Get a Chinese Tourist Visa

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China Travel Visa

Chinese Tourist Visa Requirements

If travel is for leisure purposes, sightseeing, or visiting friends and family, a tourist visa is required.

Confirm China Visa Options and Processing

Chinese Tourist Visa Requirements

  1. Note on previous visas

  2. Visa Questionnaire and Document Preparation

  3. Travel Records (12+ months)

  4. Copies of Entry/Exit Stamps and/or Visas

  5. China - Where You Stay Form

  6. Current Valid Passport

  7. Copy of ID or Utility Bill

  8. One Digital Passport-Style Photograph

  9. Hotel Reservations or Tourist Invitation

  10. Proof of Travel

  11. Minors - Additional Requirements for Applicants Under 21 Years

  12. Visa Order Form

  13. Multiple Entry Visas - Note

  14. Note: Prior Travel to Sensitive Country

  15. Note: Prior Travel to Hong Kong SAR

  16. Note: Additional requirements for applicants with military service history

  17. China Processing Note: Visa issuance on Second Valid Passport

  18. Naturalized US Citizens - Copy of Naturalization Certificate

  19. Foreign-Born US Citizens - Copy of Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)