Travel Documents - China J-2 Visa SF

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Second Valid Passport

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1. Select Visa Type

2. Select Office/State

3a. Check Requirements

3b. Fill & Print Application

4. Fill Online Order Form

REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN A VISA TO ENTER CHINA

Passport

Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Photo

Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.

Invitation Letter

(1). Approval letter from the related Chinese News authorities.

TDS Service Fee

Type	Price	Processing Time
Regular	$50.00	4 Business Days
Express	$75.00	24 Hour Processing
Rush	$95.00	Same Day Processing

Consular Fees

Type	Entry	Price	Period of stay	Validity	Processing Time
Regular	Single	$130.00	1-10 Days	3 months	4 Business Days
Express	Single	$160.00	1-10 Days	3 months	24 Hour Processing
Rush	Single	$160.00	1-10 Days	3 months	Same Day Processing

Regular	Double	$130.00	1-10 Days	3 months	4 Business Days
Express	Double	$160.00	1-10 Days	3 months	24 Hour Processing
Rush	Double	$160.00	1-10 Days	3 months	Same Day Processing

Application Form

Please Send One Completed and Signed Application

Shipping Address

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, Ca 94111

URGENT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED TO TDS USING ONLY THE FEDEX COMPANY

FedEx Fees

FedEx Return Shipping
Continental USA Only	Price
Next Business Day - up to 3 passports	$23.00
Next Business Day - 4 or more passports	$26.00
Saturday Delivery	$39.00
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI	Price
Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)	$39.00
International	Price
Call for a quote.	Call.

Former Chinese Citizens

First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport or the photocopy of the information page of the passport.

Applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new US passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old US passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa.

Additional Helpful Information

If the visa application form is not filled out completely, correctly and legibly, this can cause a delay in processing or refusal of the requested visa.

1. If the reporter(s) intends to bring into China reporting equipment of his (their) own, you must complete the
Equipment Declaration Form

2. Any person suffering from a mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.

Please Note - Chinese visas use the yy/mm/dd format.

If Applications require Same-Day or 24 hours processing please send to TDS using only FedEx Overnight Priority Service