Chinese Visa Requirements

We know your trip to China is very important to you and you do not want anything to delay your trip. Besides all other preparations, one of the most important things is to make sure you have a Chinese Visa on your passport. Following is a list of items you may need to know about the Chinese Visa.

    • The Chinese Visa has a few dates on it. You want to make sure you will enter China before the “Enter Before” date. And you may stay in China for “Duration of Each Stay” days for each entry.
    • If there is a valid Chinese Visa on your old, expired passport, you do NOT need to apply for a new Chinese Visa. You need to bring the old passport with you and show the valid Chinese Visa to the officer when you enter China.

If you need to apply a Chinese Visa for your trip, you will need to know the following before you send everything to us.

  • Passport
    • Your passport must have at least 6 months before it expires (1 year if you want to apply 10-year multiple entry visa).
    • You must have at least 2 blank Visa pages (NOT Endorsement pages) on your passport.
  • Visa Application Form
    • Complete the online application form, save it but DO NOT submit it.
    • Send us the Application ID and your passport number so we can retrieve the application and review/edit it as needed.
  • Other supporting documents
    • A copy of the applicant’s driver’s license or local ID is required. If the minor applicant does not have such an ID, a copy of one of the parents’ ID is required.
    • If the purpose of the trip is sightseeing (not visiting anybody), please include a copy of the round-trip flight tickets. The tickets must have the complete information of the passenger’s name (your name), the departure date, the return date, and the airports. Make sure that information is not cut off when printing out the tickets.
    • Based on your profession (for example, media professionals and religious workers, etc), you may also need to provide a letter from your employer to state that you will be on vacation and will not perform any business-related activities during your China trip.
    • Please make sure to include a copy of the first page (photo page) of your passport.
    • If you have visited China before, please also include a copy of the most recent visa.  If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of the name change.
    • If you were a Chinese citizen before and applying Chinese visa first time after naturalization, you will also provide
      • Copy of your green card, both sides.
      • Copy of your previous Chinese Passport.
      • Copy of naturalization certificate.
  • Copy of the Invoice/Receipt (please go to our website www.visamailservice.com to complete a free online registration, you will get the invoice/receipt at the end.)
  • Payment – You can either pay online with your credit card, with the total amount shown on the invoice/receipt, payable to Luc Consulting LLC. If you have difficulties paying online, you may contact us to make a payment through Zelle.

Additional information on different types of visas can be found in the following links