How to get a tourist visa for China (Step-by-step Guide)

Getting a tourist visa for China is a straightforward process, but it requires careful preparation and adherence to the visa application requirements. We strongly suggest you finishing your application and booking an appointment at least 30 days before your intended departure date to China. Before you start, here's a step-by-step guide to help you apply for a Chinese tourist visa:

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1. Go to the official website for applying for a visa to China (mainland only) 

https://www.visaforchina.org

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2. Choose a location where you would like to submit your application. Then you will enter the website of the local Chinese visa application service center. 

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3. Click the button “Visa” beneath “Step By Step Guidance”. The page below will show up.

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4. After choose the type of visa, you will see all the detail requirements and instructions based on your country. You can also find all the Q&As here for each steps here.

*For different countries, there might be different documents needed. Following the process above is highly recommended. But if you would like to know what are the basic documents required and some useful tips for preparing the documents, feel free to check the article below.⬇️

 

What documents do you need to get a Chinese tourist visa?

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5. Once you finish checking all the instructions and preparing all the documents, click “Home” and go back to this page below. Then you can click “Visa” beneath ”Quick Access”.

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6. Choose “New Application Form” and upload all the documents. After this, choose “Appointment” to make an appointment to submit the application.

 

If you still feel uncertain about the whole process, feel free to contact us to know more about our soft-landing service!

 

 

Our soft-landing package includes:

🔺 Visa application support

🔺 Invitation Letter

🔺 Hotel reservation

🔺 Airport collection

🔺 SIM card and police registration

 

Mandarin Mates aims to build a tight-knit and homely community for students and the local expats. We provide FREE Daily Chinese Learning materials and practice opportunity in our online community group. 

We hold activities and meetups, with events for practising Chinese; socials and even weekend trips outside of Hangzhou. We encourage foreign expats to jump out of the "foreigner bubble", integrate into Chinese life, and make China your second home!

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Mandarin Mates is a Chinese language school based in Hangzhou, providing Chinese learning services and community activities to local expats. Different from most of the local mandarin schools, Mandarin Mates aims to build a Tight-knit and homely atmosphere community for the local expats. By providing fun and interactive Chinese classes and exciting activities, we help expats to jump out of the "foreigner bubble", integrate into Chinese life, and make China your second home! Fun learning, fun living!

Mandarin Mates是一家坐标杭州，专业的汉语学校。我们拥有一个国际化思维的团队，教师都累积了3000个小时以上的实际教学经验，且大多数都有在西班牙、澳大利亚、泰国、法国、加拿大等国居住、工作、学习的经历。除了中国籍员工，我们也有一支优秀的外国实习生团队为我们保驾护航！

不同于传统的汉语学校，我们的学习氛围轻松有趣，上课的地点和内容没有界限：除了课堂，我们也带学生走到户外，去博物馆，去公园，去本地菜市场，去海边、去茶田（甚至去酒吧！）在真实情境中运用中文，认识中国朋友。在为外国朋友提供专业、“接地气”的汉语课的同时，我们也致力于打造一个家庭式氛围的社群，帮助他们真正融入当地的生活，把中国视为自己的“第二个家”。快乐学习，快乐生活！