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I. Basic Requirements
- Current passport with at least 6 months of validity and at least one blank visa page.
- One completed and signed Visa Application Form (BG-01) with one additional passport photo (black & white or colorful).

Please fill in the application form carefully, completely, and clearly. If not, it may lead to delay in process, or even decline of application. If necessary, the consular officer will telephone and inform the applicant to provide additional information, such as an invitation letter from your relatives in China, invitation from a Chinese travel agency, and/or air tickets, or travel itinerary.

II. Methods of Application & Process Time
Applicants are required to appear in the visa office to apply. If an applicant cannot come personally, he/she may entrust a relative, friend, or travel/visa agent to come and submit the application on his/her behalf. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates do not accept visa applications by mail. No appointment is necessary for visa applications. Regularly it takes 4 business days to process. The applicant may request expedited process with the approval of consular officers. Additional urgent fee of $20.00 per visa for 2- or 3-business-day process will be charged.

III. Visa Fee, Validity, & Duration of Stay
Please pay in cash, money order, or bank check. The payment should be made payable to Chinese Consulate. If your application goes to the Chinese Embassy, please pay Chinese Embassy. Personal checks are not acceptable.

Unless the applicant specifies his/her request on the application form and obtains approval from the consular officers, the validity of the visa is generally 3 months, with the duration of stay being up to 30 days.

IV. Instruction on Multiple-Entry L Visas
The applicant may apply for a multiple-entry L visa, if his/her spouse, children, or parents are Chinese citizens, and he/she presents related certificates on relationship or invitation from relatives in China, or if he/she possesses real estate in China, and presents the original and one photocopy of the registration certificate for ownership under his/her name.

Number of Entries	Validity	Duration of Stay (Each Stay)	Fee for US Citizens (Per Person)	Citizens of Other Countries (Per Person)
Single	3 months	30 days	$50.00	$30.00
Double	3 months	30 days	$75.00	$45.00
Multiple	6 months	30 days	$100.00	$60.00
Multiple	12 months	30 days	$150.00	$90.00

Notes:

The Chinese visa is generally valid for 3 months from the issue date to enter China. Please apply for your visa within 3 months of entry into China according to your travel itinerary, and avoid expiry of visa, or extra cost of urgent fee due to lack of application process time. Please also decide the duration of stay in China. The permitted duration of stay of Chinese visas are generally up to 30 days. If you need to stay longer, please apply to the local public security bureau in China for visa extension.
Previous Chinese citizens who have obtained foreign citizenship should present their original Chinese passport when applying for a Chinese visa for the first time. In this case, a child should also provide the original and photocopy of passports of both parents.
The validity, duration of stay, and number of entries of the Chinese visa are decided at the discretion of consular officers according to related Chinese laws and regulations. The consular officers have the authority to refuse any applications inconsistent with Chinese laws and regulations, and are entitled to change and /or revoke any issued visas, without providing any explanation.

All information listed above is subject to change, without notice, at the discretion and interpretation of the Chinese Embassy and Consulates General.