Parrt I: Chinese Visa (Visa to Chinese Mainland )

A Chinese visa is a permit issued by the Chinese visa authorities to a foreigner for entry into, exit from or transit through China. The Chinese visa authorities may issue an appropriate Visa to an alien according to his status, purpose of visit to China or passport type. The commonly issued visa consists of several categories, which are respectively marked with Chinese phonetic letters L, F, X, Z, J, C, G.

L Visa: Issued to an alien who comes to China for sightseeing, family visiting or other private purposes.

To apply L visa, you should provide:

one completed visa application form

one recent photo with size 48m* 33mm (passport photo)

valid passport with validity of six months at least

F Visa: Issued to a foreigner who is invited to China for a visit, an investigation, a lecture, to do business, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of no more than six months.

To apply F visa, you should provide:

one completed visa application form

one recent photo with size 48m* 33mm (passport photo)

valid passport with validity of six months at least

invitation letter from Chinese authorities or entities, or notification letter from Chinese authentic authorities.

X Visa : Issued to an alien who comes to China for study, advanced studies or intern practice for a period of more than six months.

To apply X visa, you should provide:

one completed visa application form

An approved Foreign Student Visa Application Form (JW201 or JW202) issued by the authorized Chinese unit, and the copy thereof.

an enrollment letter/ admission letter from the Chinese schools / universities and the copy thereof.

one recent photo with size 48m* 33mm(passport photo)

valid passport with validity longer then your intended stay, six months at least

physical examination certificate for foreign citizen with blood test report (HIV and Syphilis test )

Z Visa: Issued to an alien who comes to China for a post or employment, and his or her accompanying family members.

To apply Z visa, you should provide:

one completed visa application form

A visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit

Work Permit/ Employment License for Aliens issued by the Chinese Labor Ministry or Foreign Expert's License or by the Chinese Foreign Expert Bureau.

one recent photo with size 48m* 33mm(passport photo)

valid passport with validity of six months at least

physical examination certificate for foreign citizen with blood test report (HIV and Syphilis test )

for accompanying family members, a visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit or proof of kinship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc, is required.

J-2 Visa: Issued to foreign correspondents who make short trips to China on reporting tasks.

J-1 Visa: Issued to foreign correspondents posting in China.

To apply J-2 visa, the following documents should be submitted to the consular office of the Chinese embassy or Consulate according to the region you are located.

-- A letter of application for covering news in China signed by the head of the foreign media agency with detailed programs in China including the name list of the visiting reporter(s), date of arrival and departure, venue(s), subject of news coverage, an introduction, as well as address and contact information, of the organization to be interviewed in China.

-- An invitation letter by the interviewee.

-- The applicant's passport, copies of professional journalist credentials and contact information.

-- The vita curriculum of the correspondent and introduction of the foreign Media agency.

-- Completed visa application form and one recent passport photo

To apply J-1 visa, a foreign media agency should establish a resident office in China before sending resident reporters. The foreign media agency should first submit a written application to the Information Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry directly or through the Chinese embassy or consulate in that (country). The application should be signed by the legal representative of the agency and should include:

-- A profile of the media agency concerned.

-- Name of the resident office and the city in which it is to be established, its business scope, number of staff as well as personal information of the office chief and other staff such as name, gender, age, nationality, capacity and working experience.

-- A copy of the media agency's registration certificate issued by its home country.

-- If a foreign media agency which already has a resident office in China wishes to send a resident reporter to China, it should first submit a written application to the Information Department directly or through the Chinese embassy or consulate in (country). The application should be signed by its head (chairman, president, vice president, editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, president or vice president of radio/TV station, etc.) and should include:

-- A profile of the media agency concerned.

-- The name, gender, age, nationality, capacity, resumé, and the city where the reporter is to be based.

-- Professional credentials.

-- If two or more foreign media agencies wish to send the same individual as their resident reporter in China, they should go through the above-mentioned procedures separately and indicate in their respective applications the post which the reporter concurrently will hold.

Approved resident foreign reporters and their accompanying dependents should apply for J-1 visas at the Chinese embassy, consulate or visa issuing institution(s) authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in (country). Foreign staff working not as reporters and their accompanying dependents should apply for Z visas. Kinship certificates or documents should be provided.

C Visa: Issued to crewmembers to perform duties on board an international train, airliner or other vessel, and their accompanying family members. G Visa: Issued to a foreigner who transits through China.

To apply G visa, you should provide:

one completed visa application form

one recent photo with size 48m* 33mm(passport photo)

valid passport with validity of six months at least

A valid visa of the country of destination

an air ticket for the final destination

Visas are not required of foreigners, who hold final destination tickets and have booked seats on international airliners flying directly through China, and will stay in a transit city for less than 24 hours without leaving the airport.

Attention: An applicant born in China who applies a Chinese visa, no matter what type of visa, with a new foreign passport is required to submit his/her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa.

How to read visa

Very important Remindness:

1. The above mentioned requirements and information are general requirements for applying Chinese visa. Normally, your application will be handled if you follow those requirements completely and correctly.

2. HOWEVER, in some rare and exceptional cases, there might be some minor amendments. Please understand and follow the staff's direction where it happens.

3. The Embassy has the authority to require you to provide more information, materials or documents, such as air ticket, capital certificate, etc, or make an interview where it considers necessary to handle your application.

4. The Embassy may issue an appropriate visa according to our rules while taking your application into account. The Embassy has the right to refuse your application without giving any reason.

5. If the visa application form is not filled in completely, correctly or legibly, this can cause a delay in processing or the refusal of the requested visa. The applicant should take all the consequences and responsibilities caused thereafter.

6. After the visa is issued, the applicant should check the visa carefully to make sure it accords with your purposes and supposed visit schedule to China. If there is any doubt, you must raise it immediately after issuance. Otherwise the applicants will take all the consequences by themselves.

7. Those who get Z, X, J-1 visa should go to Chinese Local Public Security Bureau to change the visa to a resident permit within 30 days after entering into China.

Part II :Hong Kong Visa /Hong Kong Entry Permit

-- For Swedish passport holders, if the purpose to Hong Kong is merely for tourism and duration in HK is within 90 days, there is no need for applying HK visa. If the intended stay is over 90 days, or the purpose is to study, training, work, residence or others, you must apply HK visa before you enter into HK.

To apply HK visa, you should provide:

Valid passport and copy;

One completed filled application form for HK visa;

One photo;

Invitation letter or other proof documents from HK.

-- For other passport holders going to HK, please check the website of HK Immigration Depart.

http://www.immd.gov.hk/index.html

Part III:Macau Visa/ Macau Entry Permit

-- For Swedish passport holders, if your duration is within 90 days, there is no need for Macau visa.

For more information, please check the website of Government of Macau SAR.

http://www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/sm/default.htm