Originally Posted by
jiejie
Are you ethnic Chinese, even if you weren't born in China? Or do you have family in the mainland?
He is, which is the only (official) way to get 2-year L. I was rejected for 2-year F in spite of really slick letter when I applied in Jan. Instead, they gave me 1-year F with 120 days/stay. I have two clients in tow and they got the exact same visa (used same letter) even though this is their first trip to China.