Visa's for China
Jan 13, 2011, 10:22 am
#31
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There are two in the airport at HKG that will get you also multi-entry visa for China. It usually takes around 6 hours, so if you get an am arrival, you can fly (or take the train) to China in the late afternoon. I did once get stuck where they could not get it for me until the next morning- so make sure you have a flexible ticket if flying same day out of HKG. For some reason, they always have asked for a business card as well- a colleague of mine didn't have one so they printed one for him (it seemed strange to me- but they said if you want the one year visa that is the rule).
Jan 13, 2011, 3:23 pm
#32
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Very weird as what I just got off Timatic was:
Visa required.
Visa Issuance:
- On arrival: if required, to those arriving at Haikou Meilan
or Sanya Phoenix International Airports, travelling as part
of a tourist group (5 or more people) to Hainan Province for
a max. stay of 15 days, organized by a travel agent
registererd in Hainan Province and approved by the Natonal
Tourism of China.
- On arrival: at Hangzhou International Airport, for tourist
groups of travel agencies which belong to Zhejiang Province
for a max. stay of 1 month. Fee: CNY130.-.
Additional Information:
- Note: different passport validity may be required when
applying for a visa.
- Valid visas or resident permits in expired passports are
accepted, provided holding valid passport of the same
nationality.
- Travel on a one-way ticket is accepted. However, visitors
must hold sufficient funds to cover their stay and all
documents required for their next destination.
Warning:
- Passengers not complying with the entry or transit
regulations will be deported by same or returning aircraft.
Visa required.
Visa Issuance:
- On arrival: if required, to those arriving at Haikou Meilan
or Sanya Phoenix International Airports, travelling as part
of a tourist group (5 or more people) to Hainan Province for
a max. stay of 15 days, organized by a travel agent
registererd in Hainan Province and approved by the Natonal
Tourism of China.
- On arrival: at Hangzhou International Airport, for tourist
groups of travel agencies which belong to Zhejiang Province
for a max. stay of 1 month. Fee: CNY130.-.
Additional Information:
- Note: different passport validity may be required when
applying for a visa.
- Valid visas or resident permits in expired passports are
accepted, provided holding valid passport of the same
nationality.
- Travel on a one-way ticket is accepted. However, visitors
must hold sufficient funds to cover their stay and all
documents required for their next destination.
Warning:
- Passengers not complying with the entry or transit
regulations will be deported by same or returning aircraft.
Jan 13, 2011, 3:28 pm
#33
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I took advantage of the visa-free transit in PVG last year to do a quick visit to see the expo. I flew NRT-PVG-ICN with 47:15 minutes on the ground in PVG. In the end it worked, but I had to convince the agent in NRT to issue my BP (she had to carefully read the exceptions), and I had to wait at immigration in PVG for about an hour while they verified my outbound flight (no idea why it took so long).
Jan 13, 2011, 8:15 pm
#34
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Really glad that I found this thread. I have to travel to HKG and main land China for work. I will be living in HKG for 3 months, my employer will be applying for a multiple entry visa to China in HKG, not in the USA. My family will be moving out with me to HKG as well, my employer advised me to apply for their visas in HKG. I thought you had to apply for a Chinese visa in the USA only. Which one is true?
Thanks
Thanks
Jan 14, 2011, 1:28 am
#35
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The Chinese embassy does not say anything about transiting to a different Shanghai airport:
(Bolding mine)
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84242.htm
Here is a FT thread on it too: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...e-transit.html
(Bolding mine)
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84242.htm
Here is a FT thread on it too: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...e-transit.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...ina-visas.html
Jan 14, 2011, 5:05 am
#36
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Really glad that I found this thread. I have to travel to HKG and main land China for work. I will be living in HKG for 3 months, my employer will be applying for a multiple entry visa to China in HKG, not in the USA. My family will be moving out with me to HKG as well, my employer advised me to apply for their visas in HKG. I thought you had to apply for a Chinese visa in the USA only. Which one is true?
Thanks
Thanks
Jan 14, 2011, 8:53 am
#37
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haha, sounds good. I'll look into it when I get settled there.