China Visa Application Form
If you are applying for a China visa from inside China, you will have to fill out a form like the following:
You have to affix a Chinese style red background passport photo, in nonstandard size - bring your own scissors and glue…
You may also have to fingerprint the application if the officials are in that sort of mood.
You shouldn’t have to fill out this form since you can’t be in China without a visa. However if you have overstayed your previous visa or you are applying for a visa extension you may have to complete these forms yourself at the public security bureau or in a travel agency.
The best way to get a visa of course is… not in China. Doing it from Hong Kong is amazingly easy and involves no form-filling whatsoever.
Filed under: China Things —
February 3rd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Recently I went to Hong Kong to get a F business visa, multiple entry and found that there were some glitches.
If you’re not an American a then everything is as explained on the site. The travel agencies do now ask for a business card with an overseas address and valid phone number.
The catch is that for U.S. passport holders a F visa issued from the Chinese embassy in Hong Kong spurs immigration agents to enforce the leave-after 30-days policy. The same visa issued from within China has no such enforcement.
I did a day of shopping in Hong Kong and went back to the mainland to get the visa there, where the prices are double of HK.