How to get a visa to China. What documents are needed for the application

Visa regime with China

One copy of the visa application form.

One photograph measuring 3×4 cm (black and white or color), which must be pasted on the application form.

Registration in the Republic of Belarus and residence permit in the Republic of Belarus (for foreign citizens).

Visa for visit

To apply for a visa to China for a visit, research, courses, trade, scientific and technical, cultural exchange, as well as for short-term improvement, internship or other activities for no more than 6 months, the applicant must provide the original or fax copy of the invitation from a Chinese company or other body.

To obtain a multiple-entry visa for six months or one year, the applicant must meet one of the following conditions:

Have a letter of invitation issued by an authorized body in China (the letter of invitation must specify the validity period of the visa, the number of entries and the number of days of stay in China).

Citizens who have investments in China must provide the original or copy (the original is returned to the applicant after verification) of the "Trade License" issued in China with the applicant's name and surname indicated.

Employees of a Belarusian company with a subsidiary in China must provide a letter requesting a visa from the parent company in Belarus, as well as an invitation from the subsidiary in China.

Citizens who need to travel to China frequently to fulfill a contract must provide a letter from a Belarusian company requesting a visa, as well as the original and copy of the contract concluded with a Chinese company (the original is returned to the applicant after verification).

Citizens who have already visited China more than twice within one year on a type "F" visa must provide a copy of the previous type "F" visa.

Study visa is issued in accordance with the "application form for foreign students" issued by the Ministry of Education of China, as well as form (application) type JW201/JW202, and a certificate of enrollment.

Official (work) visa

Foreign citizens going to China to work must have a work permit issued by the competent authorities of China (for example, "Certificate of Employment of a Foreign Citizen", "Confirmation of Invitation of a Foreign Specialist to Work", "Certificate of Temporary Work") and the original "Visa Notice" issued by the authorized body.

Transit visa to China

When traveling to a third country in transit through China, you must present an airline ticket for travel to your destination country via China or a valid visa for your destination country.

• Original passport, with at least six months remaining before expiration, and a clean page for visa affixing. Employment reference letter indicating position and income for the last three months.
• Invitation.
• One copy of the visa application form.
• One color photograph measuring 3 × 4 cm, to be affixed to the application form.
• In addition to the above documents, registration or residence permit in the Republic of Belarus is required.

As a rule, the visa is received within one week (for example, if you submit documents on Tuesday, you will receive the visa the following Tuesday). In special cases, it is possible to obtain an urgent visa by paying an additional fee.

When applying for an urgent visa, an additional $30 USD must be paid for urgency the next working day after submitting the documents. When applying for an urgent visa on the second or third working day after submitting the documents, $20 USD must be paid for urgency.

Single-entry visa - $30 USD
Double-entry visa - $45 USD
Multiple-entry visa for six months - $60 USD
Multiple-entry visa for one year - $90 USD
Visa to Hong Kong for Belarusians costs $30.

The fee for issuing an individual (for private and tourist trips) visa for entry into Macau or Hong Kong is $30 USD. When applying for a visa to both mainland China and Macau (Hong Kong) simultaneously, payment is required only for the visa to mainland China.

When applying for a single-entry visa to both Macau and Hong Kong simultaneously, the cost will be $45 USD. The same cost applies for visiting Hong Kong, Macau, and China. In this case, a letter of invitation from each place visited and several (two or three) sets of documents for each visa are required.

To visit Tibet, a regular tourist visa to the PRC is required, but entry to its territory is allowed only with official permission from the authorities issued by the Tourism Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Without this permission, tickets for airplanes, buses, trains will not be sold, and arrest at checkpoints is possible. In addition, it is officially possible to visit Tibet only by purchasing a group tour (at least 5 tourists) from this bureau.

C - issued to members of crews of international vehicles.

D - issued to those coming to China for permanent residence
F - issued to those coming to China for the purpose of exchange, familiarization visits, study tours, etc.
G - issued to those making a transit trip through China.
J1 - issued to foreign resident journalists, employees of foreign news organizations in China. The period of stay in China exceeds 180 days.
J2 - issued to foreign journalists coming to China for short-term reporting activities. The period of stay in China does not exceed 180 days.
L - issued to those coming to China for tourism purposes.
M - issued to those coming to China for commercial and trade activities.
Q1 - issued to family members of Chinese citizens or foreign citizens with permanent residence permits who come to China for family reunification purposes, or those who come to China for guardianship purposes. The period of stay in China exceeds 180 days.
Family members: spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandfathers and grandmothers, grandchildren and granddaughters, as well as parents of the husband or wife.
Q2 - issued to those coming to China to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens or relatives of foreign citizens with permanent residence in China. The period of stay in China does not exceed 180 days.
R - issued to individuals with exceptional talents and highly professional specialties that are in high demand in China.
S1 - issued to individuals coming to China to visit foreigners who are working or studying in China, if the individual is the spouse, parent, or child under 18 years of age, as well as the parent of the husband or wife of the foreigner, and also to individuals coming to China for other personal matters. The period of stay in China exceeds 180 days.
S2 - issued to individuals coming to China and wishing to visit foreigners who are working or studying in China, as well as those who intend to visit China for other personal purposes.
The period of stay in China does not exceed 180 days.
Family members: spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandfathers and grandmothers, grandchildren and granddaughters, as well as parents of the husband or wife.
X1 - issued to those coming to China to study, the period of study exceeds 180 days.
X2 - issued to those coming to China to study, the period of study does not exceed 180 days.
Z - issued to those coming to China to work.

Rules for obtaining a visa to the PRC

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