Required Documents
1. Your valid and actual passport with blank visa pages and
at least 6-month period of validity (counting from the day
you submit the application);
2. Fill in the Visa Application Form (Q1), attached with 2-inch
passport photo (black & white or colored are all accepted);
3. The invitation letter from China or visa application letter
from your company (original , copy or fax are all accepted);
4. If you were born in China and then join the foreign nationality,
for the first time you apply for the visa, the original Chinese
passport (original or the copy) should be required.
The applicant may apply for visas of single entry, double
entry or multiple entries according to requirements. The applicants
below can apply for multiple-entry visa to China available
for two years:
(1) Foreign Chinese people;
(2) A proof that you invest in China by business license,
economy and trade contract, appointment letter;
(3) Have already visited China before with F Visa within one
year or once obtain the F visa successfully for many times,
whose original copies are highly required to be provided.
Note: Please fill in the visa application form faithfully,
completely and clearly, or possibly your visa application
will be refused and accordingly make your oversea trip protracted.
Application
The applicant can handle the visa personally, or entrust other
people, travel agency and visa handling agency to transact
the visa he wants according to different consular jurisdiction
of the embassies or consulate-general.
1. Make an appointment ahead of time is NOT needed.
2. Visa application by mail is not accepted, but the postal
service back to you is provided.
3. The normal processing time for handle the visa generally
is 4 working days. If you need urgent service, 30 US dollars
will be added as the additional fee for 1 working day processing
while 20 US dollars for 2 to 3 working days processing.
Charge, Validity and Duration of Stay
1. VISA, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's check, Company's
Check and Cash are all accepted (based on the written stipulation),
but TCG suggests you'd better pay for the visa expense by
cash due to the actual experience.
2. The charging standard of visa expense are different as
follows:
Entry Times For US Citizens For Citizens of Other Countries
Single Entry 50 US dollars 30 US dollars
Double Entry 75 US dollars 45 US dollars
Multiple Entry for 6 Months 100 US dollars 60 US dollars
Multiple Entry for 12 Months 150 US dollars 90 US dollars
Multiple Entry for 24 Months 150 US dollars 90 US dollars
3. The period of validity of F visa (single or double entry)
is 3 to 6 months; the duration of stay generally being 30
days, counting from the first day after your arrival in China.
The visa issuing officials may properly extend the duration
time according to the applicant's request and need.
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