| very easy to get confused when applying for a China | | | | purposes of investigating, lecturing, conducting business, |
| visa. If you do not get the right type of visa, you may | | | | or taking advanced education courses and cultural |
| be forced to delay or cancel a trip to visit China. There | | | | exchange. This type of China visa is called a type |
| are specific rules governing whether a person needs a | | | | “F” visa. |
| tourist visa or a business visa. Then, there are different | | | | Like the tourist China visa, business visas come in |
| classifications within each type. | | | | multiple entry styles, single, double, or multiple entry. |
| Tourist visas are issued for the express purpose of | | | | Time limits for single or double entry are normally six |
| making a pleasure trip to visit China on vacation or to | | | | months. Multiple entry type “F” visas can |
| visit family and friends. Being caught conducting any | | | | be extended up to one year normally with an additional |
| sort of business while in China on a tourist visa can | | | | extension up to 24 months available under certain |
| result in some stiff fines and immediate deportation. A | | | | special circumstances. |
| tourist visa is defined as a class “L” visa. | | | | Applying for a China visa can be accomplished by |
| Within the definitions of a class “L” | | | | visiting your local US post office, a private passport |
| China visa are different terms of admission for single | | | | processor, online passport processors, or the Chinese |
| entry, double entry, and multiple entry using the same | | | | embassy. There are several spaces on the application |
| visa. A single entry visa allows a person to enter the | | | | that can be checked pertaining to the reason for |
| country one time and stay for a specified amount of | | | | visiting China. If you are unsure which China visa you |
| time. Typical lengths are 3-6 months. Double entry | | | | need, do not panic. Simply check off all the items on |
| visas allow for a person to enter the country for a | | | | the application that apply to what you plan to do while |
| time, leave, then return one time within the specified | | | | in China and the Chinese consulate will issue the |
| amount of time. Length of time covered by double | | | | correct visa based on this information. |
| entry visas is also normally in the three to six month | | | | It is easy to get confused when applying for a China |
| range. | | | | visa. With strictly defined rules that limit which type of |
| It is also possible to get a class “L” | | | | visa a person needs, and different regulations on how |
| China visa to visit for pleasure with multiple entries | | | | many times a person is allowed to enter the country in |
| allowed. This type of tourist visa allows a person to | | | | a given amount of time, it is best to simply fill out the |
| visit China multiple times within the allotted time, | | | | application honestly and completely and let the Chinese |
| normally six to twelve months. | | | | consulate ensure that you get the right type of visa to |
| One needs a business China visa in order to visit for | | | | cover your visit(s) to China. |