{"id":845,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/how-to-apply-for-family-visa-check-it-out\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T18:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:55:29","slug":"how-to-apply-for-family-visa-check-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-apply-for-family-visa-check-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply For Family Visa? Check It Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>For many expats working or studying in China, family reunion is one the deepest desires of their hearts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">For many expats working or studying in China, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">family reunion<\/a> is one the d eepest desires of their hearts.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FixWJ_TgEHkSwL7Jo9K8GJtXZ3id?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">So here&#8217;s the complete application method to apply for family dependent visas! Let&#8217;s see.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-apply-for-family-visa-check-it-out\/#Visa_Types\" title=\"Visa Types\">Visa Types<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-apply-for-family-visa-check-it-out\/#Supporting_Documents\" title=\"Supporting Documents\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-apply-for-family-visa-check-it-out\/#Procedure_of_Application\" title=\"Procedure of Application\">Procedure of Application<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visa_Types\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">Visa Types<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 15px;\">Depending on the trip\u2019s purpose, family visas are classified as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 15px;\"><strong>Q Visas<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 15px;\"><strong>S Visas\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 15px;\">by the nature of the applying expats&#8217; residence status in China: Chinese citizen (Q), permanent resident (Q) or temporary residents working, studying or in China on personal business(S)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fqp4pY-9ptZsIfaIoJEn7bNa71JJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96);\">More specifically, Q visas and S visas are classified as\u00a0<strong>Q1, Q2, S1 and S2\u00a0<\/strong>depending on whether his\/her family member is staying within the territory of China for\u00a0<strong>more than 180 days or not.<\/strong>\u00a0Staying for a period longer than 180 days is classified as Q1 and S1. Otherwise, the visas are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/classified\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">classified<\/a> as Q2 and S2. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #212121; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supporting_Documents\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">Supporting Documents<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a01\u00a0<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #2b2b2b;\">Passport<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">original, Valid for more than 6 months (from the application date) and with at least 2 empty pages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvdNg93nLA1jqzryKnajpK-FNPSu?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a02\u00a0<\/strong> A <strong style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\">Photo<strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">copy<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0of the passport&#8217;s information page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a03\u00a0<\/strong> <strong style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\">Visa Application Form of the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/strong><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fh_m0bzYlfMjtuxmuLu-P-S7uQIZ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Tips<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">You can complete the application form online and print it or download the form and complete it by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a04\u00a0<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">A Recent\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #2b2b2b;\"><strong>photo<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0(light background)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhEDsBiJ6ckVcv_TibF0UewGTOGF?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"5.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"803\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">5.\u00a0 An Invitation Letter<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0which include the invitee&#8217;s following information:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Personal Information<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">:Name, Gender, Date of Born, etc;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Information Regarding Visit To China<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">: Purpose of visit, Departure date, length of stay and relationship with inviter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Inviter&#8217;s Information<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">: Name, Contact Number, Address, Signature, etc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a06. <span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">Identification certificates of inviter<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">(See which apply below based on the inviter&#8217;s resident situation):<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0Copies of Chinese ID card,for inviters who are Chinese citizen(Q);\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0Passport of inviter and his\/her permanent resident card copies, for inviter who are permanent residence in China(Q);<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0Passport of inviter and his\/her resident permit copies, for inviters who are temporary residence in China for working, studying or other personal affairs(S). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a07. <\/strong>Originals and copies of the<strong><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">\u00a0relationship certificate<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0between the inviter and invitee(the documents need to be notarized).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Doesn&#8217;t apply to the visa applications which the length of stay is less than\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 180 days.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedure_of_Application\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">Procedure of Application<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">After preparing all the required documents as mentioned above.\u00a0M<span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">ak<\/span><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">e an appointment<\/span>\u00a0online before\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">going to the Centre or risk suffering through hours of waiting during peak hours. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #2b2b2b;\">Submit the application<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0in person or authorize a third party to the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">We suggest that you should apply \u00a0at least\u00a0one month in advance\u00a0but\u00a0no earlier than 3 months.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #2b2b2b;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Get the waiting number<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0from the center&#8217;s ticket machine and wait for your number to be called an window assigned.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">After the application had been submitted and received at the window, an application confirmation receipt will be issued to you.<b>\u00a0S<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\"><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">ave the receipt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0for use later on in the application process. The expected date and time to pick up your passport will also be on the application confirmation receipt.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">Bring the application confirmation receipt with you when<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\"><span style=\"color: #2b2b2b;\">picking up your passport<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\">. Service and visa fees will be charged when at the window when you retrieve your passport. <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 15px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #418caf;\">Special Reminders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">If you are not applying from your home country, you should supply the<strong> original<\/strong><strong>\u00a0certificates<\/strong>\u00a0that prove your legal status, such as local work permit, study permit, or any legal resident certificates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0An Invitation letter can be faxed, copied or printed out. The original may be requested by the Chinese Embassy officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0In some cases, Chinese Embassy officer have the right to ask the applicant for<strong> additional<\/strong><strong>\u00a0supporting documents or even to request an interviews<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">\u25a0\u00a0The Chinese Embassy officer have the<strong>\u00a0right to make a final decision<\/strong>\u00a0on whether to issue the visa, the effective date of the visa, and the number of entries allowed and the length of stay on the visa.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For many expats working or studying in China, family reunion is one the deepest desires of their hearts. 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