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China Visa Rules Tightened Pre & Post Olympics
A visa is needed by all foreign passport holders before arriving China. Ordinary passport holders of Japan, Singapore and Brunei who come to China for sightseeing, doing business, visiting relatives or transit can enjoy a visa free period of 15 days. Nationals of these countries holding other types of passport or visit China for other purposes will still require a visa. Visa for China is usually valid for three months. That means you have to arrive China within three months after obtaining the visa. Therefore you don’t have to hurry in applying for a visa. There are two types of China travel visa in general: Individual visa: type ‘L’ is issued for sightseeing purposes. You could usually stay for a period of 30 days, no more than 90 days, and could not be extended upon expiration. Group visa: Group visa is issued to foreigners traveling in tour groups. Group visa is not issued on the passports, but on a separate paper, which requires the group members enter and exit the Chinese border together. Your tour leader will take responsibility to apply for you. Visa fee: Visa fee varies according to mutual agreement between China and corresponding countries. Please check with your nearest China Embassy China Embassy Information You can apply a China visa via any travel agency. A regular single entry visa costs US$50. Service fee varies according to the type of visa you require and urgency. TravelVisaPro charges a relatively low service fee of only US$39 for a standard China visa. You can simply apply online. Documents Required
Download a China visa application form Applying a China Visa from Hong Kong This information is only valid for foreigners residing in Hong Kong traveling to China. Application has to be submitted by hand (your travel agent can submit on your behalf) to the following address. Electronic submission is not accepted.
Office of the Commissioner of A regular application can be completed in three working days. That means you can submit on Monday and collect on Wednesday. Next day or same day service is available at extra fee. Visa fee varies according to mutual agreement between China and corresponding countries. For example US passport HK$490, UK passport HK$450 plus your agency fee (if applicable). Base on mutual agreement between China and the following countries, nationals of these countries can acquire a visa for China free of charge and vise versa. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Maldives, Micronesia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Enquiry Hotline: (852) 3413 2300 (24 hours) or (852) 3413 2424 Visa Application Submission hours: 09:00 - 12:00 / 14:00 - 17:00 (Monday - Friday) Download a visa application form (ONLY for foreigners residing in Hong Kong) Anna's Notes
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Travel agents from Hong Kong have been informing their clients of these new visa rulings: "We are informed by the China visa office that effective from 28 March 2008 to 17 Oct 2008 there will be no more multi entry (F) visas available. For those who still need visas can only apply single or double entry visas instead (Duration of each stay is 30 days). All this will last till the Olympic games finished." There are more rules to come, including requirements for additional documentation for business visas and for hotel bookings and plane tickets for tourist visas. Please make sure to have your travel agent check all details for you. Singaporean Ordinary Passport Holders
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