The consulate issues 10-year visa, the consular fee is $140, the current service fee is $199.96.
Below are basic documents required for your Chinese visa application:
- COVA Chinese Visa Application Form, fill and submit online, then download PDF, print and sign at 9.1A on page 7 (signed original)
- "Confirmation of Online Visa Application" (signed original)
- Your original passport (valid for at least 6 months, with 2 blank visa pages)
- A copy of the photo page of your passport
- One photo (2x2, color, similar to passport photo (optional if the "Confirmation of Online Visa Application" page is printed in color, but still recommended), detailed visa photo requirement)
- If you have an old passport with a VALID (unexpired) Chinese visa, please also send that old passport (original).
- copy of last Chinese visa + copy of last US passport photo page.
- "Invitation (+ invitor ID for indiviual invitor)" please click for details. One set per applicant.
- For business visa (M): Employer letter
- For tourist visa (L), flight and hotel are no longer needed, an invitation letter is not needed.
- Where you stay form (signed original)
- copy of your driver license (front side only)
- Online order confirmation page.
- Make sure that everything is printed single-sided.
- Please do not send your old US passport unless there is a valid Chinese visa inside.
ATTENTION: If you were born in, or are a decendent of (former) residents of, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan: you must visit Chinese version
(or contact us)
for more information. Failure to do so may cause delay to your application.
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The visa application form and all supplemental documents must be printed single-sided. Failure to do so will cause delay!
You may need to submit additional documents if one or more of the following apply:
- Hold a non-US passport: need to provide document showing your legal status in US.
- Apply for a student visa
- Apply for a work visa
- Apply for a transit visa
- Born in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan: you must visit Chinese version
(or contact us)
for more information.
- You are a child of Chinese origin
- Born in China and changed name in US, please provide copy of name change document.
Answers to common questions on 10-year visa.
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