VISA

1. VISA application

Type of visa application：(F) Exchange,visits,study tours or other relevant activities

More information and VISA application: please visit Web(https://cova.mfa.gov.cn/)

List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption-Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries (http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zlbg/bgzl/lhqz/201202/t20120207_961630.shtml).

72-hour or 144-hourvisa-free transit policy: (http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/jiedu/tujie/202407/content_6963327.htm).

2. Hong Kong/香港

港澳居民来往内地通行证: 参考国家移民管理局政务服务平台(https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/bszy/wlgaot/sqgowl/201903/t20190313_1002.html)

 

3. Taiwan/台湾

台湾居民来往大陆通行证: 参考国家移民管理局政务服务平台（https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/bszy/wldl/sqwldl/）

 

Note (VISA):

1) 72-hour or 144-hourvisa-free transit policy include:

54 countries

Albania, Argentina,Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium,

Bosnia and Herzegovina,Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia,Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

Hungary, lceland, lreland, ltaly, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg,Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro,

the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Qatar,

the Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia,Singapore, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain,

Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

41 exit-entry ports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport 

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai Port(for passenger transport)

Exit- Entry Port of Shanghai Railway Station

2) Here are the documents you shall prepare before submission of visa application:

Basic Documents

(1) Passport

(2) Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate.

(3) Visa Application Form and Photo

(4) One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached

(5) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship)

(6) If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal staying provided by the relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying.

(7) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to foreign citizens those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship)

If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your previous Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page.

If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page. (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change.)

 

     Supporting Documents (For F-Visa)

An invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation should contain

(1) Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

(2) Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures)

(3) Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)

 

Special Reminder

(1) The invitation letter may be in the form of fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation letter..

(2) If necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other proof documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant.

(3) The consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant.

(4) For further details, please visit the web-site of the relevant Chinese Embassy or Consulate General.