China Tourist Visa

1.Passport

Your current valid and signed passport.

Your U.S passport must be valid 6 months beyond your intended stay and must have at least two blank visa pages back to back labeled visa in your passport. 

If your passport is not valid for 6 months beyond intended stay, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

2.Photograph

One passport type photograph is required. Photo must be recent, taken within the last six months, full face, in color and on plain / white background.

For more on passport type photographs Click Here

3.Proof of State Residency

Clear copy of the applicant driver’s license or state issued photo ID is required.

Address on the driver’s license must match the address on the application form.

A clear enlarged copy is recommended.

4.China Visa Application Form

Guide to complete the China visa application form:

The application must be completed online, hand written applications will not be accepted.

All questions must be answered, do not leave any question blank , type N/A if need be.

List the name of the traveler exactly as it is written in the passport. No abbreviations or nicknames.

You must provide the complete address of business, hotel or resident for your home country and in China.

Be printed single-sided.

Be dated and signed. Date must follow the YYYY-MM-DD

To complete and print the China visa application form, Click Here

5.Travel Record Form

To print the travel record form Click Here 

6.Where You Stay Form

You must provide a completed and signed where you stay form

to complete and print the “where you stay form” Click Here

7.Cruise Passengers

Cruise ship passengers: You must list the city where your ship docks in China in the Chinese address section of the application form.

8.Former China Nationals

If you are a former China passport holder or were born in China.

• You must write your name in Chinese characters for question 1.2 on the visa application form
• You must provide a copy of your most recent China visa and a copy of the passport in which the visa was issued
• If you have never been issued a China visa you must submit your original China passport and a copy of your Green Card, and a copy of your Naturalization Certificate

9.Minors 

All minors under the age of 18 traveling to China must:

• A copy of their birth certificate
• A copy of both parents’ passports or drivers’ licenses
• A copy of the parents’ proof of U.S. residency status (if not U.S. citizens)
• A notarized letter of consent from both parents (if the parents are not accompanying the minor on the trip) that states the child has permission to travel. 
• Both parents must sign and print the name of the minor.

10.Previous China Visas

If you have been granted a China visa in the past, you must provide a copy of the most recent issued China visa. If the visa is not located in your current passport, you must submit the original passport containing the previous China visa.

11.U.S. Citizens Born in Certain Countries

U.S. citizens born in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tunisia, Turkey, or Syria who are currently traveling to China with their American passport may be asked to make a personal appearance in order to apply for a visa to China. 

12.Applicants with Dual Nationality

Applicants with dual nationality must submit the actual passport of the second nationality. If passport cannot be provided, please provide a separate statement attention to the Chinese Consulate explaining the reason why this passport cannot be provided.