{"id":2357,"date":"2020-06-09T12:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T04:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/China-Tourist-Visa-Requirements"},"modified":"2024-12-05T00:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:21:24","slug":"china-tourist-visa-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/china-tourist-visa-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"China Tourist Visa Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most numbers of people from other countries who come to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">China for tourism<\/a> must obtain a Chinese tourist visa (L visa for short), unless they are in line with the visa-free policy of China, They can go to any scenic spot they want. There are many famous sceneries in China for tourists. but there are many <strong><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/china\/\" title=\"View all posts in china\" >china<\/a> tourist visa <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/requirements\/\" title=\"View all posts in requirements\" >requirements<\/a><\/strong> like Passports, application forms, and documents showing itineraries or invitations from China.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24040\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-440x293.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"China Tourist Visa Requirements\" width=\"793\" height=\"528\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161701838-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In most cases, tourists can obtain a single entry L visa with a stay time of 30 days. At the time of application, you can request a 60-90 day visa. If necessary, the consulate will consider your application. British, American, Canadian and Argentinean citizens can enter China for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>The process is not complicated if the following guidelines are followed.<\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/china-tourist-visa-requirements\/\" title=\"View all posts in China Tourist Visa Requirements\" >China Tourist Visa Requirements<\/a> documents<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Passport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your passport is valid for at least 6 months, with copies of blank pages and passport data pages<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Application form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A properly completed application form for a Chinese tourist visa. Please complete each column of the application form and use &#8220;n \/ a&#8221; if not applicable. If the application form is not <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/completed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completed<\/a> truthfully, completely and legally, the application may be delayed or rejected<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Recent photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent passport-sized color photo with a white background attached to the application form<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Round trip ticket and Chinese hotel reservation or invitation letter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Documents showing the itinerary, including proof of round-trip ticket booking and proof of hotel booking.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if you are invited to China, you can submit the invitation letter sent by the inviting party, whether it is a unit or an individual, and provide the following information:<\/p>\n<p>a. information about the applicant, including full name, gender, and date of birth.<\/p>\n<p>b. information about the planned visit, including the date of arrival and departure, and the place of visit.<\/p>\n<p>c. information about the invitee, including name, contact number, address, official seal, and signature of the legal representative of the entity or the invitee.<\/p>\n<p>5. Other supporting documents<\/p>\n<p>For those who do not apply in their country of nationality, proof of legal residence or residence status is required. In some cases, applicants may be required to submit a letter of proof from their employer with the following details: the name and contact details of the employer, the applicant&#8217;s income statement or the original copy of the applicant&#8217;s bank statement for the last six months.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants intending to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/travel\/\" title=\"View all posts in travel\">travel<\/a> to Tibet must obtain a Tibet travel permit, which can be obtained by a travel agency from the Tourism Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24039\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-440x248.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"China Tourist Visa Requirements\" width=\"798\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-440x248.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-220x124.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/06\/20241204161452842-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extension of Chinese tourist visa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you need to stay longer than allowed by the visa, you can apply to the local China entry exit administration for extension 7 days before the expiry of L visa.<\/p>\n<p>You need to provide passport, visa application form with recent color photos, temporary residence permit and travel itinerary. If your application is approved, you can stay for a long time without exceeding the original visa stay time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most numbers of people from other countries who come to China for tourism must obtain a Chinese tourist visa (L visa for short), unless they are in line with the &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,21,33],"tags":[60,3290,306,29,34,1696,215,214,309],"class_list":["post-2357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china-jobs","category-hot-jobs","category-part-time-job","tag-china","tag-china-tourist-visa-requirements","tag-hiredchina","tag-jobs","tag-jobs-in-china","tag-requirements","tag-tourism","tag-travel","tag-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24042,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357\/revisions\/24042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}