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On my showtime fourth dimension traveling to China, I experienced going to Shanghai during the wintertime time. Please ensure that proper wintertime gears are alongside you lot due to severe mutual frigidity weather. I was sick equipped to handgrip the mutual frigidity atmospheric condition peculiarly simply about my head, ear too nose. The frigid temperature caused my ears to live frozen. I would highly recommend wearing baklava when it is appropriate simply about the city. Expenditure tin give notice live minimized past times bringing you lot handy snacks too water.

Steps inwards obtaining proper clearance for visa requirement every bit a tourist tin give notice live attainable inwards brusk amount of fourth dimension if you lot are financially capable every bit it needs safety deposit inwards your banking concern trouble concern human relationship too proof of employment. Going to the province must live planned too don’t forget to do inquiry well-nigh the country’s rich culture, atmospheric condition too beautiful tourist destinations.

Below are the things I own got learned when I was applying too own got jotted for notes. Hope this information helps. 

The tourist (L) too transit (G) visas are the alone ones that you lot tin give notice apply for without assistance from a business, authorities or academic institution. L Visa - Foreigners who intend to decease to mainland China every bit a tourist.

Most visitors to mainland China such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang, Dalian, Xian, Guilin, Kunming too Hangzhou will alone require a tourist L which volition allow them to go freely inwards most parts of mainland China every bit tourists. If your province of affairs is non described past times 1 of the other visa types, too hence this should live the 1 you lot need. 

For see to Hong Kong SAR or Macao SAR, citizens from some countries/territories are exempted from visas for brusk term visit. Otherwise an entry visa must live obtained every bit required past times the Government of HKSAR or Macao SAR. Visa applications must live made separately if the traveler wishes see both HKSAR/Macao SAR too mainland China.

Application Procedure (as cited inwards mainland China Embassy, 2015)

You tin give notice come upward to the Chinese Embassies, Consulates too other Chinese diplomatic missions to submit application inwards person; if you lot can't come upward personally, you lot tin give notice entrust someone else, a go agency or a visa agency to deed on your behalf. No appointment is required. Applications past times mailing are non acceptable too volition live refused at most of Chinese embassies or consulates.
  • Original signed passport alongside at to the lowest degree half dozen months of remaining validity too blank visa pages, too a re-create of the passport's information page too the photograph page if it is separate.
  • Visa Application Form too Photo
Source Link:  http://www.china-embassy.org/chn/lszj/bgxz/P020130830121570742708.pdf 

  • One genuinely completed Visa Application Form. Please create total inwards every column of the application form, using "N/A" if non applicable. If the application cast is non filled out truly, completely too legibly, this tin give notice drive a delay inwards processing or refusal of the application. One completed Visa Application Form alongside a recently-taken color passport photograph (bare-head, full face) against a low-cal background attached on the application form. 
  • Proof of legal remain or residence condition (applicable to non-U.S. citizens). You must supply the master copy too photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or educatee status, or other valid certificates of legal staying provided past times the relevant authorities of the province where you lot are currently staying.
  • Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to unusual citizens who Chinese citizens too own got obtained unusual citizenship). If you lot are applying for a Chinese visa for the showtime time, you lot should supply your previous Chinese passport held too a photocopy of its information page. If you lot own got obtained Chinese visas earlier too desire to apply for a Chinese visa alongside a renewed unusual passport that does non comprise whatsoever Chinese visa, you lot should acquaint the photocopy of the previous passport's information page too the photograph page if it is separate, every bit good every bit the previous Chinese visa page. (If your cry on the electrical flow passport differs from that on the previous one, you lot must supply an official document of cry change.)
  • Documents showing the itinerary including circular trip air ticket booking tape too proof of hotel reservation, etc. or Invitation alphabetic lineament issued by a relevant entity or private inwards China, with next information
1.     Information on the applicant (full name, gender, appointment of birth, etc.) 
2.     Information on the planned see (arrival too deviation dates, place(s) of visit, etc.) 
3.     You involve to own got a impress out of the hotel/s where you lot are going to remain for a few days patch inwards China. This volition serve every bit a proof that you'll live at that spot every bit a tourist too that you'll non live overstaying.
4.     Information on the inviting entity or private (name, contact number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal illustration of the entity or the inviting individual). 
5.     You involve besides to own got a impress out of your bird tickets. This volition serve every bit a proof besides that you'll live coming dorsum every bit scheduled too that your purpose volition live a plainly see of the province every bit a plainly tourist alone    
  • Please submit your application to Chinese Embassy/ Consulate General based on your State of residence (You may see the Visa Office that serves your state). You may submit your application inwards person, or utilisation an agent (Power of Attorney non necessary). Please banknote that you lot may live required to come upward to the Visa Office inwards someone to own got an interview every bit deemed necessary by a consular officer.
  • Please banknote that you lot involve to live early on to see the Chinese Embassy peculiarly inwards Makati Philippines office. This is to avoid long lines too to procedure too destination the visa application every bit early on every bit possible.
  • Appointment is NOT required for submission or collection of your visa. Walk-in service is available during purpose hours.
  • Please banknote that NO mail-in/online/fax applications are accepted.
  • Please banknote that the diplomatic mission requires you lot to own got a minimum deposit of 50,000 pesos inwards your banking concern trouble concern human relationship to guarantee that you lot tin give notice back upward on your ain when you lot acquire to the mainland China mainland. You may inquire the certificate of deposit document alongside the amount to your ain branch bank.
  • You or your agent volition live able to selection upward your passport alongside visa on the appointment printed on your Pick-up slip, unless otherwise notified past times the Visa Office.  Mail-back visa service is NOT provided.
  • You must pay the visa fee in 1 trial your application is processed too approved.
  • If the applicant is a kid born inwards the U. S. to a Chinese parent, the visa requirements are different.

Child born inwards the U. S. to a Chinese Parent

According to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China, whatsoever someone born abroad whose parents are both Chinese nationals too 1 of whose parents is a Chinese national shall own got Chinese nationality. The kid volition live eligible for a Chinese Travel Document.
The Law besides provides that a someone whose parents are both Chinese nationals too own got both settled abroad (obtained U.S Green Card), or 1 of whose parents is a Chinese national too has settled abroad (obtained U.S Green Card), too who has acquired unusual nationality at nascency shall non own got Chinese nationality. The kid volition live eligible for a Chinese visa. 
Below are the documents required for visa applications:
·         Passport
·         Visa Application Form and Photo
http://www.china-embassy.org/chn/lszj/bgxz/P020130830121570742708.pdf  

One completed Visa Application Form alongside a recently-taken color passport photograph (bare-head, total face) against a low-cal background attached. The cast involve to live signed past times 1 of the parents.
  • Child's Birth Certificate. Original unabridged nascency certificate of the kid too a re-create of the certificate.
  • Identity Certification of Parents. Original too a re-create of both parents' passports too proof of parents' immigration condition inwards the U.S. (i.e. Green Card).
  • Supporting documents pertaining to the see to China, ex. Invitation letter. (Click to banking concern stand upward for documents required for each visa category)
  • Other documents every bit required past times the consular officer
  • If the kid never gets a Chinese visa subsequently birth, all documents listed inwards a higher house from 1 to 6 are required. If the kid has previously been issued a Chinese visa, document #3 &#4 tin give notice live waived, but a re-create of the previous Chinese visa is required.

NOTE:
  • Normally the kid is non required to come upward to the Visa Office inwards someone too the application tin give notice live submitted past times the parent(s) or an agent. Please submit the application to Chinese Embassy/Consulate General based on the child's State of residence (Click to banking concern stand upward for where to submit your application)
  • Parents of the kid should guarantee that all information provided inwards the application is truthful too correct. Any false, misleading or incomplete information may trial inwards denial of the visa or refusal of entry into China.
  • An applicant may live required to submit an original invitation, supply other supporting documents, or schedule an interview alongside the consular officer.
  • The consular officeholder will make decisions on whether or non to grant a visa and allowed validity, duration of remain too number of entries based on private application.


Fees, Processing Time & Payments

Processing Time

Regular service: 4 trouble concern days
Express service: 2-3 trouble concern days
Rush service: 1 trouble concern day. Available alone inwards extreme emergencies too bailiwick to approving past times the consular officer.
Note:

  • The inwards a higher house processing fourth dimension is average too for reference only. Some applications may require longer processing fourth dimension that a pick-up appointment cannot live confirmed until notified past times the Visa Office
  • Processing fourth dimension for visa to HKSAR or Macao SAR visa does non apply
Fees:

  • Regular Service
Number of Entry
U.S. Citizen
Non-U.S. Citizen*
Single Entry
$140
$30
Double Entries
$140
$45
Multiple Entries for 6 Months
$140
$60
Multiple Entries for 12 Months or more
$140
$90
*Visa fee for certain non-U.S. citizens may vary from the listing inwards a higher house based on reciprocal agreements. Please banking concern stand upward for alongside a Visa Office for special fees.
·         Express service:  an additional fee of $20 per visa
·         Rush service: an additional fee of $30 per visa

Methods of Payment
·         You must pay your visa fee upon collection of your visa. (Some HKSAR or Macao SAR visa applicants involve to pay a Communication fee prior to submission.)
·         Acceptable methods of payment are:  credit card (Visa or MasterCard only), money order, cashier's check or company check
·         Please make your check or coin society payable to "Chinese Embassy" (for applications submitted to the Embassy), or to "Chinese Consulate inwards XXX"(for applications submitted to the      Consulate General inwards XXX city)
·         Please brand certainly you lot own got the exact too right amount written on your check/money order. No erroneous banking concern stand upward for volition live accepted

·         Cash, personal banking concern stand upward for or online payment is NOT accepted. NO credit bill of fare other than a Visa or MasterCard is accepted
NOTE:
  • In accordance alongside a 2014 China-U.S.  visa arrangement, U.S. citizens may live eligible for  10-year multiple entry visa. The remaining validity of the U.S. passport must live over 12 months
  • The applicant should guarantee that all information provided inwards the application is truthful too correct. Any false, misleading or incomplete information may trial inwards denial of the visa or refusal of entry into China
  • The Visa Notification Letter too the official media letter may live inwards the cast of fax, photocopy or computer printout. An applicant may live required to submit an original invitation, supply other supporting documents, or schedule an interview alongside the consular officer
  • The consular officeholder will make decisions on whether or non to grant a visa and allowed validity, duration of remain too number of entries based on private application.

Glossary
What is a Chinese Visa?
A visa is a go document issued past times authorized authorities agencies to unusual citizens applying to enter, go out from or transit through the host country's territory based on the host country's laws too regulations. In accordance alongside international constabulary too practice, whatsoever sovereign province is entitled to determine whether or non to allow a unusual citizen to acquire into or go out from its territory, too whether to number a visa, decline a visa application or to cancel an issued visa inwards accordance alongside its national laws.

Visa Types, Validity, Number of Entries too Duration of Stay
Chinese visas autumn into four types: diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, service visa too ordinary visa. Ordinary visas are farther divided into 12 sub-types or xvi categories. 

Visa Category
Eligible Applicants
C
Foreign crew members of agency of international transportation, including aircraft, trains too ships, or motor vehicle drivers engaged inwards cross-border carry activities, or to the accompanying theatre unit of measurement members of the crew members of the above-mentioned ships.
D
Foreigners who intend to reside inwards mainland China permanently.
F
Foreigners who intend to decease to mainland China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other non-business activities.
G
Foreigners who intend to transit through China.
J1
Resident unusual journalists of unusual word organizations stationed inwards China. The intended duration of remain inwards mainland China exceeds 180 days.
J2
Foreign journalists who intend to decease to mainland China for short-term word coverage. The intended duration of remain inwards mainland China is no to a greater extent than than 180 days.
L
Foreigners who intend to decease to mainland China every bit a tourist.
M
Foreigners who intend to decease to mainland China for commercial too merchandise activities.
Q1
Foreigners who are theatre unit of measurement members* of Chinese citizens or of foreigners alongside Chinese permanent residence too intend to decease to mainland China for theatre unit of measurement reunion, or to those who intend to decease to mainland China for the purpose of foster care. The intended duration of remain inwards mainland China exceeds 180 days.
Q2
Foreigners who intend to see their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing inwards mainland China or foreigners alongside permanent residence inwards China. The intended duration of remain inwards mainland China is no to a greater extent than than 180 days.
R
Foreigners who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed inwards China.
S1
Foreigners who intend to decease to mainland China to see the foreigners working or studying inwards mainland China to whom they are spouses, parents, sons or daughters nether the historic catamenia of xviii or parents-in-law, or to those who intend to decease to mainland China for other private affairs. The intended duration of remain inwards mainland China exceeds 180 days.
S2
Foreigners who intend to see their theatre unit of measurement members* who are foreigners working or studying in   China, or to those who intend to decease to mainland China for other private matters.The intended duration of remain inwards mainland China is no to a greater extent than than 180 days.
X1
Foreigners who intend to written report inwards mainland China for a catamenia of to a greater extent than than 180 days.
X2
Foreigners who intend to written report inwards mainland China for a catamenia of no to a greater extent than than 180 days.
Z
Foreigners who intend to operate inwards China.

* Family members refer to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters too parents-in-law. 

Visa Validity ("Enter Before") means that the visa is valid, or tin give notice live used for entry into mainland China from the appointment of number to the "Enter Before" appointment indicated on the visa (Beijing Time). If a visa has unused entries, the bearer tin give notice acquire into mainland China earlier 24:00 (Beijing Time) on the expiration date.

"Entries" refers to the number of times the bearer is permitted to acquire into mainland China during the validity of a visa. A visa becomes invalid if at that spot are no entries left, or at that spot are entries left but the visa validity expires. If a visa becomes invalid, its bearer must apply for a novel visa earlier entering China. Traveling alongside an invalid visa to mainland China volition trial inwards refusal of entry.

"Duration of Each Stay" refers to the maximum number of days the visa bearer is permitted to remain inwards mainland China each time, which is calculated from the appointment of entry into China.

Residence Permit: A holder of category D, J1, Q1, S1, X1 or Z visa must apply for a residence permit at the local populace safety authorities inside thirty days of entry into mainland China unless the Duration of Each Stay on the visa is marked every bit thirty days. Members of unusual diplomatic or consular missions inwards mainland China must apply for a residence permit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or local unusual affairs departments inside thirty days of entry into China.

 Philippines Contact Address:

Makati Philippines Office Address:
2nd Floor, the World Center,
330 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue,
Makati City, Metro Manila

Visa Office Hours:
09:00 am to 11:00 am Monday to Friday

Contact their purpose for Inquiries:
Inquiry: 0063-2-8482395 (Work Day 09:00 AM -11:00 AM, 2:00 PM -04:00 PM )
Fax: 063-2-8482386


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