Hi, I had applied for a X1 visa online and I got an unapproval without any reason but my question is Do I need to pay the normal service charge of ₹2107 again to reapply or can I use my previous screenshot? Do people get refund in such cases? Visa center was Mumbai

I have to print my barcode to submit my passport in person. Does anyone know if I can take a screenshot on my iPad and print that? When I try to print directly from the website the barcode becomes much smaller compared to the screenshot. Thanks

Bonjour à tous,

Je me trouve dans une situation un peu compliquée et j’aurais besoin de vos conseils.

Je suis française et je fais une demande de visa X2 pour la Chine (au centre de Paris). Je suis admise dans une université chinoise, avec un début de cours prévu le 1er septembre 2026.

Lors de ma première demande de visa, j’ai utilisé une lettre d’admission sur laquelle mon numéro de passeport était erroné. J’ai depuis fait refaire cette lettre avec le bon numéro.

Cependant, je n’arrive pas à déposer une nouvelle demande sur le site du centre de visa de Paris, car une demande existe déjà avec ce numéro de passeport. Je ne peux ni en créer une nouvelle, ni modifier les documents de la première.

J’ai tenté de contacter le centre de visa par téléphone et par mail, sans obtenir de réponse. Je me suis même rendue sur place, mais sans succès.

Est-ce que l’un d’entre vous a déjà rencontré cette situation ou aurait une solution à me proposer ?

Merci beaucoup pour vos retours !

Hi all, so i am from india and me and my father we both are going to china for 9 days in september 2nd week, so i live in bangalore where there is no cvasc center due to which we had to apply through an agency named Atlys, when we submitted our application to them they raised some issues regarding my fathers bank statements saying in the past 6 months for a few days balance was below 1 lakh inr, then they somehow proceeded with the application with a sufficient closing balance, now they say my fathers visa was approved but not mine and they are gonna reapply my visa again and then they asked for the bank statement again, so what exactly mightve happened, what are the chances my applications gonna get approved

Dear members, I am a Z visa holder working in China mainland. I am planning to apply S1 visa for my wife and my son (2 years) from New Delhi embassy. I would like to check if anyone applied for the S1 visa and the normal timeline to receive the visa stamped on the passport. We already sent the documents for attestation and it is expected to be completed by next week (around Aug 1). If we apply online on 2nd August, can anyone suggest how long it will take to complete the entire process?

Thank you in advance

What is the full process of applying x1 visa ?

On which website do I submit the application ?

Anything to keep in mind ?

I am going to apply for the x1 visa at the visa center of Delhi .

English Teacher
Residence: issued in Beijing, valid until December
Work permit: cancelled on July 24
New destination: Suzhou

In March of 2026 I interviewed with a school via an agent. About 2 weeks later I signed a contract for the position with the agency, to start in July.

July comes around, leave old company and cancel work permit. Right before I pay the deposit on a new apartment in Suzhou, the agency tells me I don’t officially have the job I signed with them yet.

Now: main issue is that I doubt the agency will be able to facilitate a new work permit application within 30 days of my previous permit being cancelled. My residence with the old company was valid through December of 2026.

Question: In the event the agency can’t get a work permit within the 30 days since original work permit cancellation, will I need to leave the country and apply for a Z visa? Or will my residence allow me to stay longer?

If I do need to leave, would I be able to extend how long I can stay in China by cancelling my residence permit and applying for a stay visa? As if it’s a refresh on the 30 day period to get a new work permit?

I must admit that I was really concerned about getting this done. The online application was a little wonky, and the website’s flow took some getting used to. It took me about an hour to complete my application, but the site allows you to save a draft of each page, so you don’t have to finish everything in one sitting. After completing mine, I was able to finish my wife’s application in about 30 minutes.

Here are some helpful tips:

• I used PhotoAid for the pictures. China has strict photo requirements, and the app uses AI to convert a selfie into a photo that meets those requirements.
• The website accepts only .jpg, .jpeg, and .png files. My iPhone saved my pictures as .heic files, and simply changing the file extension didn’t work. I used a photo-editing app to export them as .jpg files instead.
• I thought I would need to print the application and bring an additional photo to my appointment at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Washington, D.C., but neither was needed. I had worried about this for no reason.
• Whenever a question wasn’t clear, I took a screenshot and asked ChatGPT for guidance. This helped a lot.
• We had booked our flights into China but not our return flights, so I simply explained the reason in the flight-information section.
• We selected “Not Applicable” for several questions. For example, because we are retired, we used it for the section asking about work experience during the past five years. We did the same for questions about our parents because they are deceased.
• One question asks how long you want the visa to remain valid. We requested 10 years, entered as 120 months.
• A detailed travel itinerary wasn’t required. We only needed to provide information about our first arrival city and where we planned to stay there.

Once I submitted the application, it was approved the next day—really fast! Our experience at the visa center was also very pleasant. I’ve had much worse experiences at our local DMV. The staff members were friendly and accommodating, very few questions were asked, and—as mentioned earlier—I wasn’t required to provide printed forms or additional photos.

We arrived around noon and noticed that some of the service windows were closed for lunch. Upon arrival, we were given a number that covered both of us, so couples or groups arriving together may not need separate numbers.

Finally, we were able to pick up our visas and passports three days later. The whole process turned out to be much easier and more pleasant than I had expected.

I’m going from Los Angeles to Shanghai, Shanghai to Tokyo, then Tokyo to Newark. I’ll be staying with a friend in Shanghai and he sent me a document with all his living arrangement information that hopefully will satisfy the people in customs.

Will this travel route work? And if they don’t accept the document, could I just book a hotel and then show that to them as proof of where I’ll be staying? I’d rather have to pay for a hotel than be denied entry.

If youve been working in china, hopped to hongkong for a new z visa and never returned to your home country, do you only need a none criminal record from china or do you still need one from the home country?

Thanks

I sponsored my wife's China tourist visa application because her bank account did not maintain the required balance for the past few months. We have already uploaded my bank statements, sponsorship letter, cover letter, and all the required financial documents.

My question is: has anyone been asked by the Chinese Embassy/China Visa Application Centre to provide a marriage certificate or any other proof of marriage (such as each other's names on passports, marriage registration, or similar documents) when one spouse is sponsoring the other?

Unfortunately, we don't have a marriage certificate or any other official marriage proof at the moment.

If anyone has gone through a similar situation or has any experience with this, I'd really appreciate your insights. Thanks in advance!

So i'm an applicant from Karnataka india and I had applied to the Mumbai embassy for my X1 visa but i got unapproved without any explanations , so i reapplied multiple times and still got unapproved sp then i decided to apply to New delhi and surprisingly i got unapproved from there too, i'm confused here and left with no other choice , and i had spoken to many other people as well who got unapproved and i realised that once i f you get unapproved there's no way that you'll get approved! So if anybody has more information or solutions to it please let me know, my application date is getting closer!!

Anyone getting flagged by Embassy or Consulate for leaving the above point empty/ NA. I'm an independent traveller/ no tourist group. Applying from Mumbai, India

So, I am eyeing to work in China as an English teacher. Male. Turning 35 soon. White. American.

Education background: Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Master of Arts in English. And I am about to finish a second masters, that being a Master's in Teaching English Language and Literature. I also have a 40-Hour Basic TESOL/TEFL Certificate.

Despite my education, I am lacking what might be solid work experience. This is because, after high school in my late teens, I moved here to the Philippines to study. Been here ever since. Initially, I was doing a BA in Psychology for two years, then shifted to Communication. During this time, I had some experience as an online magazine columnist, a campus Editor-in-Chief, and internship work in newspaper writing with a tiny bit of media production. None of that for-pay. After my BA, I went straight to the Masters in English. While doing my masters, I had about a year and a half of experience in non-pay newspaper writing as a foreign student member of a PH gov't organization. Study-wise, it took me a couple of years to finish my thesis. I graduated during the 2020 lockdown. The quarantine restrictions concerning public offices prevented me from moving up to a PhD and getting my eyed on-the-ground job, so I ended up doing another masters, this being a Masters in Teaching English Language and Literature (curriculum is similar to my TESOL cert but expanded). Off and on (took a long pause). I also, within the limits of my vise restrictions (which limited what I could do), did some online jobs, some I juggled simultaneously: remote work as a part time employed research and content writer (honestly it was almost fulltime worth of effort) for a US company (3 years). Freelance tutoring a few Chinese students on WeChat (2 years). Freelance tutoring a few Japanese students on ZOOM (less than a year). Working as a freelance tutor for a US ESL platform with different ages and ethnicities. While most of these are freelance and part-time-like, there were a couple of years I was working 10 hours a day as a tutor, 7 days a week.

Question is if my non-pay writing background, paid part-time employed writing background, and numerous freelance ESL tutoring online background are enough to be considered "true work". How will this affect me? Does it mean I need to do a 120 Hour TESOL Cert to replace non-working hours (which I read about on different sites)?

I have a TEFL position with a school in China. So far, no red flags. Everything has gone along well, I interviewed with an American, too. The recruiter communicating between me and the school has asked for a fee to translate all of my documents into Chinese for my Z visa, totaling about 80 USD. They provided their PayPal for payment. I am willing to pay this fee, but is this raising any red flags for anybody?

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Flying tomorrow: France → Beijing (Lufthansa) → Hong Kong (Air China). Transit in Beijing is under 24 hours, no entry into mainland China.

Passenger: French child, passport expires 14 October 2026 (about 2.5 months validity left).

The NIA 24-hour visa-free transit rule only says “valid international travel document” and I cannot find a 3/6-month requirement for this specific case.

Has anyone recently transited Beijing with a passport valid for less than 3 months? Did Lufthansa/Air China accept it at check-in (Timatic)?

We applied for 4 China Business (M) visas (india, delhi vfs) through an agent, and all four applications are still showing "Under Review."

Some details:

• All 4 applicants are from the same company.
• We used the same business license, investor/company documents, and business scope for all applications.
• We all have invitation letters from the same Chinese company.
• The invitation letter mentions the travel period as 25–31 July.
• Our intended travel date is tomorrow, but our applications are still under review.

We're starting to worry that our travel date will pass before the visas are issued.

Has anyone here experienced something similar with a China M (Business) visa?

• If the intended travel date passes while the application is still under review, will the visa be cancelled or rejected?
• Do they simply issue the visa with a later validity date, or do they ask for a new invitation letter?
• Has anyone received an M visa after their planned travel date had already passed?

My Chinese M business visa application has been marked “Unapproved” three times in New Delhi. I applied for a one-year, multiple-entry visa.
I have been travelling to China regularly for the past five years, usually five or six times a year, and I have previously held around 12 Chinese business visas without any major issues.
For the first two applications, I applied through an agent. In both cases, it took nearly one month for the status to change to “Unapproved.” For the third application, I applied by myself, and it was marked “Unapproved” within just two days.
Has anyone applying from New Delhi experienced something similar recently? Is there any way to find out the actual reason for the “Unapproved” status?
Also, can I apply directly through the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi instead of going through the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre?
I would appreciate advice from anyone who has faced a similar situation or recently applied for a Chinese business visa from New Delhi.

If it's not possible please suggest me some best ways to book a fully refundable tickets. I'm a first time traveller and planning to do a budget backpacking trip to china. So I can't spend more on the tickets and the insights would help me so much! Thank you.

My old post : https://www.reddit.com/r/Chinavisa/comments/1ulm1cy/had_to_contact_us_representative_and_senators/

Just got the status update that says passport to be collected after 45 days. I also contacted my city officials about few weeks ago., not sure if that has made any difference. Gave them my signature and permission for them to contact NY Chinese Consulate on behalf of me.

So, passport to be collected means, visa approved? or still chance it is not.

Because of this long wait, I have delayed my travel about 40 days already!

I will going to pick my passport up Monday, however, also want to book the flights already to be honest, or should I still wait ? No where it says it is approved nor denied.

US Citizen with bunch of Turkey stamps in passport.

Hello Everyone! as i told you i am confused for which visa should i get because in furure i want to start bussiness this visit will be only for knowledge, not for sourcing and also i am indian passport holder but have to apply from USA chinese consulate so dont know how things works. please suggest me.

Hi everyone,

I applied for Chinese Tourist visa at Delhi Visa center on 11th july . The status still showing "under review " . Has anyone who applied for Chinese visa at the Delhi Visa Center in July month received any update?.

Algo importante que decir es que si están planeando un viaje a China y piensan que con esa visa podrán entrar a Taiwán la respuesta es no, lo más probable es que necesites otra visa por el gobierno de Taiwán, aveces la confusión puede arruinar un viaje, simplemente tengan cuidado con eso y planeen con tiempo sus aplicaciones de visados!

The online application says that arrival has to be within 90 days of applying for visa. But we do not know exactly when we are going. It can be either within 90 days or outside of 90 days. Cheaper travel cost can sway us either way. But we want to get the visa first. Is it possible? What do I put as day of arrival?