Updated: 2009/10/17   

Do you need a transit visa?

• Visas are not required of aliens, who hold final destination tickets and have booked seats on international airliners flying directly through China, and will stay in a transit city for less than 24 hours without leaving the airport.
• Visas are not required of Citizens of the following countries, who transit through Pudong Airport or Hongqiao Airport of Shanghai, provided they hold valid passports, visas for the onward countries, final destination tickets and have booked seats, and stay in Shanghai for less than 48 hours: Republic of Korea, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland.
• No visa is required for ordinary passport holders from Singapore, Brunei and Japan to visit China for up to 15 days for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends or transit.

Documents needed

1. Your valid and actual passport. The passport must have at least six (6) months validity left before expiration and at least one blank page left in it.
2. One completed Visa Application Form (Q1) withone additional passport photo (black and white or color is acceptable).
3. A copy of the order form of our agency, filled out online.
4. A valid visa of the country of destination, and a final destination airline ticket.
5. An applicant born in China who applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport is required to submit his/her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa.

How to apply

• please follow the "step by step procedures" at the bottom of the main page.

Visa fee and processing time

Transit visa can be single entry or double entry, valid for 90 days, and you may stay in China for 7 days per entry. Fees for single entry is $130 for American, and $30 for Citizens of other countries. The regular processing time is 4 working days. For express service, additional fees are required. [See fee table for details]