Originally Posted by
rachel
Thank you for the advice and I would never risk doing something illegal in China. I have found only 1 website, ivisa.com, that states that they do a 15 day electronic tourist visa, similar to what I have done for Brazil in the past. Does this sound legitimate? I only ask since it is the only company, that I was able to find, that didn't state that I had to send my passport to a consulate. Any advice would be greatly appreciated since my airline ticket is for next week. Shipping off my passport makes me nervous (but I live in NC and there is no consulate here).
I think
johnathanlv is on the money here. I haven’t heard of an electronic visa either... at least not for the type of itinerary (or ports of entry) that you are intending.
You lol want to make sure of the visa service / consulate opening hours given the new year, they may be closed on certain days, or be very busy. There is a dedicated China visa thread here on FT (in the China forum) if you haven’t already found that.
Is is there any way you can change your ticket to get a stop at an intermediate port? Or alternatively, if you post your arrival and departure times in PEK maybe we can find a cheap and workable side trip.