Category "china"

As a Japanese passport holder in China can I renew my passport in China and still keep my Chinese visa?

I am a Japanese citizen in China. I want to renew my Japanese passport in China and still use the Chinese visa from my old passport. Is this possible at the

Getting Chinese mainland travel permit as a Hong Kong citizen with dual nationalty

I'm a French citizen and also a Hong Kong citizen. I was born in HK but I lived for all my life in France. I got the HK residency card because of my birth. I

Is there a Chinese equivalent for Foursquare/Yelp?

China is notorious for banning/restricting foreign Internet companies in order to support the local market. Even if some kind of a service is not banned, there

Transit through Shenzhen (SZX) without leaving the airport

I am a New Zealand citizen wishing to transit through SZX without leaving the airport. I am seeking clarification on whether I will need a transit visa to proce

What are the pricing and limits on number and duration of entries for a foreigner applying for a Chinese visa in Mexico?

I'm about to book a side trip from China to Mexico and back. From experience both the prices and the number of entries and duration per entry China will grant y

I have a double entry Chinese visa. Can I transit in China without using it?

My husband and I would like to undertake a month long trip through Asia. The main idea is to visit many parts of China, but we would like to visit other parts o

Changing Chinese visa from old UK passport to new

I currently work in China on a Z visa. My UK passport has only one page remaining and I have plans to travel over the next year. I am thinking of renewing my UK

Is it possible to change airports when using China's on-arrival transit visa scheme?

We are from Germany and we are going to Japan next year for holidays. We are also planning to enter China because we are entitled to stay with a transit visa fo

Is it possible for an American to get a Chinese visa in Hong Kong?

I know standing in line to get a visa is never fun, but was wondering if any Americans had experience getting a standard tourist "L" visa in Hong Kong. I'm le

Dual citizenship (US and Ecuador) travel to China

I have valid US and Ecuadorian passports due to birth in Ecuador and being naturalized in the US. I plan on traveling to Shenzhen via Hong Kong. Basically my fl

Is it possible to travel between India and China by rail?

India and China both have extensive national rail networks. Is it possible to travel by train/rail between India and China? I have found several articles (e.g.

Can I do a visa run by going through immigration at the airport and then immediately going back?

I have a 10-year China visa that has a 2-month limit on each stay. I usually take the opportunity to do a quick trip somewhere and see some friends around Asia,

Is the number of entries on a multiple-entry Chinese visa limited by the number of stamps per passport page?

I have a valid multi-entry visa for mainland China in my passport. I have currently used it on 3 occasions to enter and leave China (6 stamps in total). The las

Can you easily buy bus tickets in China during Chinese New Year? [closed]

I'm looking for ways to get out of Shanghai at the beginning of Chinese New Year holiday season (21-22 January, possibly one or two days earli

Will my Chinese visa still be valid if I renew my passport?

Will my Chinese visa still be valid if I renew my passport? If so how does that work? I have heard that you can travel with your new passport and just show the

Transit in Beijing on separate airline tickets

Rephrasing a question I had in the comments of another question into a new question. Me (Belgian) and my wife (South-Korean) are planning to travel from Seoul

Can I visit the Great Wall of China from Beijing on a 72 hour visa?

With regards to the Chinese 72-hour visa, this states "Passengers transiting in Beijing, Chongqing, Harbin, Guilin, Kunming, Wuhan, Xiamen, or Tianjin cannot le

How does a UK passport holder obtain a two-year multiple-entry visa for China?

I'm trying to find the best way to get a tourist visa for China, but see so much conflicting information within the Embassy website and within individual servic

Is a Chinese multiple-entry, 6-month tourist visa (L) available to a Sri Lankan citizen? [closed]

I'm a Sri Lankan passport holder planning to travel to Mainland China in May and a few more times in the following six months.

I currently have a student visa in Norway, but want to intern in China for 4 months. I am a U.S citizen [closed]

Is it possible to have a student visa in Norway and apply for a working visa in China for four months?