CHINA takes 4 working days to issue in the embassy & is valid for 3-6 months from the date of issue . We recommend you send us your documents by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Please ensure you send us the following documentation as failure to do so will result in a delay in issuing your visa.
Tourist Visa
1 completed visa application forms
1 passport photograph(s)
Passport
Non British passport holders must provide a copy of booked hotel & flight confirmation
Payment
Business Visa
1 completed visa application forms
1 passport photograph(s)
Letters of invitation from organisation in China which MUST have customers full name & passport number included.
Passport
Payment
| Visa type | Visa fee | Service charge | Return postage | Total to send |
| Business 1 year multiple entry China visa | £185.25 | £30.00 | £7.00 | £222.25 |
| Business 1 year multiple entry China visa Express Service | £212.00(3 working days) | £30.00 | £7.00 | £249.00 |
| Tourist/business 3 month single entry China visa | £65.25 | £30.00 | £7.00 | £102.25 |
| Tourist/business 3 month single entry China visa Express Service | £92.00 (3 working days) | £30.00 | £7.00 | £129.00 |
| Tourist/business double entry China visa | £80.25 | £30.00 | £7.00 | £117.25 |
| Tourist/business double entry China visa Express Service | £107.00 (3 working days) | £30.00 | £7.00 | £144.00 |
| Business 6 month multiple entry China visa | £125.25 | £30.00 | £7.00 | £162.25 |
| Business 6 month multiple entry China visa Express Service | £152.00 (3 working days) | £30.00 | £7.00 | £189.00 |
I have read and agreed to the terms and conditions
Royal mail special delivery charge:
7.00
International Courier Charge:
30.00
National courier (UK only):
POA
Collection from office:
FREE
If travelling to Hetia, Korla, Kuqa, Kanas, Urumqi, Kashgar or Turpa in Xinjiang, your visa application will be rejected. It is adviseable to omit these provinces from your application. Any traveller that chooses to include them on the visa application will need to contact Garry on 02070950981 or garry@travcour.com
Any traveller under the age of 18 years must have section 6 of the application completed by a parent and signed by a parent to avoid rejection.
French nationals: The embassy will not issue a visa on the express service. For Business applications, original company letters and itinerary must be supplied.
VISA PRICES GIVEN ABOVE ARE FOR BRITISH NATIONALS ONLY. IF YOIU ARE NOT A BRITISH NATIONAL, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING PRICES ON APPLICATION FOR A CHINESE VISA:
China visa prices for US nationals:
Single entry £101.25/ express £127.00
Double entry £101.25/ express £127.00
6 month multiple entry £101.25/ express £127.00
1 year multiple entry £101.25/ express £127.00
China visa prices for other nationals:
Single entry £55.25/ express £82.00
Double entry £65.25/ express £92.00
6 month multiple entry £75.25/ express £102.00
1 year multiple entry £101.25/ express £122.00
CHINA VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require visas:
China & holders of a Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents, Returning Resident Permit for residents of Hong Kong or Macao
For stays of up to 90 days to: San Marino
For stays of up to 15 days to: Brunei, Japan & Singapore
For a stay of up to 6 days to tourists travelling in a group organised by a Chinese international tour operator provided certain conditions relating to entry points, cities visited and country of nationality are met.
CHINA TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except those as noted above and nationals of the following countries provided continuing their journey to a third country by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours without leaving the airport: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Congo, Congo Dem Rep, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea (North), Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
CHINA HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month are advised to have the following recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Japanese B Encephalitis, Malaria, TB, Tetanus & Typhoid.
Malaria exists mainly in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Tibet (only the valley of the Zangbo River in the extreme south east) & Yunnan. There is no malaria risk in urban areas or in the densely populated plain areas. Tourists do not need to take preventative treatment unless they plan to stay in remote rural areas.
CHINA WEATHER: Northern China: in the far north, summers are cooler than the rest of Northern China, which are generally humid and wet. Winters are cold & temperatures can freeze waterways for several months. In the northeast, including Beijing, summers are hot, winters cold with frost and snow.
Northwest China: this area is mostly desert with little rain. Summers are hot and winters cold, made worse by bitter icy winds.
Central China: generally warmer than the north with rain spread throughout the year. Summer months (Jul-Oct) are the wettest making conditions humid & along the coast, typhoons can occur. Winters have periods of rain or cold and frosty with occasional snow.
Southern China: the warmest and wettest region especially between Jun-Sep and in coastal areas where typhoons can occur. Inland regions of Southern China are mountainous with cooler summers and rain in higher areas; winters are sunny with little rain.
Southwest China: Tibet is a region of high mountains and plateaus & generally the weather is sunny and crisp, although summer months are wet and winter months cold and frosty.
TIBET VISAS: This is normally obtained by your tour operator but if travelling independantly contact the Tourist Bureau of Tibet and obtain approval before applying for a Chinese visa
(Fax: 0086 891 6334632). If you are travelling to Tibet via Nepal you can only apply for the visa from the Chinese Embassy in Katmandu.
