Business Visit (F) Visa
"F" Visa is issued to an alien who is invited to China for a visit, an investigation, a lecture, to do business, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or internship for a period of no more than six months.
Requirements:
- A valid and actual passport which must have at least six (6) months of remianing validity with at least one blank visa page in it.
- One completed Visa Application Form with one passport photo.
- An applicant who was born in China is required to submit his /her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa when he or she applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport.
- An invitation letter from the host company or unit in China, or a letter from your company.
- To apply for a Multiple Entry "F" Visa valid for 6 months or 1 year, one of the following requirements shall be met:
- Submit an invitation issued by the authorized Chinese institution; or
- Submit documents which certify you have made an investment in China or have established a collaboration with a Chinese company, e.g. business license, contracts, a letter of appointment, etc.; or
- Submit a letter from the host company in China, or from your company in the U.S., which explains the need to visit China frequently for commercial business; or
- You have visited China at least twice with the "F" visa within the past 12 months, or have been issued a multi-entry "F" visa, and shall submit a copy of the visa(s) if it's not in the passport submitted.
Visa Validity and Duration of Stay
- Usually the validity of a Single Entry or Double Entry "L" visa is 90 days or 180 days from the date of issue. This means the holder of the visa shall enter China no later than 90 days or 180 days from the date of issue, otherwise the visa is expired and is null and void. The duration of stay of a "L" visa is 30 days, which means the holder of the visa may stay in China for up to 30 days from the date of entry.
- The visa officer may extend the Duration of Stay if the applicant needs and requests a stay in China for more than 30 days.
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