Employment / Work (Z) Visa

"Z" Visa is issued to an alien who comes to China for a post or employment, and his/her accompanying family members.

Requirements:

1. 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.
   
   
2. One completed Visa Application Form with one passport photo.
   
   
3. 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.
   
   
4. A visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit, and a Work Permit for Aliens issued by the Chinese Labor Ministry/Foreign Expert's License issued by the Chinese Foreign Expert Bureau.
   
   A visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit or proof of kinship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc, is required for the accompanying family members.
   
   

Additional information:

• "Z" visa is valid for one entry, three months. The holder of a (Z) visa shall go through residential formalities in the local public security department within thirty days of entry into China.
  
  
• Any person suffering from mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.