I see there%26#39;s a company the Chinese Embassy recommends called Visarite. Is that a must to use them or is it easy to go to a Chinese consulate when I%26#39;m in, say, Los Angeles or some other city?
How are the lines to apply for a visa in person?
Once you obtain the visa, how long is it good for before you must travel to China (e.g, I%26#39;ll likely go in Oct., 2009)? Will it be good for nearly 8 months or do I need to wait to apply?.
Thanks.
Has anyone applied in person for a Chinese Visa in the US a?I think they%26#39;re good for within 3 months, but I%26#39;m not sure if that has changed.
Has anyone applied in person for a Chinese Visa in the US a?Usually embassies/consulates do NOT recommend any agencies as everyone can go there to apply for visa. Obviously the consulate in LA really does recommend some agencies but that%26#39;s more for people do don%26#39;t want or just can%26#39;t go to the consulate by themselves (because they live far away)
fill out the form, bring it to the consulate, pay the fee, wait 5-8 days and that%26#39;s it 鈥hina-consulate.org/eng/visa/forms/P0200711鈥?/a>
Visa are usually valid for 3 months so if you apply in June/July that%26#39;s still early enough.
I went to the Chinese consulate in NYC last week and it wasn%26#39;t too bad. There were about 15 people in line ahead of me and I was there for 45 minutes. Just make sure you fill in your hotel address and phone number on the application - I made that mistake and had to get out of line.
You could visit them, take a taxi there, wait in line, etc., and go back four days later to pick up the Visa.
Many people here in the past have recommended China Visa Service Center at http://www.mychinavisa.com/index.html
The Chinese embassy recommends no one. Welcome to the ways of Chinese commerce!
As of Feb. 09, China is back again to issuing 12-month multiple entry visas. Your visa is valid for entry for 12 months from the date of issue. You can stay past the visa expiration as long as you do not exceed the time period allowed on the visa, usually 30 days.
The service fees for obtaining the visa and the Fed Ex return shipment amount to $60. For the hassle of taking the time and effort to visit the consulate, then waiting four days and returning to the consulate to wait in line again, it would be worth it to me. There are extra fees for rush service.
I would apply for your visa about four weeks before your planned departure. That gives you a two-week buffer period between the time your should have the passport back in your hands, and your departure.
Florida is under jurisidiction of the Houston consulate, so also see:
鈥hina-consulate.org/eng/vp/zgqz/t518255.htm
I%26#39;m going to Beijing this week and only applied for a Visa here in Houston at the consulate last tuesday. I picked up the visa on Friday. when you fill out the visa application, mark the 12 month, multiple entry visa as the one you want. They are all the same price, $130 for us citizens, so take the one with the longest time frame. There is supposedly a 24 month, multiple entry listed on their website but it didn%26#39;t list that on the visa application.
The Embassy used to have a few ';authorized'; providers on their website. Now it just says that there are ';registered'; providers.
china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/yisq/t169580.htm
You want to choose an agency that is close to where you live/the embassy that serves you in order to minimize transit time. Also, it seems that going through an agency increases your changes of getting a multiple entry visa, if you need one.
It was pretty quick to do in-person in San Francisco. Get there first thing in the morning, wait in line for 20 min, give application and passport. If you choose express (not sure if that%26#39;s an option again), you can pick it up the next day.
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