Visa Invitation Letter Application

Nowadays overseas Chinese embassies have relaxed the restrictions of Visa application(some Visas are still suspended, such as L-typed Visa for Foreigners who intend to go to China as a tourist), however still require some supportive documents and need to make an appointment of interview inadvance.Therefore, we suggest you contact your local Chinese embassies first when you plan to apply a Chinese visa, and to recognize if you can make the application along with what documents required.

Please notice that the visa application policy may change along with the epidemic situation, and all the information and policies are subjected to the updates which released by the local Chinese embassies when you applying for a visa at that time.

Please kindly see the policy as below for your reference:

As in normal days, Visa invitation letter is an important basis for assessing visa applications and issuing visa by visa authorities. All foreigners require the invitation letters to apply for the business visa.

Our company could provide visa invitation letters for exhibitors and visitors who attending the designated exhibition. The detailed rates are as follows:

Please kindly fill out the application form and send it together with your passport copy to invitation@shanghai-vision.com

We will reply you soon!

Visa Application to China

All foreigners must obtain an entry visa before proceeding to China. Exhibitors are strongly recommended to process the application one month before the departure from the country of origin.

For more details, please contact us directly.

Visa Exemption

72-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Passport holders of the following 53 countries and regions can be granted a visa-free stay up to 72 hours while transiting via Beijing Capital Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, and airports of Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin, Xian, Guilin, Kunming, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin, Qingdao, Nanjing, Changsha, and Xiamen:

24 Schengen Agreement Countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

15 Other European Countries: Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia (FYROM), Albania, Belarus, Monaco

6 American Countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

2 Oceania Countries: Australia, New Zealand

6 Asian Countries: Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar

144-Hour Visa-Free Transit

Passengers from the above countries transiting in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong can enjoy a visa-free stay up to 144 hours. They may be able to use this facility in Beijing, Tianjian, and Hebei as well by the end of 2017.

Nationals of Singapore, Brunei and Japan

Ordinary passport holders of Singapore, Brunei and Japan are allowed to enter China without visas for up to 15 days for tourism, visiting family or friends, or minor business purposes provided they enter through international ports open to foreigners.

For nationals of these three countries, a visa is required under following circumstance:

(1) Ordinary passport holder visits for tourism, business, visiting friends and relatives but stays for more than 15 days.

(2) Ordinary passport holder visits for the purposes of study, work, official visit, settling down and interview.

(3) Japanese Diplomatic and Official passport holder.

* The above information is continuously updated and subject to the official release.

Required Forms

Useful Links

1. Shanghai Municipal Government – Visa Application

2. Shanghai Foreign Affairs

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