Visa Application Information

You are adviced to apply for an official visitor visa to China. Please provide the following information to the conference secretary so that we will send you the official invitation document for your visa application. Once you receive the official invitation document, you may use to apply for an official visitor visa to the Chinese Embassy or the nearest Consulate General of P. R. China.

Information Needed:

  • Name as shown on the passport:
  • Sex:
  • Passport Number:
  • Citizenship:
  • Date of Birth:
  • Occupation:
  • Work Address:
  • Work Phone Number:
  • Work Fax Number:
  • Expected Dates of Arrival and Departure:
  • Times you have ever been in China:

Please also provide the information for your companions.

In case you can arrange to apply for a tourist visa through a travel agency, please feel free to do so.

Important information for Participants from the US

     The following are important information published on the website of Chinese Embassy and Consulate General in the USA:

How to apply
  1. You must come to the visa office of the Embassy or Consulate -General in the consular jurisdiction where you live to submit the application; or
  2. If you cannot come personally, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to come to the visa office of the Embassy or Consulate -General in the consular jurisdiction where you live for application process.
  • Mail applications are not acceptable and will be refused.
  • No appointment is required.

If you cannot go there in person and don't have an entrust person to help you with the visa application, we recommend you the visa agent: China Visa Service Center. You can call them toll free, 1-800-799-6560, or visit their website, http://www.MyChinaVisa.com for more information.  

Messages from www.MyChinaVisa.com for applying a Business-Official Visit (F) Visa:

Document Checklist:
1. Your Passport: Must be valid for 6 months, with at least one blank visa page remaining;
2. Visa Application Form: Download here, complete and sign it;
3. Photo: One 2x2 passport style photo for each application;
4. Order Form: Download our Order Form here and complete it in block letters;
5. Invitation Letter from a Chinese company, or a Business Letter from your own company;
6. Processing Fee: Make check or money order payable to China Visa Service Center

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Number of
Entries
Validity Processing
Time
Consulate
Fees
Our Service
Fees
FedEx
Fees
Your Total
Cost
Single 3 Months 4 Days $50 $29 $14 $93
Single 3 Months 24 Hours $70 $49 $19 $138
Single 3 Months Same Day $80 $59 $19 $158
Double 6 Months 4 Days $75 $29 $14 $118
Double 6 Months 24 Hours $95 $49 $19 $163
Double 6 Months Same Day $105 $59 $19 $183

Consular Districts of
the People's Republic of China

Consulate Address Districts
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco 1450 Laguna St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: (415) 674-2900
Fax: (415) 563-0494
http://consulatesf.webchina.org/
Alaska
Nevada
Northern California
Oregon
Washington
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Houston 3417 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
Tel: (713) 524-4311
Fax: (713) 524-7656
http://www.chinahouston.org/
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in New York 520 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 868-7752
Fax: (212) 502-0245
http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago 100 West Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel: (312) 803-0098
Fax: (312) 803-0122
http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles 443 Shatto Place
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Tel: (213) 807-8088
Fax: (213) 380-1961
http://www.chinaconsulatela.org/
Arizona
Hawaii
New Mexico
Southern California
Visa Office
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
Room 110, 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20007
Tel: (202) 338-6688
Fax: (202) 588-9760
http://www.china-embassy.org/
States other than those mentioned above