descendents needs to provide a photocopy of previous Chinese visa sticker along with the application. If it's the first time application or photocopy of previous Chinese visa sticker is not available, a photocopy of child's birth certificate and a photocopy of parents' foreign passport or a photocopy of foreign permanent residence identity card (for example: US passport or the US green card) is needed along with the application.

2. Applicant born in Mainland China, applying for the Chinese visa for the very first time, must also provide their original Chinese passport and a photocopy of the US Naturalization Certificate along with the application. If name on your current passport is different from name in your previous Chinese visa, a photocopy of name change court order is also required.

3. Applicant born in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, applying for the Chinese visa for the very first time, must also provide their expired Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan passport, or government issued ID or birth certificate from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan. If you current name is different from the name your in your birth certificate, ID or old passport, you must provide name change documents.

4. Applicant born in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, applied for China visa before on a different passport, needs to provide a photocopy of previous passport and Chinese visa along with the application. If you have an old version stamp visa instead of visa sticker or if the previous passport is not available, you need to follow Item # 3, as if it's your first time application.

5. Applicant born in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and mainland China must provide their name in Chinese Characters and city of birth on the China visa application form. (section 1.3 and 1.10 on application form). If born in Taiwan, make sure 1.7 shows "China" (Not "ROC" or "Taiwan" ), 1.10 shows "Taiwan, China" (Not "ROC" or "Taiwan").

6. Applicant, who were adopted from China, applying for Chinese visa the first time, must provide original Chinese passport, a photocopy of the adoption certificate, a photocopy of the US Naturalization Certificate along with the application. If the name on US passport is different from the name on the adoption certificate, a photocopy of name change court order is also required.