30/03/2022
Every time you go abroad, getting a visa is a headache. This situation not only exists in China, but also faces the same problem when foreigners apply for a Chinese visa. Why is it difficult to apply for a visa? Before you apply for a visa, you should know what the visa is. Visa is a kind of permit certificate issued by a government authorized agency for foreigners who apply for entry, exit or transit in the country according to national laws and regulations. According to international law and international practice, any sovereign country has the right to decide independently whether to allow foreigners to enter or leave its country (border), and issue visas, refuse to issue visas or revoke visas already issued according to its own laws. Similarly, foreigners need to apply for and obtain corresponding visas to travel, work and study in China. Then, what are the categories of visa processing for foreigners? Xiaobian will briefly introduce the common types of foreigners' visas to you now. [Photo] What are the types of foreigners applying for Chinese visas? Chinese visas are divided into diplomatic visas, courtesy visas, official visas and ordinary visas. Ordinary visa is the most commonly used visa for business people. Ordinary visa is divided into the following categories, and the corresponding Chinese phonetic alphabet is marked on the visa: C visa: issued to international train attendants, international aircraft crews, crew members and their accompanying families of international sailing ships and automobile drivers engaged in international road transport. D-visa: issued to persons who enter the country for permanent residence. F-visa: issued to people who enter the country to engage in exchanges, visits, inspections and other activities. G visa: issued to people passing through China. J1 visa: issued to foreign resident journalists of foreign news organizations in China; J2 visa is issued to foreign journalists who enter China for short-term coverage. L visa: issued to inbound tourists; Group L visa can be issued for inbound tourism in the form of group. M-visa: issued to persons entering the country for business and trade activities. Q1 visa: issued to family members of Chinese citizens who apply for entry and residence due to family reunion, family members of foreigners who have permanent residence in China, and persons who apply for entry and residence due to foster care, etc. Q2 visa is issued to relatives of Chinese citizens living in China and relatives of foreigners with permanent residence in China who apply for short-term visiting relatives. R visa: It is issued to foreign high-level talents needed by the country and specialized talents in urgent need. S1 visa: It is issued to the spouses, parents, children under 18 years of age, parents of spouses of foreigners who are staying in China for work, study and other reasons, and those who need to stay in China for other personal affairs. S2 visa: It is issued to family members of foreigners who apply for short-term visiting relatives in China for work, study and other reasons, as well as those who need to stay in China for other personal affairs. X1 visa: issued to those who apply for long-term study in China. X2 visa: issued to those who apply for short-term study in China. Z-visa: issued to people who apply to work in China. In order to improve the success rate of applying for a visa, we should not only know the conditions for foreigners to apply for a Chinese visa, but also know what else? The validity period, entry times and stay period of the visa (1) The validity period of the visa (Enter Before) refers to the validity period of the visa itself, that is, from the date when the visa is issued to the deadline when the holder can enter China (subject to Beijing time). If there are still unused entry times, all the holders can enter the country before or after the expiration of the validity period. (2) Entry times of visa refers to the number of times that the holder can enter China's territory within the validity period of the visa. Visas that have run out of entry times or have not run out of entry times, but have expired, are invalid visas. If the applicant needs to go to China, he must apply for a new visa. If the holder comes to China with an invalid visa, he will be refused entry. (3) The visa Duration of Each Stay refers to the maximum number of days that the holder is allowed to stay in China after each entry into China, that is, the maximum number of days that the holder can stay in China from the date of entry. After knowing the visa types and related information of foreigners applying for visas in China, I believe everyone can see that there are not only many types of visas for foreigners in China, but also some application details determine whether the visas can be approved or not. Therefore, in order to successfully apply for a visa, in addition to fully knowing what kind of visa you need to apply for, enterprises also need to know the
