| No visa is required for ordinary passport holders from Singapore, Brunei and Japan to visit China for up to 15 days for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends or transit. Visas are not required of Citizens of the following countries, who transit through Pudong Airport or Hongqiao Airport of Shanghai, provided they hold valid passports, visas for the onward countries, final destination tickets and have booked seats, and stay in Shanghai for less than 48 hours. |
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| Everyone else will rerquire a visa to enter China. A Chinese visa is issued by the Chinese visa authorities to any foreigner for entry into, exit from or transit through China. There are several types of visa the Chinese visa authorities may issue a Diplomatic, Courtesy, Service or Ordinary Visa to a foreign national according to his or her status, purpose of visit to China or passport type. The Ordinary Visa consists of eight sub-categories, which are respectively marked with Chinese phonetic letters C, D, F, G, J-1, J-2, L, X and Z. C Visa: Issued to crew members to perform duties on board an international train, airliner or other vessel, and their accompanying family members. D Visa: Issued to a foreign national who comes to reside permanently in China. F Visa: Issued to aforeign national who is invited to China for a visit, an investigation, a lecture, to do business, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of no more than six months. G Visa: Issued to a foreign national who transits through China. J-1 Visa: Issued to foreign resident correspondents in China. J-2 Visa: Issued to foreign correspondents who make short trips to China on reporting tasks. L Visa: Issued to a foreign national who comes to China for sightseeing, family visiting or other private purposes. X Visa : Issued to a foreign national who comes to China for study, advanced studies or intern practice for a period of more than six months. Z Visa: Issued to a foreign national who comes to China for a post or employment, and his or her accompanying family members. You should remember your passport must have at least six months of remaining validity with at least one blank visa page in it. The validity of a Single Entry or Double Entry “L” visa is 90 days or 180 days from the date of issue. This means the holder of the visa shall enter China no later than 90 days or 180 days from the date of issue, otherwise the visa will expire and become null and void. The duration of stay of a “L” visa is 30 days, which means the holder of the visa may stay in China for up to 30 days from the date of entry. The visa officer may extend the Duration of Stay if the applicant needs and requests a stay in China for more than 30 days. Any person suffering from a mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China. |
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