China Business Visa
Information, Applications and Procedures for:
China Business Visas
Instructions for Securing a China Business Visa
A valid passport and Chinese visa are required to enter China. New Zealanders arriving without valid passports and the appropriate China visa may not be permitted to enter and will be subject to a fine and immediate deportation at the traveller's expense. For New Zealand citizens, Visa is required, unless in transit under 24 hours (48hrs in Shanghai)to a third country.
Please follow the instructions below to obtain your China visa. After you read all the instructions, if you have any questions, call us at 0800 54 52 47 before you start the process.
Items required to secure a visa to China
| 1 | PASSPORT |
Send us your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least two blank visa pages. If your passport expires within six months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport. To be on safer side, normally mths. i.e. 9 months from date of applying for visa. |
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| 2 | APPLICATION FORM |
Send 1 visa application form completed and signed with your signature in blue ink. |
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| 3 | PHOTO |
You must submit 1 passport photograph taken by a passport photographer. Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable. |
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| 4 | Travel itinerary | Itinerary. E-ticket required if applying for a 1-2 day processing request to prove immanent departure. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CONSULAR FEES
NZ Passport Holder |
NOTE: Processing times are business days. The first day begins the day after your package is received by A Briggs except in the case of pre-arranged same day service when available. Prices are per applicant. |
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| Additional Documents | : | Criminal history record (if applicable)
Multi entry requests require a letter from applicant advising requirement. Australian nationals require proof of normally residing in New Zealand, eg home ownership. Foreigners holding a New Zealand Visitor's Visa require NZ contact address & phone number. Indian, Indonesian & Malaysian nationals to supply proof of funds (NZ$2000) Ex-nationals of China, children of Chinese descendant (any passport), please contact us for detail |
| Max Period of Stay | : | normally 30,60 or 90 days. Only 30 days each visit for Multiple entry visas. |
| Visa Validity | : | up to 3 months at the descretion of Embassy
Traveller only has to enter China within visa validity period. |
| Approximate Processing Delay | : | NOTE: Embassy closed 1-8 Oct09 inclusive
5-6 days "Normal" application |
| Additional Information : | ||
| Ex-nationals of China, children of Chinese descendant (any passport) and nationals of Taiwan, please contact us for details.
Embassy will only consider applications from non NZ passport holders who hold NZ Residency or Work Permit |
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