Visa got refused - please tell me why?

[sultan110]

Hi All,

 

I applied for china visa and it got refused. They gave me the attached document. When i asked why they told me the reason is written. I said i dont speak Mandarin and was told thats not their problem.

 

Can someone translate and tell me why i was refused?

Refusal.pdf

[陳德聰]

It says 不受理 which simply means they’ve not accepted it for processing outright.

 

I’m no visa expert but it seems kind of lazy to write “rejected” under “Other:______” and then tell you you need to figure it out yourself.

[sultan110]

Thanks for that. Id like to say atleast now i know why... but i still dont

 

Thanks for that buddy - appreciate it.

[edelweis]

@sultan110

It's a bit of a random question, but have you been to Turkey recently?

There are rumors about people being denied visas due to that.

[889]

Have you been to China before?

 

Or do you work in a media-related company?

 

Were you born outside the U.K? Are you ethnic Chinese? (If not, it's odd they refused to translate the notice.)

 

Were you applying for just a standard tourist visa, or a student visa, etc?

 

Lots of ways an application can go off the tracks, but some more background would be helpful.

 

(By the way, to my ear 不受理 doesn't sound like they formally rejected your application, but simply refused to accept it. The distinction is important: if your application has been formally rejected, then you need to disclose that on any future visa application.)

 

[陳德聰]

19 minutes ago, 889 said:

(By the way, to my ear 不受理 doesn't sound like they formally rejected your application, but simply refused to accept it. The distinction is important: if your application has been formally rejected, then you need to disclose that on any future visa application.)

Yes, 不受理 is “not accepted for processing”. I was flippant in calling this “rejected” in my comment re: clerk laziness.

[Zbigniew]

I don't know whether it will help you, but here's a site that contains some basic info on applying for a Chinese visa:

http://www.visarite.com/china_visa_form_common_problem.htm

 

If they continue to reject you, look on the bright side: there are a good many very knowledgeable "China hands" who are refused entry, and the number is on the increase.

[DavyJonesLocker]

Its too hard to know unless you give us more information. sometimes it just makes no sense whatsoever though, it could be down to a grumpy employee!

[Shelley]

Perhaps you should take the document to a visa centre/embassy or similar and get someone skilled in procuring visas for China, they may be able to tell where you went wrong.