Every people of non-Chinese nationality need a Chinese Visa to enter China. The travelers are responsible for all visas, entry documents, health and any requirements required by laws, regulations, orders of countries visited. According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on entry and exit of the People's Republic of China, foreign tourists must apply for visas at China's foreign affairs offices, consulates or other organizations authorized by the China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Followings are all the conditions you may have:

A. A group of five tourists or more can apply for a group tourist visa. This is usually handled by a travel agency organizing groups.

B. People coming to China from countries which have visa agreements with China (such as agreements which exempt tourist groups from visas) are treated in accordance with these agreements.

C. Foreigners wishing to visit Tibet should obtain permit from the Tibet Tourism Bureau or its overseas offices before applying for visa.

D. Foreigners requesting to visit Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Xiamen Special Economic Zones may apply directly to visa organs authorized by China's Ministry of Public Security in these zones for “tourist visas to special economic zones.”

A passport is required for visa application. The passport shall be valid for at least 6 months beyond the duration of the tour.

 

The Ordinary Visa consists of eight sub-categories, which are respectively marked with Chinese phonetic letters L, F, Z, X, C, G, D, J-1and J-2.

L Visa: Issued to an applicant who comes to China for tourist purposes, family visiting or other personal affairs.
F Visa: Issued to an applicant who is invited to China for visit, research, lecture, business, scientific-technological and culture exchanges or short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of no more than six months.
Z Visa: Issued to an applicant who is to take up a post or employment in China, and their accompanying family members.
X Visa: Issued to an applicant who comes to China for the purpose of study, advanced studies or intern practice for a period over six months.
C Visa: Issued to crewmembers on international aviation, navigation and land transportation missions and family members accompanying them.
G Visa: Issued to those who transit through China.
D Visa: Issued to applicant who is to reside permanently in China.
J-1 Visa Issued to foreign resident correspondents in China.
J-2 Visa:Issued to foreign correspondents on temporary interview missions in China.

 

Validity of Visa: normally speaking, a visa is valid for 3 months from the date of issuance (date of application) and on any day within this period, the visa holder may enter China.

Duration of Stay Specified in the Visa: normally speaking, a visa holder may stay in China for 1 month which counts from the date of his/her entrance into China. To stay longer, you need to specify your request in your application form and it'll be subject to the permission of the consul in charge.

Overseas Chinese Visa Authorities: include Chinese embassies, consulates, visa offices, and the consular department of the office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. If a foreigner intends to enter into, exit from or transit through the Chinese territory, he shall apply to the above-mentioned Chinese visa authorities for a Chinese visa. For further information, please consult the nearest Chinese visa authorities.

According to the relevant international law, any sovereign state has the exclusive rights to decide whether or not to allow the foreigners to enter its territory, and accordingly to issue visa, reject visa application and cancel an issued visa according to its national law without providing the reasons.

With its valid Chinese passport, a Chinese citizen can enter China without a visa.

 

- China visa invitation letter is a part of your China tour package. Top China Travel is able to send an invitation letter to your clients in the condition that they book the China inbound tour packages including all kinds of services from accommodation, transfer to sightseeing offered by Top China Travel. China visa invitation letter sending alone is not allowed.

- An early booking refers to the booking being made 60 days prior to departure days. A deposit of 35% of the total tour fare is due if you make the early booking. A late booking being made within 60 days prior to the departure date is only taken with full payment. Top China Travel will process your invitation letter order after we have received cleared payment from you on request.

- For your order of visa invitation letter ONLY, bank transfer/wire transfer is the only way of payment TopChinaTravel accepts.

- You are responsible for your China visa application with your local Chinese Embassy. Top China Travel cannot undertake to give you any assistance whatsoever with this process. We offer no guarantee about the success of your visa application. If you could fax us the copies of your passport with a rejected confirmation by Chinese Embassy, we will only charge you the service fee of invitation letter and refund you the balance of deposit. For a group under 5 pax, the including service fee is US $ 80 for the whole group. For a group of over 5 pax, the service fee is US $10 for each pax. In addition, US $50 is required to express mail of original document.