(1) Passport
Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and with blank visa pages.

(2)A photocopy of the passport's information page (front page) and the photo page if it is separate.

(3) Visa Application Form and Electronic Photo
Please complete the Visa Application Form in the online "application form and upload your electronic photo(click to check the rules for photos), then print the Visa Application Form and sign by following the tips.
(4)  One actual photo size 33x48mm in color with white background adhering to photo requirements as shown in above link.

(5)Proof of legal status (applicable for those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship)

If you are not applying for a visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates of residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the relevant authorities of the country where the Visa Centre is located.

 (6)Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable for those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship).

If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide the last Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page.

If you have obtained Chinese visas before and apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change).

(7)Applicants under the age of 18 years The current policy for minors is to add the following documents:
1>Birth certificate with signature and seal by church or kommune.
2> The informed letter signed by the parents agrees to travel with XXX.
The travel consent form should include: parents’ names and passport numbers, and children’s names and passport numbers. The parents know or agree that the child will go to China with XXX to do XXX. Parents signature.
If the parents divorce, the documents proving custody should be provided.
3>  Copy of the passports of both parents

 

Documents showing the itinerary including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation, etc. or an Invitation Letter for Tourist issued by a relevant unit or individual in China.The invitation letter should contain: 
(1) Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date of birth, etc.);
(2) Details of the planned visit (incl. arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, accomodation arrangements, etc.);
(3) Information of the inviting party(incl. name of organization or person concerned, contact telephone number, address, official stamp of the organization, signature of the legal representative or individual).
(4)If you are invited by a Chinese, please provide his/her ID card copy(both front and back side); if you are invited by non-Chinese, please provide your inviter's passport information page copy and his/her residence permit and his/her rental contract or housing certificate.

 

(1) The invitation letter may be in the form of fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation letter. An issuer of invitation letter who is an individual in China should also provide a photocopy of his/her Chinese ID.

(2) If necesssary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other proof documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant.

(3) The consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant.

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