Visas are required by most foreigners entering mainland China. For a
visa application from the European Union at the moment the following
documents are needed:
- passport (with a validity of more than 6 months)
- completed visa application form
- 1 passport photograph
- airline ticket (round trip) or the itinerary
- official Chinese hotel confirmation letter
- invitation letter (only original)
At the homepage of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China at
www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/
(Missions Overseas => Chinese Embassies), you can find a link of
your country’s embassy for downloading and printing the visa
application form or further information on the application procedure.
For Germans: At the homepage of the
Chinese Embassy (
www.china-botschaft.de), you can find a link for downloading and printing the visa application form for China at
www.china-botschaft.de/det/qz/P020090325675639621734.pdf.
A
tourist visa (one-time entry) costs about EUR 50* (Germans: about EUR
20*). Additional EUR 30* will be charged for preferred processing of
the
application. The visa will be issued within four working days. All
documents have to be handed in and picked up in person or by proxy. An
application by mail is not possible. We would recommend a visa
application via a travel agency.
If you have to sign contracts
in China you need a business visa (one-time entry), which costs about
EUR 50* (Germans: about EUR 20*). An official invitation letter by the
trade fair organizers is required to apply for a business visa.
For exhibitors: This
invitation letter will be provided by our office in Shanghai:
MMI (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
11th floor, GC Tower,
1088 Yuanshen Road,
Pudong New Area,
Shanghai 200122, P.R. China
|
Mr. Steve Shen
Phone: +86 (0)21 2020 5500 (ext. 863)
Fax: +86 (0)21 2020 5666
shen.le@mmi-shanghai.com |
For visitors: This
invitation letter (
subject to a charge) will be provided by our partner Shanghai Vision:
Shanghai Vision Expo & Meeting Solutions Co., Ltd.
Suite 1401, #77 Lane
1980 (Spain Garden)
Luo Xiu Road
Shanghai 201100, PR China
| Ms. Michelle Zheng
Phone: +86 (0)
21 5481 6051/5481 6052 ext. 802
Fax.: + 86 (0) 21 5481 6032
michelle@shanghai-vision.com |
* as of September 2009
