One year multi entry Visa: LA Consulate grants readily.
Apr 7, 2009 | 9:49 pm
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Write an invitation letter to yourself. If you really want to knock their socks off, email your letter to a company in China, have them print on letter head and chop, then fax or mail it back to you. FWIW, in case you missed my January post on this topic, the DC consulate girl actually encouraged me to go to Kinko's (a block away) and crank out an invitation letter.
Apr 7, 2009 | 10:52 pm
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Apr 10, 2009 | 3:29 pm
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Thanks, that would be outstanding.
I am not talking about the total validity,
but the time allowed between Visa issuance and First entry.
My previous single/double entry L-Visas required entry
within two months, so I can't prepare too far ahead.
This time I am going to Lhasa,
and have the complications of the Tibet Travel permit as well,
which can't be started until China visa is in hand.
I am not talking about the total validity,
but the time allowed between Visa issuance and First entry.
My previous single/double entry L-Visas required entry
within two months, so I can't prepare too far ahead.
This time I am going to Lhasa,
and have the complications of the Tibet Travel permit as well,
which can't be started until China visa is in hand.
Apr 10, 2009 | 4:34 pm
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starts as far as the duration days of your stay. So if you got
90 days duration you could enter on the last day of the 1 year
and stay on past the year for 3 more months.
Apr 10, 2009 | 4:47 pm
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However, when I handed in the application, the clerk who processed it didn't even look twice -- just asked if I needed it the same day (I didn't), told me to come back the following day after noon and thanked me.
Apr 10, 2009 | 4:56 pm
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for pickup the line after that time is long.
Apr 10, 2009 | 10:11 pm
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I don't know about two years, but I got a one-year multi-entry last October. The visa cost is now the same for single-entry, double-entry and multiple entry -- something to do with reciprocity due to U.S. visa policy. I've been to China many, many times, so I'm sure I'm on their, "No problem Gweilo" list. However, when I handed in the application, the clerk who processed it didn't even look twice -- just asked if I needed it the same day (I didn't), told me to come back the following day after noon and thanked me.
However, when I handed in the application, the clerk who processed it didn't even look twice -- just asked if I needed it the same day (I didn't), told me to come back the following day after noon and thanked me.The TA that did the visa for us didn't consider a 2-year for me a possibility at this time, though.
Apr 10, 2009 | 11:31 pm
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That is better news than I expected, as I can
do the China visa app earlier than I thought.
Will probably try at Houston.
Apr 11, 2009 | 12:13 pm
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Houston seems to be one of the most cooperative and least persnickety of all the USA Chinese Consulates. I just asked for, and received, a 12-month multiple entry, 90 days per entry. But mine is an F visa, not an L. F needs invitation letter, L doesn't. I suspect Houston will give out 12-month, multiple L's with 60 day entries like candy, maybe you can get 90 day also. I'm not anywhere close to Houston, so I used mychinavisa.com as agent and they came through for me quickly.