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China Travel Tips
| What documents do I need for entering China? |
- You will at least need a passport valid more than 6 months from the departure date, and a visa. Visa is requigreen for Americans and most other nationalities. For a group of more than 6 people, you can apply for group visas. For traveling to Tibet and other restricted areas, you also need a travel permit.
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| How can I get a visa to China ? |
- Visas for leisure travel to China are quite easy to get, usually granted for a one month's stay. You can contact China National Tourist Office in New York or Los Angeles. Your travel agent or visa services can also help you, or it can also be obtained from Chinese embassies or consulates. In the North America, you can contact Chinese Embassies in Washington DC and Ottawa, or the Consulates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Chicago, Houston, New York, Vancouver, Toronto.
US citizens can stay in Hong Kong without a visa for up to 30 days. For other passport holders, please inquire with your nearest PRC embassies or consulates.
A tourist visa requires an application form, a passport-size photo and a fee depending on visa types. It takes about seven business days for an application to be processed. For Tibet, the Chinese Embassy must get approval from the Tibet Tourism Administration before issuing a visa.
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| What kind of visa do I need ? |
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| Should I go to the China Embassy ? |
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| Do I need a visa to Hong Kong ? |
- Visitors to Hong Kong, holding passports from the following countries DO NOT need a visa when staying for a specified free period.
If you are not from these countries OR want to stay longer than the "Visa free period", you need to apply for a visa. Applications are accepted by any Chinese diplomatic and consular mission or by the HKSAR Immigration Department either by mail or through a local sponsor.
Hong Kong Immigration Department
Immigration Tower
7, Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2824 6111
Fax: (852) 2877 7711
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| How can I apply a China Visa in Hong Kong ? |
- You may obtain your visa by yourself from Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China; it is opened from Monday to Friday.
- You need to bring following documents with you to obtain a China visa:
1)a recent passport-size photo.
2)Passport which needs to be valid at least more than 3 months.
3)Usually you can get the visa within one working day. Cost 100HK$ or more.
4)Fast process is available when paying 150HK$.
5)Their Address (Please call them before you go to their office):
5th Floor, Lower Block, 26 Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: ++852-25851657 OR ++852-25851680 OR ++852-25851794
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| What is a Visa Inviation Letter ? |
- In some of the countries, the visa office of China Embassy or Consulate might ask for a Visa Inviation Letter, usually issued by a travel agent in China. If you consider to choose us as your tour operator in China, and ask us to issue this invitation letter for your visa, we need following information:
1). The date of your entering China
2). How many days you plan to stay in China
3). Cities that you plan to visit
4). Name (must be the same as those on your passport)
5). Gender
6). Date of birth
7). Passport Number
8). Passport expiration date
9). Occupation
10).Telephone- fax number and your email address
11).Your address.
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