Originally Posted by hfly
Actually the China limit on US citizens for the last two years has been 6 month visas, not 90 days, again its best to do in Hong Kong (or Macao) rather than anywhere else as the documentation required is less, and the turn around time much faster. Indonesia should ALWAYS be done on arrival, unless you need a longer duration as the VOA is valid for a month.
6 months was what my wife was trying to get and the official wouldn't consider. Note that it was *NOT* a language problem--we were in her hometown.