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CHINA VISA APPLICATION GUIDES
Clear, practical guidance for preparing documents, completing the online application, submitting a passport, and receiving it back safely.
Applicants must be physically in the United States when applying through a Chinese mission in the U.S.; preparing a draft abroad is not the same as submitting it.
Read guide →Published expedited timing is calculated from physical passport submission, not from the earlier COVA online preliminary-review stage.
Read guide →A girlfriend, boyfriend or fiancé is not included in the published Q-visa family-member list solely because of that relationship; tourism normally points to an L visa.
Read guide →One COVA account may be used for multiple family members, but every adult and child still needs a separate application with the correct filer declaration.
Read guide →The public U.S. guide says to submit after the status appears but does not publish one universal 30-day clock; follow the dated reminder inside your own COVA order.
Read guide →The current U.S. L-visa checklist does not list a financial bank statement as a standard tourist document, although a bank bill may be used as proof of residence.
Read guide →You can prepare the online COVA stage while keeping your passport for another trip, but the original passport must be available once the application reaches the submission stage.
Read guide →A dual citizen should use one consistent travel passport for COVA, visa issuance and entry, disclose nationality history truthfully, and resolve any possible Chinese-nationality issue first.
Read guide →Choose Q2 when visiting a Chinese citizen or Chinese permanent resident, and S2 when visiting a qualifying foreign family member working or studying in China or for another private matter.
Read guide →China does not use one published nationwide salary minimum for every foreign work-permit route, but salary affects points, eligibility evidence and later tax-record checks.
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