Huang Jialuo Posted August 3, 2007 at 12:50 AM Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 at 12:50 AM So, well.. a lot happened.. blah, blah, blah.... and I was admitted at Tsinghua for 6 months. Now I am in the US working, and my family says: hey, what the heck, stay for a year. First of all, I haven't bought my plane ticket yet. If I have an F-Visa, can I buy a one-way ticket and be allowed to enter the country? Or do I need to have bought a roundtrip ticket for that? Second, can I change my F-Visa to X-Visa anytime during the duration of my F-Visa? And if I attempt to change my F-Visa to X-Visa and it is rejected, do I lose my F-Visa? Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn_in_bj Posted August 3, 2007 at 01:10 AM Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 at 01:10 AM If I have an F-Visa, can I buy a one-way ticket and be allowed to enter the country? No one here cares about your ticket, however your travel agent/airline might give you a hard time about buying a one-way ticket. My travel agent at first wouldn't let me, but I told her I'd looked into it and it was ok and she went ahead and booked the ticket for me. I had made many trips to China prior to this, so that may have helped her to "trust" me. Anyways, this has been discussed previously - you can find them by doing a search. Regarding your visa, you know that you can get an F visa for study purposes if it doesn't exceed 6 months? Past 6 months you need to apply for an X visa, but wouldn't your school help you with the application if it was necessary? Or do you already have an F visa from before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Kui Posted August 3, 2007 at 01:31 AM Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 at 01:31 AM I think you can change just abt anything to an X visa, as long as you're dealing with a legit school, and Tsinghua definitely is one even though the name has always reminded me of "qingwa" rrrbit . . . I don't think people are usually rejected for X visas, if one school won't take you, another one will happily accept your tuition and provide the necessary papers. The tricky thing is changing an X visa to a different visa, which usually requires leaving the mainland and acquiring a travel or F visa in Hong Kong or elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magores Posted August 3, 2007 at 05:44 AM Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 at 05:44 AM When I first came to China a couple years ago I came on a F visa. I came on a one way ticket. Nobody - from the travel agent, to the embassy, to my work - even asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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