Getting a visa to china

shinobioni · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hey guys,
Iam currently trying to get a visa to china from Japan. I am an american who is studying abroad in Nagoya. Any advice? Does anyone know how long it takes to just get a vistors visa?

Nagoyankee · (#2 (**permalink**))

It takes 3 days to get it on a regular application, on the "rush" for an extra fee, just one day.

shinobioni · (#3 (**permalink**))

ああああ！　本当にありがとう！　でも申し込み方について、何を持っていくほうがいい？

Thank you so much, I also have a question, what do i need besides a passport? does anyone know?

blimp · (#4 (**permalink**))

why don:t you try google?
insert china embassy japan and the second link will be this one
A GUIDE TO APPLICATION FOR A VISA TO CHINA

shinobioni · (#5 (**permalink**))

wait, that says that i have to be a japanese citizen to visit China... is that true?

blimp · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by shinobioni

wait, that says that i have to be a japanese citizen to visit China... is that true?

pls quote where it says that you must be a japanese citizen to visit china on the site i linked to!

shinobioni · (#7 (**permalink**))

"Tourism Visa (L) to the Chinese mainland

(ONLY FOR THE ALIENS HOLDING A JAPANESE LONG-STAY VISA (MORE THAN ONE YEAR))

a. Please see the above-mentioned basic requirements.
"
b. A Chinese hotel reservation certificate and a two-way ticket

c. For Japanese citizen, visa is not needed within 15 days stay. You should ask a travel agency to apply the tourism visa if you will stay in China over 15 days.

d. An approval notice from China Tibet Tourism Bureau (http://www.tibettour.org/chinatibett...oban/index.asp) for applying for a visa to travel to Tibet"

there you go.... do i have to be a citizen or permanent resident to go? please please please please say no

Ronin4hire · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by shinobioni

d. An approval notice from China Tibet Tourism Bureau (http://www.tibettour.org/chinatibett...oban/index.asp) for applying for a visa to travel to Tibet"

Interesting.....

I wonder why the extra scrutiny?

kirakira · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

Interesting.....

I wonder why the extra scrutiny?

To keep people like you out which is a good thing

Anyway on a serious note, if it is for business purposes, just get a letter from your employer and rock up to the Chinese consultate with cash. If it is travel, you don't need anything, rock up, pay the high Visa cost and they will rubber stamp anything.

shinobioni · (#10 (**permalink**))

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS? the consulate in nagoya said that i could only do it through a travel agency