Do I need a visa to visit Shanghai, China? If yes, how do I get one?
You definitely need a visa, and you must apply for a new visa for each time you re-enter the country even if you only left for a day. Depending on the reason for visiting you will need to apply for a tourist visa or a work (Z) visa. You need to apply to the Chinese Embassy in person with your passport and you will need to make a trip the following week to collect it. As others have said, if you are going to China with a tour operator or travel agency they will often sort the visa out for you. The cost of the visa depends on your nationality. If you visit the website for the Chinese embassy in your country they will have all details on there - including the form for applying for the visa which will save you time if you fill it out before hand.
Can married chinese wife obtain tourist visa to visit US?
she can certainly apply. her chances of being approved are very low. primarily as it takes up to a year to process the paperwork and get her a visa to emigrate legally to the US. so the temptation to use the tourist visa to stay permanently is very high. if you live in China, you should look into filing an immigrant petition there with USCIS.
Obtaining A Passport and Visa?
Check out the Consular Information Sheet on Kyrgyzstan at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw... ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: A passport and visa are required. American citizens can obtain a one-month single-entry, non-extendable tourist visa upon arrival and without invitation or sponsorship at the “Manas” International Airport outside Bishkek for a fee of up to $60. Travelers cannot obtain a tourist visa at land borders or other airports. American citizens visiting the Kyrgyz Republic are not required to register with the Office of Visas and Registration. The Embassy recommends that Americans traveling in the Kyrgyz Republic also obtain Kazakh visas, as commercial air travel out of the Kyrgyz Republic is limited and Americans may need to travel through Kazakhstan to return to the United States. For further information regarding entry/exit requirements, contact the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic at 2360 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, telephone: (202) 449-9822, fax: (202) 386-7550, or on the Internet at http://www.kyrgyzembassy.org. See our Foreign Entry Requirements brochure for more information on the Kyrgyz Republic and other countries. Visit the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic web site at http://www.kyrgyzembassy.org/ for the most current visa information. You might also take a look at the embassy website at http://kyrgyz.usembassy.gov/. As for passports, you can apply through most post offices by filling out the proper forms. At the moment, the waiting period is down to below 6 weeks. But, summer travel is always high, so don't wait until this summer to apply. You can always pay a higher expedite fee, although if you apply now, there's no need to, or you can go in person to your nearest passport agency. Check out http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html for forms, instructions, etc.
Why is obtaining a visa to visit China so convoluted?
The short answer is because the embassy or consular people are backward bureaucrats.The accurate answer: back in the 1990s, the American Shanghai Consulate, there were high fees to apply for an American visa: 1000 RMB or US$120, was very expensive back then for the residents (life was bliss here before 2004, then double digit inflation hit); and there were many allegations that despite many applicants that many Chinese visa applicants were denied passage to the USA, so the American Shanghai embassy was guilt of that corruption and hassle first.So changes in Chinese visa policy actually follows the American policy.After fed up with the "abuse" of the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, since for a modest fee, I just go to a travel agency and get that done.Last year, my humble Shanghai aunt also reciprocally did the same, but quite apparently the American consular personnel have too much free time. They still brought in my aunt and the gweilo officer terrorised the elderly lady with intimidating questions.She was treated much harshly as a perceived criminal. In the some way, those Chinese San Francisco consular officers act as religious zealots and a hassle, but conversely to treat anybody with such contempt as the American did is rarely acceptable.So if you find that there are gross difficulties with the policy and procedures of dealing with the Chinese bureaucracy or police, that root is often found from the United States, formerly big brother. And these American hostilities to the Chinese will not be forgotten and will eventually strike us in the back and harder!---USA bombing of Chinese Belgrade embassy
Can i get my chinese visa at the Beijing International airport?
Absolutely not. Chances are you won't be allowed on the plane w/o a visa, and if you make it as far as Bejing you'll be deported on arrival. You can get a visa at a Chinese consulate or embassy in a day (around 4 hours) if you don't have time to wait the two weeks for an agent. Sure, there's a slim chance that you could get one in China in an emergency situation (as mentioned earlier, a funeral or illness), but if you don't have proof (think notarized, iron clad documentation) to say why you didn't get your visa earlier other than forgetting or being lazy, then you'll be deported. Some things they are lax on, visas aren't one of them, unless you know someone. They like to track their foreigners.
If I get the 144 hour China visa, does that limit my visits at all thereafter?
Nope. It’s not a visa, but a visa waiver.I have had a couple of those TWOV (the 72-hour version) in between visas. As long as you respect the terms of the TWOV, you’ll be fine later on if you apply for a visit visa.However, if by “limit my visits thereafter” you meant during these 144 hours, then yeah. You can only travel around Shanghai/Hangzhou/Suzhou or Beijing/Tianjin/Laioning. The biggest advantage of this visa as opposed to the regular 72-hour TWOV is that:Your entry and exit ports can be different.Airports and sea ports are both valid.
How can I get a visa for China?
There are types of visa available for visiting China.One who is visiting China as a tourist need to get a tourist visa . In China, there is L visa for travelling as a tourist .This visa is issued to those who are going to travel to China for tourism mainly.The L Visa is the Chinese visa that most tourists will use to travel to the country for any period of time. Immigration for the purpose of tourism is possible under two types of tourist Chinese visa, for either single entry, or double entry.this visa allows us for sightseeing or tour or visiting relatives and families usually single entry,30-days stay only The maximum duration of a tourist visa for China is a period of 3 months.Another one is Student visa called X 1 Visa .It allows studying in China for more than 6 months. Must register at local public security authorities within 30 days of arrival, where the china residence permit will be issued to replace X1 visa. Further, X2 Visa allows the person to stay less than 180 days. Rest all process is same. Cost is same for single or multiple entries up to one year.For more information refer to visafolder
Where in China can I get a Chinese Z visa?
This is a good question, as rules constantly change in China quite often; currently, as of Aug 2017, foreign experts are able to obtain a Z visa provided that they are currently seeking employment in the Guangdong region. Prospective employees seeking employment in areas other than Guangdong will be required to return to their home country to obtain a Z visa. foreign experts applying to work in Gunagdong can obtain a Z visa by visiting the Chinese in Hong Kong. It should be noted that applicants should have their documents authenticated in their home before applying for a Z visa. The documents to be authenticated should include the applicants’s highest degree, a background check Tesol/Tefl, Teaching certificate and a health check up.Normally, health checkups completed in China are favored over health check ups completed in another country. Additional docs. needed to apply for your Z visa should include at least 2 years of teaching experience and 2 reference letters. Accepted teaching experience will be counted from the time after the applicant completed his or her university degree. A Tesol or Tefl will also be needed to apply Z visa. However, applicants holding a teaching certification will be able to opt out of this requirement. After obtaining a Z visa from the Chinese govt, you will have approximately 30 days to apply for a residential permit, from the security bureau in your local area. Please note that if your Z visa expires before you are able to register with the local public security bureau, you will need to restart your application over from the beginning. You will also be required to apply for a new visa to renter China. Again, please note the current steps to obtaining a Z visa is different form depending on where you live; As of present, employees seeking employment in Gunadong will find that they will have the easiest path to obtaining a Z visa in China. If you require further information regarding the Authentication of University Degree for use in China, Qatar, Dubai, Doha, South Korea, Taiwain, Hong Kong We are able to process visas and authenticate degrees, background checks and Tesol certificates for more than 60 countries around the world. You can also contact us at: customer@internationalnotarizati...
To visit a trade show in China Do i need a tourist visa or a business visa ?
Due to the recent China visa policy change, a tourist visa would be easier to obtain. A business visa requires an original copied sponsorship statement from a mainland Chinese company. This site has more information: http://chinavisas.blogspot.com
If I wrote, "Marriage" as purpose for visiting China, could that be reason to refuse my visa application?
LOL tourism and spending time with friends and family is a better choice. I do however always get a laugh that "settle down" is an option on the forms...I don't believe marriage would earn you a fail though.If I remember correctly you just choose from a list, but I might be wrong in my recollections or thinking about the cards on the flight over.Most of my trips to China were work related except for visits with my fiancee. We married in the US though so for me visiting friends and family and sight seeing was factual.As I said though Id be more vague, you never know if you'll get a male Chinese visa officer who cant find a wife because he cant afford to buy her parents a house and a car and he might look at another Western guy all excited about coming to steal one more of their too few women to go around and in his jealous rage, deny your visa... just don't take the risk.. Also keep this in mind when it comes to public displays of affection. Chinese guys might get worked up and crazy. Chinese women will love seeing it on the other hand, LOL.. They are very happy to hear you like them and think they are more beautiful than the girls at home, so much so that you are here to marry one of them.