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    • Tourist visa to China

    A tourist visa to China (L-type) is granted for the purpose of tourism and leisure. Usually, a visa is issued for a period of 3 months.

    COVID-19 Update

    China-Singapore Fast Lane is applicable to essential business or official travel between six Chinese provinces and municipalities (Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces) and Singapore.

    The host company or government agency in China will lodge an application on behalf of the applicant with the Foreign Affairs Office or Commerce Authority at the six provinces and municipalities. If the application is approved, an Invitation Letter (PU Letter) will be issued to the applicant. Currently, you can only get a single-entry with 30 days’ validity with an allowed stay of up to 90 days. There is no quarantine for the 6 Green Lane provinces. Apply for a business visa.

    Required documents for a tourist visa to China

    Main documents:

    • Completed, printed out and signed Chinese visa application form.
    • Original passport with at least 6 months’ validity beyond the validity of the visa and with at least two empty pages for stamping the visa.
    • A colour copy of a passport.
    • 1 recent passport-size (48mm x 33mm) photograph in a digital format – can be arranged in our office:
      • The applicant is required to present the frontal view to the camera with entire head and face clearly visible.
      • The facial expression must be neutral with eyes open, mouth closed and ears visible.
      • Eyeglasses are allowed only if the lenses are not tinted and there is no glare, shadows, or frames obscuring the eyes.
      • Hats or other head coverings are only allowed if worn for religious reasons and if they do not obscure any facial features.
      • The background of the photo should be white or close to white with no borders around the edge of the image.
      • The photo should be recent, taken within 6 months.
    • Copy of a Residence permit for EP, PR, DP and S-Pass holders or a copy of a landing card for short-term visitors (less than 90 days) to Singapore or Re-entry Permit for PR holders. For a new employment pass with a QR code instead of an expiry date, you must provide a printout of the validity and expiry status which can be obtained with a free SGWorkPass app (available on App Store and Google Play).
    • Foreign passport holders who were born in China (inclusive of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao) or once a Chinese citizen, have to provide one of the following documents:
      • Crossed out Chinese passport (original and a photocopy of the front page).
      • Copy of each of your recent Chinese visa and a front page of the passport.
      • Copy of a birth certificate and a notarisation.
      • Copy of a crossed out identity card or a registered residence booklet.
      • For applicants, who are former Chinese citizens and are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, please provide the crossed out Chinese passport (original and a photocopy of the front page).
    • Copy of previous visas to China if they were stamped in a different/old passport.
    • Official document showing name change if the passport with previous Chinese visas was issued on a different name.
    • Completed and signed Global Singapore visa order form.

    Supporting documents:

    • Round-trip airline tickets.
    • Copy of a hotel reservation OR an invitation letter from a relevant entity or an individual located in China. The letter should contain detailed information of the applicant, information on the visit including dates of arrival and departure, places that will be visited, etc. and detailed information on the inviting party (with name, address, phone, official stamp and signature).
    • Copy of passport of an inviting party if staying at your friend’s party.
    • For a non-Chinese invitee, a copy of a long term visa or a residence card issues by the Chinese authorities.
    • For Indonesian passport holders (females only):
      • Latest three months’ bank statements that shows minimum SGD 3,000 balance.
    • Additional documents for Middle East nationalities for tourist purpose:
      • It will be required to provide a tourist voucher from a travel company in China OR Invitation letter from a travel agent in China and the day by day itinerary for tourist purpose.
      • Recent 3 monthly bank statements.
    • If you are an employee of a company that operates in media/TV/commercial industry/church:
      • Supporting letter from the employer.
      • Supporting letter from the applicant.

      Letters should contain the information about the company’s profile, the purpose of the applicant’s visit to China, their position in the company and a declaration that the person won’t be engaged in any media activities.

      The letters should be prepared on the company’s official letterhead and contain the detailed contact information (company’s address, name, and position of the signatory, signature, date and the company’s stamp).

    • Should you require to print any of the required documents in our office, please note that an additional charge will be applied.

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      • All fees and charges are subject to prevailing GST.

      Processing time for a tourist visa to China

      • Regular service at the Chinese Consulate is 4 working days excluding the submission day.
      • Express service at the Chinese Consulate is 3 working days excluding the submission day.
      • Urgent service at the Chinese Consulate is 2 working days excluding the submission day.

      Please add one more day in order for us to check all your paperwork.

      • Please note, once your application is submitted for normal service, it will not be possible to change processing into the express or urgent service or vice versa.

      Delivery of your passport:

      Do not have time to collect your passport? Let us save your time and money and deliver it to you for as low as SGD 10.00. Please, enquire at the time of submission or over the phone.