• Original, signed, undamaged United States passport with at least 6 months of remaining validity. In order to qualify for a 10-year visa, your passport must be valid for at least 12 months from the date of application and contain at least 2 blank visa-designated pages side-by-side (amendment pages in the back of your passport book are not acceptable for visa issuance).
• One color passport-style (2"x2") photograph on a plain white background, of sharp quality, taken within the last 6 months, and printed on photo paper.
• Itinerary. Copy of round-trip tickets or itinerary.
• Health Declaration Form (China). Sign the Health Declaration Form (China) with black or blue ink only.
• Completed Visa Application form. China Visa Application Form
• Proof of residency / address: a photocopy of a valid Driver's License or state-issued picture ID, utility bill showing your name and address)
• Previously-issued Chinese visa: a photocopy of the visa and information pages of the passport in which that visa was placed (if the visa is not in the current passport). Please note that the consulate reserves the right to refuse a multiple-entry multi-year visas to applicants who were never granted Chinese visas.
• Non-US citizens must provide proof of legal residency in the US
• Former citizens of China must provide photocopies of previously-issued Chinese passports
• A letter from the U.S. company (applicant's employer) containing the applicant's name and job title and explaining the purpose of the trip, pledging financial support and specifying visa duration and number of entries requested. The letter must be prepared on company letterhead and bear an original pen-to-paper signature of a representative of the company other than the applicant.
• A letter of invitation from the company / business partner in China. The letter must be on company letterhead, signed by a representative of the company, and must include the applicant's information (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.), information about the planned visit (its purpose, arrival and departure dates, places to be visited), relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures, information on the inviting entity or individual (name, phone number, address, official stamp, signature of a legal representative or the inviting individual. Faxed or scanned copies are accepted.
• Hotel Reservations. Copy of confirmed hotel reservations.

Please note that tourist visas to China are currently unavailable until further notice by the Chinese authorities

• Original, signed United States passport with at least 6 months of remaining validity. In order to qualify for a 10-year visa, your passport must be valid for at least 12 months from the date of application. Must contain at least 2 blank "Visa" pages. “Amendment” pages are not acceptable for visa issuance.
• One passport-style (2"x2") photographs taken within the last 6 months, printed on photo paper and with a plain white background.
• Itinerary. Copy of round trip tickets or itinerary.
• Health Declaration Form (China). Sign the Health Declaration Form (China) with black or blue ink only.
• China Visa Application. Fill China Visa Application Form
• Letter of invitation from host or confirmed hotel reservation, including a copy of the host's passport.
• Previously Issued Chinese Visa (if any)
• Duration of Stay Exceeding 60 Days
• Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination
• Applicant Under 18 Traveling to China. Applicant under the age of 18 must submit the following: