Document Requirement

Type of Document

Submit Materials

Online Upload (photo/PDF)

Submitted at the Visa Center

Basic Documents

Passport & old passports (from the last 5 years, if any)

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√ Original

1 color photo with white background, without head covering

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√Hard Copy

If you previously held Chinese nationality and are now a foreign national:

Previous Chinese passport (for first-time visa application)

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√Original

Previous Chinese visa.

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×

Birth Certificate

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×

Parents Passport / ID Card

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×

Travel consent letter from the non-accompanying parent, including travel dates & contact information; if parents are accompanying, attach the joint ticket.

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×

Passport page showing the most recent valid entry stamp into Indonesia

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Valid residence, work, or study permit in Indonesia (if available)

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Additional Documents Based on Visa Type

Application materials for each visa type

L Visa：

Round Trip Flight Ticket

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×

Hotel itinerary or invitation letter from an individual/organization in China + photocopy of the inviter’s ID card (front and back)

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×

M Visa：

Invitation letter from an organization in China

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√Bring the invitation letter with a barcode issued by the Chinese government (if any), such as PU\TE letter, etc. The original is not required.

F Visa：

Invitation letter from an organization in China

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√Bring the invitation letter with a barcode issued by the Chinese government (if any), such as PU\TE letter, etc. The original is not required.

Z Visa：

Work Permit from the Chinese Government

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√Bring the documents

Q1 Visa：

Invitation letter from family in China

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×

Inviter's ID card front and back

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×

Kinship Certificate (If the kinship certificate is issued by Indonesia, the document should be apostille by the relevant Indonesian department; if the kinship certificate is issued by a third country other than Indonesia and China, it must be authenticated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country).

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√Original and photocopy of proof of kinship, original and photocopy of certificates or additional letters (if any), original and photocopy of translated related documents (if any).

Q2 Visa：

Invitation letter from family in China

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×

Inviter's ID card front and back

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×

Kinship Certificate

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×

S1 Visa：

Invitation letter from family in China

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×

Information page of the inviter’s passport and residence permit in China

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×

Kinship Certificate (If the kinship certificate is issued by Indonesia, the document should be apostille by the relevant Indonesian department; if the kinship certificate is issued by a third country other than Indonesia and China, it must be authenticated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country).

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√Original and photocopy of proof of kinship, original and photocopy of certificates or additional letters (if any), original and photocopy of translated related documents (if any).

S2 Visa：

Invitation letter from family in China

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×

Information page of the inviter’s passport and residence permit in China

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×

Kinship Certificate

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×

For other personal matters, please consult the Visa Application Center

C Visa：

Invitation letter from the relevant unit in China

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×

Sponsor Letter from Foreign Transportation Company

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×

Business licenses of the inviting party and the invited party

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×

Itinerary Schedule (if any)

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×

List of cabin crew, pilot license, and crew ID cards (if any)

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×

X1 Visa：

Admission Notice

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×

JW 201/202 Form

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√Bring the Copy of JW Form

X2 Visa：

Admission Notice

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×

DQ Form (if any)

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√Bring the Copy of DQ Form (if any)

G Visa：

Passengers transiting through China must submit onward travel tickets (plane, train, or ship) to the destination country or region with confirmed date and seat.

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×

Invitation letter from the relevant authority in China (for crew members boarding ships at open ports in China)

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×

Sponsor letter from the foreign transportation company (for crew members boarding ships at open ports in China)

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×

Business license (SIUP) of the inviting party and the invited party (for crew members boarding ships at open ports in China)

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×

Ship registration certificate (for crew members boarding ships at open ports in China)

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×

J1 Visa:

Visa notification letter issued by the Department of Press Communication and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

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√Bring the Copy

Sponsor letter issued by the media organization where the journalist works

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√Bring the Copy

Copy of Journalist ID

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√Bring the Copy

*Visa Application Form (download and print form our Website - My Account)

√Bring the Original with applicant's signature 

J2 Visa:

Visa notification letter issued by the Department of Press Communication and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China or the relevant authorized unit

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√Bring the Copy

Sponsor letter issued by the media organization where the journalist works

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√Bring the Copy

Copy of Journalist ID

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√Bring the Copy

√Bring the Original with applicant's signature 

D Visa

Confirmation letter of permanent residence status for foreigners issued by the Ministry of Public Security of China

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√Bring the Original and Copy

R Visa

Proof documents from relevant Chinese government agencies designating an individual as a high-level talent and urgently needed specialist

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√Bring the Copy