FAQ

Can I enter mainland China if I am holding a valid Chinese visa?

如果您持用普通护照，请到所在地签证中心递交申请。如果您持用外交、公务（官员）护照，或申请中国外交、礼遇、公务签证，或申请赴中国香港、澳门特别行政区的签证，请直接向当地使领馆递交申请。

Can I apply for a visa online?

详细情况，请登陆下列网站： 香港特区入境事务处（http://www.immd.gov.hk） 澳门特区治安警察局（http://www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/cht/main.html）

Is it permitted for someone else to submit my application to the Visa Centre on my behalf?

截至2015年6月，51个国家的公民持有效国际旅行证件和已确定日期及座位的前往第三国（地区）联程机票，72小时内自北京（首都国际机场）、上海（虹桥国际机场、浦东国际机场）、广州（白云国际机场）、成都（双流国际机场）、重庆（江北国际机场）、沈阳（桃仙国际机场）、大连（周水子国际机场）、杭州（萧山国际机场）、桂

Can I apply for a visa through a travel agency?

目前不能通过互联网递交签证申请。您需要备齐申请材料并递交到签证中心，签证中心工作人员会根据情况受理您的签证申请。

How long should be the remaining validity of my passport before I apply for a China visa?

您既可以通过旅行社也可以直接向签证中心递交申请。

I am currently in China. Can I mail my application to you?

在申请材料符合要求的情况下，一般需要4个工作日。请点击服务方式查看详细内容。

Is the service fee the same for a child?

邮寄服务费是申请人支付签证中心处理邮寄申请的服务费；回邮邮资是申请人向邮寄服务公司支付的邮寄费。

Does a child need to fill out a visa application form as well?

As an independent applicant, the child needs to fill out a separate visa application form. However, if the child shares the same passport with a principal applicant, this is not required.

If citizens of Singapore, Brunei and Japan holding ordinary passports want to stay in China for more than 15 days, can they apply for an extension of stay?

请您联系中国当地公安机关，了解相关事宜。

Can I extend the duration of stay of my visa in China

You may apply for an extension of the duration of stay of your visa at a local public security authority before it expires, but without an assumption that the application will be automatically approved. Overstay violates the laws of China and will be punished.