VISA
OPTIONS IN CHINA
Option 1: Tourist Visa
The TOURIST VISA is a thirty-day, single-entry visa. It
is what most tourists get to enter China.
If you are working there, it may be possible to get a
six-month, multiple-entry visa. Contact your local consulate
for more information. However, it is more simple to get
a TOURIST VISA and once you are in China, your employer
can help you to convert it to WORK VISA.
Option 2: Work Visa
The WORK VISA is the standard visa granted to those working
in China. When you are offered a job, you will receive
a letter of invitation by your sponsor. This letter will
include your WORK VISA Application packet which you will
need to submit to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in
your home country. The duration of your visa will depend
on the length of your contract.
If you have difficulties obtaining a visa and you are
planning to fly through Hong Kong, it is often easier
to obtain a visa for the People's Republic of China from
a China Travel Service office in Hong Kong (there are
nineteen branch offices there). Your paperwork can be
processed in three days or even faster (if you are willing
to pay the express service fee).
It is always wise to make copies of any original document
before mailing it to or leaving it at the embassy or consulate.
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