(1) Passport
Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and with 2 blank visa pages, a photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate.

(2) Visa Application Form
The application forms shall always be print-out version and hand-written forms are not accepted.There are two ways to prepare your application form. You may complete an Online Application Form (where a Visa Centre provides such service),  print it out and sign it; or, you can download the application form from our website and fill it in by computer, print it out and sign it. Please remember to bring  to the Visa Centre, the complete visa application form and the signed CONSENT FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA AND BIOMETRIC DATA , when submitting your application.
  

(3) Passport Photo
One recently-taken colour passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a white background (size: 48mm x 33mm).  
  Photo Requirments.   

(4) Copy of inviter’s Chinese ID in support of a personal invitation letter; copy of business license (registration document at the Chinese chamber of commerce) from the Chinese inviting organization in support of a business invitation.

(5) Employer Statement that contains information including position, years of employment and salary; Registration of school enrollment including study program and years of enrollment. For people who is retired or unemployed, one shall present his or her bank statement and proof of payment for his/her trip to China. For self-employed applicant, one should provide a copy of KVK registration and a copy of his/her most recent tax report (BTW aangifte).

For non-dutch citizens, proof of legal status (applicable for those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship) is needed. You must provide the original and photocopy of your valid Dutch residence permit, employer statement, student status proof, 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 previously 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.
（7）Applicant who is under 18 should provide with birth certificate, declaration letter of the applicant's parents or legal guardian and identification copy of the applicant's parents or legal guardian. 

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).

Documents concerning commercial activity issued by a trade partner in China, or trade fair invitation, etc.
1. 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. purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relationship between the applicant and the inviting party, details of any financial support to be provided during the stay in China) ;
(3) Information of the inviting party (incl.name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or individual).
(4) Business license of the inviting party in China.
3. Air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of accommodation reservation. To avoid unnecessary cost, please do not issue the payment for your air ticket and hotel reservation.