China Romance
All About China => Visas, Immigration and Emigration => Topic started by: brett on September 09, 2009, 04:57:26 am
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Hi all,
I applied for a visa to visit China and I put down that I wanted to visit Guangzhou and Yichang.
However, my beloved is unable to get a train ticket to Guangzhou due to mid-Autumn mayhem, so I think I will visit Wuhan and Yichang instead. Will the authorities get uppity about this or should I not worry?
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Brett,
Don't worry about anything, you can visit where ever you want in China, apart from any closed or restricted area's that i doubt you'll ever come accross. They ask that in the visa appliccation basically to see if your planning on visiting any political hot spots in China. If there were tensions in that area, you would either be refused or asked if you would consider visiting another area.
So don't worry no-one's gonna be checking where you end up visiting.... As far as i know, they neven mention on your visa any particular provinces or Cities.... they did at one time, but over the last 15/20 years that has been dropped, you can go where you want too....
David.....
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Thanks David5o - that's good to hear! I guess visiting during mid-Autumn is asking for trouble, but it's a lovely time of year to visit and my beloved doesn't get much vacation time.
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I am filling out my visa application and I want to know if should I put my girl as the inviter or contact in China, or should I just leave it blank?
Reason to come to China should I just check Tourist only?
Thanks for your help
Dan
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I am filling out my visa application and I want to know if should I put my girl as the inviter or contact in China, or should I just leave it blank?
Reason to come to China should I just check Tourist only?
Thanks for your help
Dan
My advice is to put your girl's name and ID number as the person you intend to visit, and "tourist" is perfectly acceptable.
If, in the future you decide to go again to visit her, they will grant you a 12 month unlimited entry visa if they see that your subsequent visit is a "repeat"
David
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Do not put down Tibet. That's the key.
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and dont overstay your visa either as that could be a steep fine
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I did not know the hotel where I would be staying. I also did not have her ID number. I only put down the cities I would be going to, and her name, phone number, and email address. It was not a problem.
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I did not know the hotel where I would be staying. I also did not have her ID number. I only put down the cities I would be going to, and her name, phone number, and email address. It was not a problem.
I did much the same as Martin - on my second trip I put down THEIR names, THEIR telephone numbers and THEIR email addresses. Had to use a second piece of paper though!!!!
Willy
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Just put down the hotel your staying at, your going there as a tourist, on a tourist visa.
I would never put down a ladies name, ID, or her address. I've always found the less you tell them the better....
There are very few restrictions on where you can go in China. There are hot spots from time to time where there is a bit of civil unrest going on, and a couple of political gremlins they would rather you not know too much about, like Tibet. But apart from that you can go pretty much anywhere you want to visit....
By the way, Tibet is not totally out of the question if you want to visit, but there will be a few more questions and answers as why you want to visit Tibet!! So best, you don't state that your profession is a journalist...haha!!
David
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Just put 7 Days Inn as your hotel, there are something like 360 of them all over China.......Cheap too.
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I always just put tourist and the hotel name and number as being my contact. Worked fine for the three trips and four visa's i got (don't ask about why four!)
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Ronan,
Why? :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
Shaun
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shaun,
ronan just had to many women to choose from thats why he had 4 visas lol
now he has narrowed it down to one lady
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Ted,
I was only joking. Ronan said don't ask so I did. I didn't expect a reply.
Sorry guys. Kind of sick humor today.
Shaun
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i was being humurous also
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Sorry Ted. I guess the joke is on me. Now that I have re-read I feel the fool.
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Maybe someone can help answer a question. When I called the Chinese embassy a few weeks ago the voice recording had a prompt for if you wanted to go to Hong Kong and another one for other parts of China. I'm planning on going to Shenzhen China in the spring, which is just a hop skip and jump north of Hong Kong. I am also thinking I want to visit other areas of China. Does it make a difference if you enter thought Hong Kong? Is this voice mail prompt perhaps from the old days when Hong Kong was under British control? I thought I'd ask the brotherhood before attempting to go to the embassy to get things cleared up. I guess a good thing is that the Chinese embassy is not out of my way to visit, being that I live just outside of DC.
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I'll assume you're an American citizen. then the answer is as following. Hong Kong is part of China but is it not. Its treated separately.
You don't need to apply for a visa to go to Hong Kong as tourist. You land and they stamp you 30 (or is it 90 now I forget, but it is at least 30 day) visa for tourist. Go and have fun!
To enter China, you need a Visa and you must apply before you get there. You do it at the embassy here. It doesn't matter where you enter China. If you want to go to Shen Zhen from Hong Kong, you will need a China vista as you will be entering China from Hong Kong. It would be the same as if you fly to Shen Zhen directly.
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Easiest way is to fly to Hong Kong then take the ferry direct from the airport to Shenzhen. The customs and immigrations at the Chinese ferry ports are less stringent than at the airports.
Willy
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David S,
What RegnisTheGreat and Willy has told you is good advise. Hong Kong has a special territory status, and will continue to have for 50 years, the same thing applies to Macau.
You need a Chinese Visa for mainland China, You only need to specify on your application your intended first city that you will be visiting, and the hotel where you'll be staying. After that you can go wherever you want to go with few restrictions, and none that would concern you.
Enjoy your trip....
David....
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Thank you for the advice everyone has given me for applying for visa.
I ended up checking tourist and other (I put visiting friend). I also gave them my girls name, city, phone#, email address, hotel name, and hotel phone#.
I received my visa today. I was approved for a 12 month multiple entry visa, with 60 day duration of each visit.
I am a very happy man. I will be going to Chengdu, Sichuan China from 22 Jan - 31 Jan
Thanks again,
Dan
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I don't know what you Americans have that us Brits don't have!!!! (Besides a bigger country, bigger beefburgers, possibly bigger women and definately bigger UFO's)
Another US citizen with a 12 month multiple entry visa!!!
Roll on the coming year when I may, just may, qualify for a 12 month multiple entry one with no limit on length of stay.
Willy
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Willy, it's because we have more Wal-Marts than you do....imports are so good to us....lol
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Willy, it's because we have more Wal-Marts than you do....imports are so good to us....lol
I brought a belt in Arizona but when it fell in two I saw it was made in Mexico!!!!!
Willy
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Hmmm... Arizona... Northern Mexico.
In America we do not have to call attention to our Willy's.
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arizona is mexico isnt it shaun?
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Yes, with the exception of a few odd misfits. :icon_cheesygrin:
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new mexico a close second
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I have about 6 weeks before I head back to China. But I would like to know before the last minute if all is good to go as far as my visa is concerned. I received it last April. It says good until April 6, 2010. So, am I correct in assuming I need nothing else for this trip? Just hand them my passport with the visa. And they welcome me with open arms? :D And i will be leaving China before the expiration date.
Don
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Don yes it will be ok.as long as you have a double entry visa.
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Thanks, Maxx.
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just make sure you dont over stay the time on your visa
the fine is steep
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also leave a day or two open on your visa for the return incase
there are delays in leaving
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If you have had a double entry visa but only went there once, failed to go back in the time of the visa running out. will this affect the next visa application you apply for?
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no it doesnt it is just another option for you when you are here