Well at least in germany it doesn't work.
As an US citizen you need a RP for germany to apply for a China visa.

I have pulled off emergency visas for US citizens in Singapore and Thailand. In both cases, they had single entry visas that were used up when they transferred in Beijing. Their new visas were issued in less than an hour, but these were also single entry / 30 days.

Thanks,

After looking at the payment details page for the rome visa processing center it seems they have pricing for americans so it may be possible. It also shows the highest as 12 months multiple entry but I believe that page just hasn't been updated.

Would stink to walk out with a single use 30 day visa for 115 eur.

After reading more it looks like the tokyo office does it as well, it does say you need proof of visa, unclear if the tourist visa sticker counts.

You need proof of residence in order to obtain PRC visas in countries other than your own unless you have really good 关系 or an emergency need. HK is the only exception we know of.

I would avoid all Schengen countries who has an application center.
There you have to pay an extra 65,45 € fee.

Noticed that as well. :td::td::td:

It´s really painful as they first doubled the application fee and now the visa fee within a few months.

Luckily I can get a 1 year multi visa (125€), otherwise I had to pay the same amount for a L visa (30 days, single entry).

It´s the old boring game between China and the EU. Both are acting like stubborn children.

Multi-Entry F-type Visa
 

I have traveled several times to China and I have always received an F-type visa, good for 1-entry only. However, after hearing about multi-entry tourist (L-type) visas (for Canadians), I wonder if it could apply to me, too.

Does anyone have experience with the multi-entry F-type visa? The documentation is slightly different to begin with (vs. tourist L-type), but I'm wondering if they need even more supporting documents for multi-entry F-type visa (vs. single entry F-type).

I haven't heard much about F visas ever since most of them were rebranded as M visas.

In autumn 2015 I applied for my 3rd China business visa. My previous visas had been 1 year multiple entry M visas. In Sept/Oct I applied for a 10yr M visa (my first application after the 10yr became available). I was given a 2 entry 6M F visa. My discussions with the visa agency lead me to believe this is because I work for a University and the Chinese government doesn't want us hanging around that long. Or something like that :p

The application itself was the same (heck, I thought I was applying for the M!) Invitation letter was the same, business letter from my employer (yes, we tried to downplay the academic aspect - but I was not attending an academic conference, I was working on a research project - not sure if that was a misunderstanding or if university=university, no matter what).

I had Nov & Dec meetings, which were mentioned in the invitation letter, but I did not have 2 sets of flight reservations or hotel reservations when I applied for the visa- I just had specifics for the first meeting.

My colleague - who only attended the December meetings with me - got a 1 year multiple entry. Same invitation letter, same business letter from our employer. Go figure

Did your colleague use the same visa agency?

Yes. Her application went in after mine, we re-wrote 2 words in the business letter after I chatted with moondog, and I think the visa agency sent it to a different Consulate after the experience with me.

I'm doing a cruise in Asia in Nov/Dec and part of me is extremely bummed NOT to be going to China, if only to have a legitimate reason to apply for a 10 year leisure visa:p

Update: We got Q2 visa 10 years visa. My infant daughter got 180 days stay while others got 120 days stay instead :confused: At least it's worth $140 for each visa.

Any recent experiences going to Hainan with a visa on arrival/landing with US passport? I read you can on some sites and you can not on other sites. Even their gov website says you can or its pretty vague:

http://www.hainan.gov.cn/code/V3/en/...0Arrival.html#
Such policy is practiced in Hainan.
●Waiver of Visa. Regular passport bearers from 21 countries such as Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thaila
-nd, South Korea, and so on can stay in Hainan for 15 days with waiver of visa if they arrive with tourist gro
-ups of 5 or more.
●Visa upon Arrival. Citizens from countries and regions with established diplomatic relations or official trade relations with China that are seeking investment, trade, economic and technological interactions, visits to fri
-ends and family, or vacations can go through the visa procedure at the ports of Hainan. This visa is valid
for 15 days

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