r/Chinavisa

Am i screwed? I am kicking myself for buying the china flights already because i feel like i may have a hard time getting the L visa.

Sorry for the long read but here is my situation......

I applied for me (ABC), my spouse (ABC) and kid (ABC). I previously had FOUR L visas but this was 20 and 40 years ago. My spouse and kids have never been to china. I had no idea NYC consulate changed their rules recently regarding chinese people. My parents were here on a green card when i was born but they do not have any of that documentation anymore! I put in a recent request with US immigrations but who knows how long that will take, or if they will even find anything. The first request with Immigrations for my mom's info came back saying they didnt find any records for her, so i opened a new request that is pending. Since they are chinese, their names are different in many places based on variations of american spellings. I'm really hoping they just pull her files from the A number this time instead of looking for her actual name i provided, which may be incorrect.

My spouse's parents had their US citizenship approved before his birth so I am ok there I think. Oh also, neither of us have our birth certificates anymore! I requested a copy of ours on the same date. For some reason, mine was delivered in mail today while my spouse's status for birth certificate still says Processing ( i guess if anything he can go to manhattan to get his the same day). Oh and they mailed me the "Short form version" of my birth certificate (doesnt have hospital name or parents birth place, it only has my name , my place of birth, their names and thats pretty much it). To make matters worse, the last name of one of my parents on the birth certificate is spelled wrong (off by one letter, supposed to be a G but they keyed in T!) Do you think China Consulate will accept the short form version?? I dont have the original Long form version but i was able to find a photo copy of one, again the last name of my mom is spelled a little wrong on that as well)

So tell me, how screwed am i???? The trip is planned for August. I did submit the application on COVA last weekend, and a week later it is still under preliminary review.

Would I have been better off using an agent??

Been scouring online for an answer for this but can’t seem to find anything about being able to apply for a China travel permit from the US, wanted to check here if anyone might know anything about this? Or will I have to apply for a standard tourist visa if applying from the US?

Planning to go to China for 5 days in the first week of June, will be in HK for 3 days before, so won’t have enough time to apply for it while I’m there.

Any insights would be helpful! Thank you!

The Chinese Visa application (UK) is requiring I have a parental consent form as it says I am under 18, how ever I am 18 (DOB: 17/05/2007). Is there any way I can fix this or do I need the parental consent form, I just do not want to submit the wrong information.

Hello,

I am traveling to China on June 2nd, and am currently residing in the SF bay area. However, at the end of april (around the 28th) I am moving to New Jersey. I will be driving, and plan to arrive on the east coast around the 12th of May. Should I apply for my Visa through the SF consulate, or apply through NYC? I have read that the online application can take up to 2 weeks to process. Anyone with recent visa experience who can share their timelines? Thank you.

Hello everyone,

I’m reaching out to connect with any buyers attending the Canton Fair. My colleague and I will be exhibiting at the show, but unfortunately, all exhibitor staff places are taken. As such, we would appreciate some assistance with accompany tickets.

I am happy to discuss the topic of humanoid robots, AI, ecommerce, enterpereur, vibe coding, Chinese culture, leyenda of Panda etc. So open to the mutual help here in China.

Best regards,

Has anyone gotten a Z visa at the NYC consulate recently and can give an estimate of how long the preliminary review will take? Thank you.

I’m applying for a visa to China, the category for my tourist visa is apparently “L”.

I will be applying from Colombo, Sri Lanka. I’m a Sri Lankan citizen but working in London. I’m flying through China back to London and since I’m flying with a 1 year old baby I’m taking a break in China for a day or 2 before catching the next flight to London Gatwick.

I have booked the hotels and flights via AMEX travel and uploaded the confirmation receipt from AMEX for the documents. They also ask for an invitation letter and also business license or photocopy of ID for the person inviting me to China. I’m not entirely sure what to enter here because I’m just booking a hotel and visiting China for a day or two before flying back to London.

My visa has not been rejected but it said to modify and resubmit, what am I doing wrong and what should I upload in my circumstance?

Any help would be appreciated, I’m trying to get back to work ASAP since I’m running out of leaves and all other travel paths are way too expensive when traveling back with my family of 3 given the current situation.

Hi,

I'm an American living in India and trying to gather documents for my China visa to teach next year. For the Indian police check its easy, as it can be attested/apostilled in India.

For my marriage certificate and university degree its harder, as they are both from USA and the Chinese consulate can't attest them. Is it possible to send them to the USA and get it done remotely?

I worked in China in 2017-2019, and did send my documents to be dealt with remotely then, but I was in the USA. My work organised it so I'm unsure of who to even contact as far as trustworthy and fast agencies.

Would love to be ready in the next 3-4 weeks, so ready to pay for reputable agencies.

Hey there,

My wife and I are supposed to be travelling to China next week.

Originally, we both applied to the embassy in Bombay, India during the start of March. My online form got approved, post which, I sent my passport for stamping. And I got my visa! Unfortunately, for my wife, the online form got rejected.

So, two weeks back, we made certain changes to the application and submitted it to the embassy in Delhi. The form got approved and we submitted the passport for stamping on 7th April, under the express method of handling. It said that the excepted date of collection is 10th April, but that day has passed and we haven’t received the passport yet.

Are there any chances of rejection? Or, getting the passport late?

Since we’re scheduled to fly out on 15th, we’re really hoping that we receive the passport either today (which is Saturday, but the agent says high unlikely) or latest by Monday (13th April).

We’re panicking.

Your advice or inputs would really help.

Thanks in advance!

Hiya!

Is there any possibility that my Chinese visa photo might be rejected because my necklace is slightly visible?

There is nothing about this in the official requirements, only about glasses. But some unofficial websites mention that it’s better to be without “bold” jewellery.

My photographer also did not mention it and I just simply forgot to take it off because I was in a rush.

It’s only a thin gold necklace, without any crystals. It’s also nowhere close to the face, more on the décolleté.

Thank you all for support in advance, I thought I would ask before applying to still have a chance to redo the pic.