1. Select Visa Type

2. Select Office/State

3a. Check Requirements

3b. Fill & Print Application

4. Fill Online Order Form


REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-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 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.

 

 

Proof of US Status

Please send the Original Alien Registration Card (Green Card) -or- evidence of legal status in USA (valid visa plus I-94 in passport)

 

 

Business Letter 

A business letter of responsibility (sample) is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
Consulate of China, Visa Section, San Francisco

The letter must explain all of the following:
Nature of business to be performed
Name and address of reference to be visited
This letter should request Multiple Entries visa if required
Guarantee of return transportation and sufficient funds for the visit
The letter should be signed by an officer of the company other than the applicant.

 

Letter of Invitation

(1) An Original visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit. (such as the Chinese Foreign Ministry)

(2) An Original and a photocopy of the Work Permit for Aliens issued by the Chinese Labor Ministry or the original of Foreign Expert's License issued by the Chinese Foreign Expert Bureau.

A visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit or proof of kinship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc, is required for the accompanying family members.

 

TDS Service Fee

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

Consular Fees

TypeEntry PriceValidityProcessing Time
Regular Single $30.00 3 months 4 Business Days
Express Single $60.00 3 months 24 Hour Processing
Rush Single $60.00 3 months Same Day Processing



Application Form

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.

 



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.

2. The ( Z ) visa is valid for one entry, three months. The holder of a (Z) visa shall go through residential formalities in the local public security department within thirty days of entry into China.

3.  Visa Officers may require some other relevant documents.

4. 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


Visa Requirements, processing times, validity of the visa, and Embassy visa fees are subject to change without prior notice.