Before traveling to China, some essential travel documents should be prepared.
Your passport must be valid for at least six months, with at least one-entirely blank right hand page in your passport for the visa is required. If there are not enough pages on your passport, you can simply go to embassy or consulate in your country to have additional pages added.
Keep your passport safe during your travels, as you will need it to buy air tickets, passing through customs, checking in at hotels and to take almost any movement of your officially-recorded journey. Therefore, nothing will be worse than losing your passport on your travel.
A foreign traveler who has lost his/her passport is required to report the loss to the Exit & Entry Administration office of the local PSB (Public Security Bureau) and they will give you a certificate of loss-reporting. You will need to go to the embassy or consulate of your country in China to apply for an exit certificate for leaving China. However, this takes both your time and money.
Sometimes other certificates can also show your ID to the embassy, including some ID documents with your photos will be required by your embassy when you apply for your replacement passport, maybe a driver's license, though they do not always act in a helpful manner.
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Reply4/11/2012 8:21:00 AMali bagheri, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
I am Iranian
I need visa for Macao or no???
please tel me
Thank you
Bagheri Ali
4/11/2012 7:21:00 PMJames :
yes, you need to apply a Macau visa, but you can get it upon arrivial in Macau.Reply3/14/2012 5:16:00 AMjoey, Philippines
hi im joey,we will have a family tour in china but my bf will come with us,i just wanna ask if its ok that he will include in the invitation letter of my uncle that already lives in china,even though my bf is not part of our family?if not what should we do?thank you....
3/14/2012 6:45:00 PMKate :
yes joey,i think there's no problem to include your bf in the invitation letter.
Reply1/8/2012 12:48:00 AMSWAPNA CHATTERJEE, India
I will go to HONGKONG then MACAU then SANZEN after that return to HONGKONG for INAIAN Flight.MAY I GATE VISA FOR HONGKONG,MACAU,and SENZEN VISA UPON ARIVAL.
1/8/2012 6:45:00 PMAbby :
Hi,as an Indian passport holder, you can stay in Hong Kong for 14 days, and 30 days in Macau without Hong Kong and Macau visa, but you need to apply a visa for Mainland China if you intend to go to Shenzhen.
you should apply it through the Chinese Embassy in India about 1 month before your departure.
Reply12/8/2011 12:13:00 PMlizah, Philippines
i am from philippines. is it possible and easy to apply Z visa in the philippines going to china shenzhen? or If you can recommend an agency that can process a z visa from philippines to china, please let me know their contact nos. thanks
12/8/2011 5:56:00 PMHank :
I'm afraid you have to apply for the China Z visa from the China Embassy or local Consulate of China in Philippines in person.Reply12/4/2011 8:39:00 AMEddelyn, Philippines
Do I need visa in mainland I'm a Filipino I want to go there for vacation on January 10 until January 18? Thank you and God Bless
12/4/2011 5:25:00 PMCelia :
yes Eddelyn,you need to apply a visa for Mainland China through the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines.
Reply11/26/2011 4:10:00 AMravi, Sri Lanka
I am a sri lankan and want to visit my brother in law working and a canadian citizen ,who is seriously in taiwan.Can I apply through chinese embassy for my visas?
11/26/2011 5:49:00 PMMike :
Hi Ravi,you can not apply in the Chinese Embassy.
Reply11/20/2011 1:49:00 AMJenny, China
Hi, i currently have a Z visa and need to renew it. However i have no free page in my UK passport. Can i add pages somewhere, or do i have to send my passport to HK who then send it to the UK?
I'm aware if i go to the UK i will have to have the hassle of applying for a new Z visa. Help!
11/20/2011 8:13:00 PMSusan :
Hi Jenny,you can have your passport renewed frist at the British Embassy in China, and then renew your Z visa.
Reply11/15/2011 12:30:00 AMMugisha, Burundi
Hello there ,
I have all the paperwork for work visa from mainland china and i was wondering if i could apply for one month z visa in macau then my company will process my z visa once back on the mainland.I went to my country but the china embassy in my country does not issue z visa instead they issued a F visa and told me to process my z visa in china ... even with all the right documentation? So am a bit confused on how to proceed ? thanks
11/15/2011 7:06:00 PMSue :
don't worry Mugisha,just do as what the Chinese Embassy told you. apply a F visa and process a Z visa when you are in China.
Reply10/22/2011 4:01:00 AMArun Gada, India
I want to travel to Hongkong on the 27thof October and my passport is valid till 22 January. Will I be able to enter hongkong as my passport is not valid for 6 months ?
10/22/2011 6:51:00 PMKina :
yes, you can enter HK.Since Indian passport holders are exempt from Hong Kong visa for 14 days, you just need to make sure your passport is valid for 30 +14 =44 days on the day you enter HK.
Reply10/2/2011 7:54:00 PMgretchen grace butac, Philippines
gud am!i am presently teaching elementary pupils and i want to visit temporary in your country..what requirements do i need to have?it is just 5 days..i have a passport now..
10/8/2011 8:06:00 PMGina :
you need to apply a Chinese tourist visa in the Chinese Embassy or Consulate general in the Philippines.the requirements: your valid passport; a completely filled out visa application form; your recently taken passport size photo.
you also need to submit;
Original NBI clearance valid for travel abroad; original bank certificate;
Invitation letter with a copy of the inviter's valid Chinese residence visa and passport information page of inviter's or Chinese national identity card.