yeehi Posted April 14, 2010 at 04:32 PM Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 at 04:32 PM All that would be required would be permission to stay in China a year, to just absorb the culture. How can one get such a visa? Enrolling at a school? They would require money and you to be in a class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted April 15, 2010 at 03:56 AM Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 at 03:56 AM Depends on the country you are from. I just met another American who was issued a 1 year tourist visa a couple months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordnikon Posted April 15, 2010 at 05:14 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 at 05:14 PM When you say they were issued a 1 year tourist visa do you mean a 1 year multiple entry visa with 30 day duration of stay or do you mean a tourist visa with a 1 year duration of stay, because the former is easy to get but you have to leave every 30 days, I have never heard of the later ever being issued except to those visiting relatives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenner116 Posted April 21, 2010 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 at 04:33 PM 90 day tourist visas are available through mychinavisa.com, and they should be good for one year. That means trips to Hong Kong or Mongolia or wherever is most convenient every 90 days. A round trip (bus or train) from Beijing to the Mongolian border should be about 65 USD, and a round trip from Shanghai to Hong Kong (train or flying) costs about 110 USD. Note: Mongolia only has visa-free entry for citizens of the USA, Cuba, Malaysia, Israel, Philippines, Hong Kong and Singapore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted April 22, 2010 at 10:35 AM Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 at 10:35 AM His duration of each stay was 90 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERICK Posted April 23, 2010 at 06:50 PM Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 at 06:50 PM I have applied for an L visa. I applied for a Double-entry. I received the L visa good for one year for 90 days each trip, which I thought it was just for double entry. How do I know if it is a double entry. In the ENTRIES has an M. Does this M mean Multiple-entry? If so, why were they so generous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted April 25, 2010 at 08:48 AM Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 at 08:48 AM Yes, Multiple. You can come and go across the border whenever you want. This seems to be the norm for L visa's issued to US citizens from inside their home country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurvJenny Posted April 26, 2010 at 04:24 AM Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 at 04:24 AM When applying for my Visa, I found that you don't even need to have proof of your ticket (my trip is for Xi'An), they just asked for a rough time period of when I'd be going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissRin Posted May 3, 2010 at 09:44 AM Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 at 09:44 AM Yes, they do seem quite lax. I thought I'd have to provide flight details, but i didn't. I got a 90 day F business as I am changing to a Z work after I arrive, I will travel to HK to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurvJenny Posted May 3, 2010 at 10:30 AM Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 at 10:30 AM 90 days? awesome! I got a 60 day one but was only there for 6 weeks. All the best with work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted May 3, 2010 at 10:37 AM Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 at 10:37 AM I'm a US citizen in Hong Kong and recently applied for a visa to study in Beijing. My school doesn't offer the forms needed for the X-visa so I applied for a 1-year validity, 90-day duration, multiple entry F-visa. I already had an old double entry China visa in my passport. I was given a 6-month validity, 30-day duration, multiple entry L-visa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissRin Posted May 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM Yea, you generally get what you ask for I find, if your a 'westerner' who is not too well known to the visa offices in China! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted May 6, 2010 at 05:23 AM Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 at 05:23 AM I'm a US citizen in Hong Kong and... I was given a 6-month validity, 30-day duration, multiple entry L-visa. Because you were in Hong Kong, not America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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