Last modified on 2011/06/26

You may use your Australian passport to apply for visa if and only if your Australian passport have a stamp showing that you entered US legally. Because US does not officially recognize dual citizenship, your US passport may not be used as evidence supporting your application.

If you enter China using your Australian passport, you are not entitled the protection of a US citizen.

Your daughter may apply for an exit/entry permit in China, which would allow her to come to US and then get back to China. Ask your local police department for detailed documents needed to get such a permit.

If you go to Hong Kong first, then enter mainland China and back to Hong Kong, you only need one entry.

If you go to mainland China first, enter Hong Kong, then back to mainland China, you need double entry visa.

We advise that you apply for multiple entry visa, as the costs are the same for US citizens.

L visa is intended for short term visit. The consulate does issue single entry visa with 180-day stay in China, but mainly to American Born Chinese.

In general, the consulate does not issue visa with more than 60-day stay in China (each entry) to anyone without a Chinese family tie. However, if you have a good reason to stay longer, and you include a brief note (need not to be formal), your request will be granted. Even if you don't get it, you may still extend it inside China at local police station.

Yes, we can pick it up for you. You need to send us the original pick up slip (make a copy for yourself). You may use our online order form to enter you mailing address and select a service. Make any adjustments neccessary in the calculated total payments. This online form help us track your order and communicate with you.

You can not apply for a work visa right now, because you need to first find one would hire you and get the required form to you. The form is the proof that somebody is going to hire you and obtained approval from government agency.

You may however, apply for tourist visa to go to China. You may find a job inside China, then they will help you change to a work visa inside China.

1. Certificate of Formation For-profit Corporation. I got it from the Office of the Secratory of State of Texas. But it's a PDF version and I have a public notary notarized it. Is that good enough?
2. Certificate of Account Status. I ordered it from the Comptroller's Office. It has a gold seal on it. Is that good enough? Do I need to notarize it?
3. Bank Letter, attesting to sound banking relationship and account status of the company. Do I notarize it?
4. 委托书. Do I need to sign it before a public notary?

The general rule is that everything must go through the Secratory of State (OSS) to have special page attached to the document. The consulate only certifies that the seal of the secratory of state is true. Here are the details:

1. No. You need to mail it back to the Office of Secratory of State (OSS), and a special page will be added to it to make it acceptable for use in foreign countries.
2. No. See above.
3. Yes, you need to notarize it and go through OSS.
4. Yes, the same procedure as other documents. If you are holding a Chinese passport and the content is in Chinese, you have the option of going to the consulate and sign there directly.

First, you can request longer than 30 days and it is usually granted. Secondly, the limit is for one entry. The double visa is valid for 6 month. That means if the visa is issued on Feb. 1, and you go to China and back, then enter China on July 25, you can still stay there until Oct. 25 (assuming your duration of stay is 3 months).