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China Visa Information
Travelers to China must have a passport valid at least 6 month after scheduled return. A China visa is needed to enter China. For more information, please visit Embassy of the P.R.China web site. putana
Chinese Embassy just announced that the Embassy and all
Consulates in USA will NO LONGER ACCEPT MAILED visa applications beginning May
1, 2003. If you need to apply an entry visa to China
soon, this change might affect you.
=== CHINESE EMBASSY NOTICE ===
Whereas the U.S. Embassy and Consulates General in China raised U.S. visa fee to
$100 as from November 1, 2002, the Chinese Embassy and
Consulates General in the United States are instructed by Beijing to adjust the
Chinese visa fee for U.S. citizens in light of reciprocity.
The new rates are as follows, and will take effect as of May 1, 2003.
Single entry visa: $50
Double entry visa: $75
Multiple entry visa for six months: $100
Multiple entry visa for twelve months: $150
After 9.11 and since the break out of U.S.-Iraq War, strengthening the national
security has become an important goal and task of every
country. Out of security concern, the Chinese Embassy and Consulates General in
United States will cease, on and from May 1, 2003, the
mail (including express delivery) service for application of Chinese visas.
Applicants are required to come to the visa office for visa application. If an
applicant cannot come personally, he/she may entrust a relative or friend or
visa agent to come to the visa office for application process.
Embassy of the P.R.China. in
The United States of America
April 10, 2003
=== End of the Notice ===
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