1. What documentations do I need to travel on your programs in China?
2. How do I get a visa?
3. What do I need to have to apply for a visa?
4. What type of visa do I need?
5. Do I need a visa for a visit to Hong Kong?
6. How to obtain visa to China in Hong Kong?
7. If I want you to send me an invitation letter, what kind of information do you need from me?
8. Should I need to apply for visa again after leaving and re-entering mainland China?

1. What documentations do I need to travel on your programs in China? - Top
A passport, valid for at least 3 month after your visit to China and the necessary visa or permits if you are traveling with our program. The visa should be approved prior to entering China and a permit for Tibet must be obtained 15 days before entering Tibet. If you only plan to travel and stay in Hong Kong you are exempt from applying for a China visa.

2. How do I get a visa? - Top
It will be very easy for you to obtain a China Visa to travel in China, which usually will allow you to stay within China for one month.

If you are from the United States of America or Canada, you have several options of obtaining a China Visa:

1) contact the China National Tourist Office in New York or Los Angeles, or
2) contact your travel agent or visa services, or
3) you can obtain it directly from the Chinese embassies or consulates in the following cities:

Washington DC Embassy
2300 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20008, USA
Tel: 202-328-2517

New York Consulate General
520 12th Ave.
New York, NY 10036, USA
Tel: 212-330-7409

Chicago Consulate General
100 West Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610, USA
Tel: 312-573-3070

San Francisco Consulate General
1450 Laguna St.
San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Tel:415-563-9232

Los Angeles Consulate General
443 Shatto Place
Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA
Tel: 213-380-2508

Houston Consulate General
3417 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006, USA
Tel: 713-524-4311

Chinese Embassy in Ottawa
515 St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 5H3
Canada

Chinese Consulate in Toronto
240 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2P4
Canada

Chinese Consulate, Calgary
100-1011th Ave. SW
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0W1
Canada
Tel: 403-264-3322

Chinese Consulate in Vancouver
3380 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC, V6H 3K3
Canada

China Visa Office in Hong Kong
5th Floor, Lower Block, China Resource Building
Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 2827 1811

4) or you can contact us. We can give you detailed instruction to help you process your visa application after you booked your tour to China with us.

If you are not from US or Canada, please inquire with your nearest PRC embassies or consulates, or contact with us, we can help anyone with a valid passport to process applications for a China visa.

For more information, please refer to the Visa Application page.

3. What do I need to have to apply for a visa? - Top
To apply for a tourist visa (Type L), you need an application form, a passport-size photo and a valid passport. It takes about seven business days for an application to be processed. For Tibet, the Chinese Embassy must get approval from the Tibet Tourism Administration before issuing a visa.

A passport-size photo means a photo similar to the one in your passport. Only photos which are head-only, full frontal, with a white background, approximately 1-1/2" by 2".will be accepted. You can obtain this type of photo at any "Passport photo" service. Cut-outs from personal photographs are not acceptable.

4. What type of visa do I need? - Top
Most people only need to apply for a single –entry visa, which is usually valid for 3 months after the issuing date and will permit you to stay in China for a maximum of 30 days.

5. Do I need a visa for a visit to Hong Kong? - Top
Visitors to Hong Kong, holding passports from the following countries DO NOT need a visa when staying for a specified free period.

If you are not from these countries OR want to stay longer than the “Visa free period”, you need to apply for a visa. Applications are accepted by any Chinese diplomatic and consular mission or by the HKSAR Immigration Department either by mail or through a local sponsor.



Hong Kong Immigration Department
Immigration Tower
7, Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2824 6111
Fax: (852) 2877 7711

6. How to obtain visa to China in Hong Kong? - Top
You may obtain your visa by yourself from Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China; it is opened from Monday to Friday.
You need to bring following documents with you to obtain a China visa:
1)a recent passport-size photo.
2)Passport which needs to be valid at least more than 3 months.
3)Usually you can get the visa within one working day. Cost 100HK$ or more.
4)Fast process is available when paying 150HK$.
5)Their Address (Please call them before you go to their office):
5th Floor, Lower Block, 26 Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: ++852-25851657 OR ++852-25851680 OR ++852-25851794

7. If I want you to send me an invitation letter, what kind of information do you need from me? - Top
We need following information:


1). The date of your entering China
2). How many days you plan to stay in China
3). Cities that you plan to visit
4). Name (must be the same as those on your passport)
5). Gender
6). Date of birth
7). Passport Number
8). Passport expiration date
9). Occupation
10).Telephone- fax number and your email address
11).Your address.

8. Should I need to apply for visa again after leaving and re-entering mainland China? - Top
Yes, you need to apply for a double- or multiple entry visa when you need to leave and re-enter mainland China. Please note that, even when you leave for Hong Kong or Macao from mainland China, you still need to have a double- or multiple entry visa.