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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.
Current U.S. guidance describes Q2 for relatives of Chinese citizens or Chinese permanent residents and requires relationship proof, without repeating Q1's enumerated family-member list.
Read guide →China's work-permit points route can support Category B at 60 points or Category A at 85 points, but it is only one eligibility route and never an automatic approval.
Read guide →A bachelor's degree is common in China work-permit files but is not a universal rule for every foreign worker; the employer must identify the exact eligibility path before the Z visa step.
Read guide →Before a China work-permit filing, the employment contract should align with the employer, role, location, dates, compensation and evidence used throughout the application.
Read guide →A China M visa can show different durations of stay; the number printed after each entry controls, not the overall validity period or an applicant's requested number.
Read guide →U.S. students should plan the China X1 timeline backward from enrollment, separating school documents, COVA preliminary review, passport submission, shipping and the post-entry residence permit.
Read guide →An X2 holder may apply for an extension in China with current study evidence, but approval is discretionary, timing matters and an extension is not a conversion to X1.
Read guide →Choose a China visa category from the trip’s real primary purpose: tourism, business, family, study and work use different supporting documents and post-entry rules.
Read guide →China classifies foreign workers as Category A high-end talent, Category B professional talent or Category C other qualifying personnel; the classification is not a visa type.
Read guide →A China work permit is tied to the authorized employer and role; changing employers requires formal cancellation, change or a new filing plus review of the work-type residence permit.
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