Visitor Center | Visa Application FAQS

1.What is a visa?

A visa is an official entry-exit permit issued by a sovereign nation to foreign or domestic citizens seeking to enter, exit, or transit through its territory. It is granted by stamping or affixing a notation on the applicant’s passport or other valid travel document, authorizing them to cross the national border. Visas are typically issued by the  embassies or consulates of the destination country.

2.What is a tourist visa?

A tourist visa is one type of visa. It is a fast - track visa - processing method established by various countries to facilitate tourists and develop their domestic tourism resources. Generally, it has a relatively short validity period and duration of stay, and can only be used for tourism - related activities.

3.What are the characteristics of a tourist visa?

The purpose of the visit is tourism, and the validity and period of stay of the visa is relatively short.

4.What is a multiple - entry visa?

It is a type of visa that can be used multiple times within the specified time limit. A visa is an endorsement or stamp placed by the sovereign authority of a country on the passport or other travel documents held by its own citizens or foreign citizens, indicating permission for them to enter, exit, or transit through the country.

5.What is a business visa?

A business visa is a type of visa issued to foreign nationals for the purpose of business activities, which is mainly used for the holder to travel to the destination country to engage in investment, trade, conferences, exhibitions, after-sale guidance, business negotiations, signing contracts, conducting market research, providing short-term training services and other matters. The duration of stay is generally determined by the expected length of the business activity, and the business visitor is expected to leave the country within the time specified in the visa.

6.What is visa cancellation?

Visa cancellation is a procedure to prove that your outbound travel has been completed and you have returned to the country on time.

7.What is a visa refusal?

Generally, after a visa is refused, the embassy will stamp a seal on the last page of the passport, commonly known as the visa refusal stamp, indicating that the embassy did not issue a visa after accepting the application for this passport.

8.What are the common reasons for visa refusal?

False application materials.

Incomplete application materials.

Unclear purpose of going abroad.

9.Can I apply for a visa again after a refusal?

Overseas embassies and consulates have the absolute right to decide on any visa application. If a visa application is refused by an embassy or consulate for some reason, the applicant has the right to submit a new application. However, if there is a previous visa refusal record, it is not recommended to apply for a visa to the same country again in the short term.

10.Can a visa be guaranteed to be approved?

No visa can be guaranteed to be approved. It is decided by the embassy based on the materials provided by the applicant themselves whether a visa can be obtained.

11.How can I increase the visa approval rate?

Before applying for a visa, you must prepare detailed and authentic visa materials. In addition, it is advisable to describe your travel purpose and itinerary in detail to increase the chance of getting a visa and obtain the visa smoothly.

12.What should I do when my visa expires?

Apply for a new visa. If some embassies allow visa extension, you can also apply for an extension.

13.Why should I provide as many asset certificates as possible?

Providing abundant assets is conducive to increasing the visa approval rate. If your position and income in China are too low, or your family's financial situation is not good, and you are too young and have no relatives or connections, you are likely to be attracted by the working or living conditions abroad, which may lead to a visa refusal.

14.Do I need to attend an interview at the consulate for all visa applications?

Interviews are required for some European countries and the United States, while not required for other countries.

15.How to apply for a passport, visa, Exit - Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao, Permit for Traveling to Taiwan, etc.?

Passports and Exit - Entry Permits for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao should be applied for at the exit - entry administration center of your household registration place. You can call us for specific inquiries. The Permit for Traveling to Taiwan should be applied for at the exit - entry administration center with the invoice for joining a tour group issued by a travel agency. Visas are issued by embassies. Since the requirements of embassies of different countries vary, please consult customer service staff when joining a tour group.

16.Can I sign up for an outbound tour group if I have a passport?

You can sign up if you have a passport. However, for different destinations, relevant visas also need to be processed. Therefore, we would like to remind you that a passport is just a basic condition for your outbound travel. We also need you to provide other materials related to the visa.

17.How many days does it take to cancel a visa on the passport? I need to go abroad again 2 - 3 days after returning to China.

The time for visa cancellation on the passport is mainly controlled by the embassy. It is recommended that you arrange your time for the next outbound trip reasonably.

18.What is the validity period of a passport?

To ensure your normal entry and exit, we recommend that your passport should have a validity period of more than half a year after you return to the country.