The Chinese government requires that anyone wishing to enter the P.R.C gets a Visa for China before entering the country. Visas for China are required of all nationalities wanting to enter the P.R.C. Travel to Hong Kong does not require a visa. A standard visa is valid for 3 months from when the date of issue. Such a visa will only be valid for a single entry, there are multiple entry visas valid for 6 months or a year.
Procuring a visa
Almost all foreign visitors are required to possess visas for China for their travel to that country. The forms for visas for China can be either downloaded from the website http://www.visas-4-china.co.uk/order-visas-now.html or for those who prefer to get the form for visas for China in person could visit the Chinese Embassy that is located in London.
For those who have an idea of procuring visas for China from the Chinese Embassy in person, the following is worth notable:
- The Chinese Embassy section that distributes the forms for visas for China is open preferably in the morning hours of 9.00 am to 12.00pm. So people are advised to reach the Chinese Embassy before 9.00 am so as to avoid being held up in long queues that consume huge hours.
- Persons who apply for visas for China are required to take with them their passport which has a double blank page and two passport size photos along with the completely filled in forms, to the Chinese Embassy.
- While submitting the passport to obtain visas for China, the person is to check if it has validity for six months from the date of desired entry into China. And the passport can be collected in a period of three days normally. Those who are willing to pay an extra amount of £15 can collect their passport the next day and if they pay £20, they could very well get the passport on the same day.
As an alternative, applications for visas for China can also be procured from the Chinese Consulates General which is located in Edinburgh or the one in Manchester.
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