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Business Visa (F Visa) is issued to foreigners who are invited to China for a visit, an investigation, a lecture, to do business, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of no more than six months.
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Document Required
- Your valid actual passport. The passport must have at least six (6) months validity left before expiration and at least one blank page left in it.
- One completed Visa Application Forms.
- One recent passport style color photo, with full face, front view, no hat, and against a plain light background.
- First time applicant whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport or the photocopy of the information page of the passport. Applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new US passport,if there is a Chinese visa in the old US passport, shall submit the photocopy of the Chinese visa.
- Visa Notifications Form from an authorized Chinese Unit,or invitation letters from the host company, meeting or exhibition organizers in China, or an introduction letter from applicant's US company, etc.
- US citizens may apply for a Single Entry (valid for 3-6 months), Double Entry (valid for 6 months), Multiple Entry (valid for 6 months or 12 months) "F" Visa as needed.
- US citizens may apply for a Multiple Entry "F" Visa valid for 24 months, if they submit documents proving that they have made an investment in China, or have established a collaboration with a Chinese company, e.g. business license, contracts, a letter of appointment.
- The applicant is in a position of management in an American company which has a subsidiary in China. Please submit an application letter from the American company and an invitation letter from the Chinese subsidiary company.
- Temporary foreign visitors with a valid US visa or foreign residents with legitimate status in the US, may apply for Chinese visa to the Visa Office of the Chinese Consulate. The visa officer may ask the applicant to provide the original and photocopy of their US Green Card, Work Permit, I-20 Form, valid US Visa or other additional documents and make a decision on whether to issue the visa case by case.
- Processing Fee: We accept check and money order. Please make check or money order payable to Zaitao Li.
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Fee Schedules Important: The process time shown below is what takes the Consulate to process your visa. We will process your application in the earliest possibilities once we receive your application. Our process time will not exceed 1 working day. Regular Service (4 working day)
| Number of Entry |
Visa Fee |
Service Fee |
Return Postage |
Total |
| Single Entry |
$50 |
$20 |
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| Double Entry |
$75 |
$20 |
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| Multiple Entry for 6 Months |
$100 |
$20 |
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| Multiple Entry for 12 Months |
$150 |
$20 |
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Express Service (2-3 working day)
| Number of Entry |
Visa Fee |
Service Fee |
Return Postage |
Total |
| Single Entry |
$70 |
$40 |
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| Double Entry |
$95 |
$40 |
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| Multiple Entry for 6 Months |
$120 |
$40 |
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| Multiple Entry for 12 Months |
$170 |
$40 |
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Rush Service (1 working day)
| Number of Entry |
Visa Fee |
Service Fee |
Return Postage |
Total |
| Single Entry |
$80 |
$60 |
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| Double Entry |
$105 |
$60 |
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| Multiple Entry for 6 Months |
$130 |
$60 |
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| Multiple Entry for 12 Months |
$180 |
$60 |
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Additional information
- Usually, the validity of a single Entry is 3 months and the validity of a double entry visa is 6 months from the date of issuance. Unless specified on the application form and approved by the consular officer, the duration of stay is 30 days.
- Any person suffering from mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases will not be permitted to enter China.
- The Validity, Duration of Stay, and Number of Entries of the visa is issued at the discretion of the Consular Officers, whose decisions are based on the laws and regulations of China. The Consular Officers have the authority to refuse any visa applications inconsistent with Chinese laws and regulations, or revoke issued visas
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