CHINA TOURIST VISA

Process of individual visa service

You are advised to apply for a visa 1 month before your intended date of entry into China but not earlier than 3 months. Please upload your passport bio-data page and driver license to your online account. Our agent will prepare the supporting documents and email you the address details after we review your information. Mail your documents to our local processing office based on your State of residence. (Washington DC, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles)

Required Documents:

• Passport

  Original signed passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, and a copy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate.

• Visa application form (please fill out on the computer, then print and sign) and Photo

  One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached

• Copy of driver license
• Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to non-U.S. citizens)

  You must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal staying provided by the relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying.

• Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to foreign citizens who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship)
• Tour and flight itinerary
• Prepaid return envelope with tracking numbers.
• Additional form (required by Houston office only)

Group visa
Single entry valid for 1 month

Chinese Group Visa is a particular type of visa that issued to a tourist group which comprises at least two members who must travel together in China. Chinese Group Visa are issued on a separate sheet instead of visa sticker on the individual passport. Visas are valid for 30 days from the date of issue and must be used within 15 days.

Qualified Countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and US

Age: Less than 75 years old

Process of individual visa service

• The group visa application must be submitted 60-150 days prior to the departure date. The applicant does not need to come to the UTOvacation office. Please upload the required documents to your online account.
• The group visa will be sent to your address 2-3 business days prior to your trip departure date due to the one month validity restriction. ALL of the applicants ON ONE VISA APPLICATION FORM will only receive ONE COPY of group visa. ALL of the passengers on one visa should be together and provide the original group visa when entering and leaving China. A photocopy of the original Chinese visa is not acceptable.
• If group visa application is denied, UTOvacation will provide an urgent Individual Visa Service for you. The service fee is $350.
• Due to the short validity restriction of a group visa, UTOvacation is not involved in the process of assessment of visa applications, or their grant or refusal, and shall not be liable or responsible for any delay by Chinese Embassy/ Consulates-General.

Required Documents:

(1) Photocopy of passport bio-page and a digital Chinese visa photo of each participant. Passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date the visa application.

(2) The mailing address with contact person telephone number that applicants wish to receive their visa letter.

Paperwork service
For the clients who wish to apply for an individual visa by themselves

Service includes:

-Application forms assistance: check and ensure that there are no errors and omissions on your application form and it fits into the strict framework of the Chinese consular prerequisites.

-Preparing for supporting documents: check and ensure that your photo is up to the standards of China consulate. Check and ensure that your visa support documents contain all the requirements to satisfy China visa officer at the consulate.