Help, Help pls!!! Visa to China??

Dear Advisors,

We are flying to China in 3 weeks and have not applied for the Chinese Visa. We live in the UK and i have tried to follow the instructions on the website. But just to be sure is the following correct: (this is via post)

1) complete application form - does it have to be on-line form with barcode (e-form)?

2) send with my passport plus 1 photo attached to form.

3) Fill out payment form and include.

4) send Special delivery with special delivery envolope for return.

5) Send to London address.

Is this right?

Also, is the fee = Visa Fee + Application Service Fee. Which works out to 拢64.50.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Help, Help pls!!! Visa to China??

If you follow the instruction from the Embassy%26#39;s website then you are fine. That is more reliable than second hand comments here......

Help, Help pls!!! Visa to China??

the above is what i think is the guidance, i was just wanting someone else opinion on whether i have missed anything out.

thanks

Hi, this is the info I%26#39;d posted on somebody%26#39;s post a few weeks back.....

';Hi, don%26#39;t know whether you%26#39;d applied for your visa yet or not....We applied for ours by post and its come back in a week! No need for an appointment, you just download and complete the barcoded e-form, stick your photo on and send it off with your passport and payment authorisation. I%26#39;m very impressed they have turned it around within 5 working days - certainly saved a trip to London. Hope this helps.';

Yes, you just do what you%26#39;d listed above and you should be fine. E-form is advisable as they will have your info already. we glued our photos on the e-forms. Do make sure your passport have spare pages for the visa to go onto. The fee is 拢64.50 for each single entry (30 days I think) visa.

Good luck! We%26#39;re off in two weeks.....can%26#39;t wait!!

Sounds like what we do in Oz too. We always download the form, attach photo %26amp; post off with a reply paid envelope for the return %26amp; the fee. They are quick %26amp; it comes back in 3 - 5 days.

We tend to attach a brief itinerary %26amp; copies of international flights as well.

mfw1981 that is exactly the infomation i needed, a BIG BIG thank you!!! I wasnt to sure about the E-form and was going to just send a normal form, will go for the e-form now.

Thank you again!! :-)

If you are in any doubt it might be worth taking a trip to your local Chinese Embassey. Not sure if there is one in Yorkshire, so you might need to take a trip over the Pennines to Manchester. I got mine from Manchester nad they processsed it the same day. However do get there early as it only opens til 12 and is very very busy!!

Hi

If you are able it is worth a trip across the Pennines to Manchester.

The Chinese Embassy is just outside the city center, not far from Manchester Royal Infirmary and is easy to get to from the M62/M60.

As the previous person said there can be a queue but yesterday there was no one there.

Have a good holiday.

thanks for all your comments. I will probably go with the post option, as work resticts me from going to embassy.

Hopefully it shouldnt be too much of a problem.

thanks again

Trikz, you%26#39;re welcome. Good to know I can help.

Annie, I too thought we might need to send details of our hotels/flight as well so I called the Embassy. They told me that they don%26#39;t need these info anymore. All that is needed is a list of places you want to visit. Progress!

mfw, Yes it%26#39;s lots better since the olympics. Which is good - no more making stuff up lol