Documents for a Chinese Visitor or Tourist Visa

See the updated document requirements here: http://www.ncvisa.org/documents/

Below Information is out-dated – for reference only:

US and Canada citizens could apply 10-year multiple entries visa for visitor (Q2) or tourist(L).

1) Please fill an official China Visa application form using a computer

2)  One 2″x2″ color photo
3)  Original passport that is valid for a minimum of one-year
4) A photocopy of your passport ID page
5) A photocopy of your last Chinese visa if you had.
6) Additional document if you were born in China (Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macau).
7) Additional documents for a child born in US
8) Invitation letter and Chinese ID or flight and hotel reservations:
Visitor (Q) Visa: Invitation letter and invitee’s Chinese ID copy (front and back).
Tourist (L) Visa: for a tourist visa application, a flight itinerary and a hotel reservation

9)Photocopy of applican’t driver license (parent’s driver license copy if the applicant is a child).
10) For a Canadian citizen/other country citizen, please include a photocopy of your US visa or your green card.
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US and Canada citizens could apply 10-year multiple entries visa for visitor (Q2) or tourist(L).

1) Fill out an China Online Visa Application (COVA) form:

https://cova.mfa.gov.cn/

2)  One color photo for Chinese Visa.  Chinese Embassy has a very strict policy on the visa photo.  We will provide on-site photo service.

3)  Your passport.   It should be valid for at least 12 months and have at least one blank “visa” page.

4) A photocopy of your passport ID page that shows your name, photo, passport number and expiration date.

5) A photocopy of your last Chinese visa if you had.  Photocopy of previous passport ID page if the last visa is on an old passport.

6)Photocopy of applicant’s  driver license (parent’s driver license copy if the applicant is a child).

7) Invitation letter or travel reservation:

Q Visa:  for a short-term relative visiting visa (Q Visa) application, please provide the following two documents:

·         An invitation letter from a relative in China.

·         A photocopy of your relative’s national ID issued by China (front and back).

L Visa: for a tourist visa application, please provide the following documents:

·         a flight itinerary

·         a hotel reservation

8) If you were born in China (Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macau) and there is no previous Chinese visa on your current passport, you are required to submit your original Chinese passport or a photocopy of last foreign passport with a previous Chinese visa.

9) For a child born in US, please include the following extra documents:

  • A photocopy of the birth certificate,
  • Photocopies of both parents’ passports ( the ID page),
  • Photocopies of both parents’ green cards.

10) For a Canadian citizen/other country citizen, please include a photocopy of your US visa or your green card.

Please feel free to contact us, if you have any question.