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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.
Chinese regulations provide that applications for residence permits valid for more than one year generally require a health certificate, subject to the local authority's process.
Read guide →A visa invitation should be complete, signed where required and readable. Published requirements generally accept a fax, photocopy or printout but may request the original.
Read guide →A business invitation should identify the Chinese trade partner, applicant, commercial purpose, dates and who bears expenses, with credible company contact details.
Read guide →The inviter's proof depends on status: a Chinese citizen generally supplies a Chinese ID, while a foreign permanent resident supplies passport and Chinese permanent-residence documentation.
Read guide →For an S family visit, the host in China is a foreigner working or studying there. The file should connect that host's current passport and residence status to the applicant.
Read guide →Birth, marriage, adoption and kinship certificates should show the relationship chain clearly. Non-Chinese documents may need a readable translation when the reviewing office cannot evaluate them directly.
Read guide →When family eligibility depends on adoption, the application should include the legal adoption record and identity documents that connect the adopted child, adoptive parents and inviter.
Read guide →A traveler visiting a friend normally applies under the tourism category rather than Q or S family categories. If an invitation is used, it should identify the host and planned visit clearly.
Read guide →Trade-fair visitors should document the commercial purpose with registration, invitation or Chinese trade-partner records and keep the event dates aligned with COVA.
Read guide →Paid performance is not ordinary business travel. Performers should coordinate the competent cultural approval and work-authorization documents before applying for the appropriate work visa.
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