Post by maddiepaddy on Apr 10, 2014 16:22:03 GMT -5
My H and I are going to China this summer and I'm a bit confused by the visa process. I don't live near an embassy or consulate, so that means I need a visa agent, correct? Does anyone have an agency to recommend? All the websites I've looked at so far seem a bit sketchy.
Also, my H will be presenting a paper at a conference while we're there. He is not being paid. I assume he can still go on a tourist visa?
And finally, we are going to Japan first, then to HK (with a quick layover in shanghai) and then into mainland China. I will just need a one entry visa with this itinerary, right? I wouldn't need a visa until I went as far north from HK as Shenzhen, correct?
i just really don't want to end up there without the correct documents!
As long as you're not going from mainland China to HK then back to mainland China it sounds like you only need 1 entry. We used A Briggs for our visas. Great service but so expensive.
ETA: I'm not sure about the tourist/presentation question.
Does your husband have any colleagues who have done this recently? When mine had a presentation in China last summer one of his co-workers recommended a local travel agent who could take care of his visa. When he talked to the agent he asked about the business thing, and he recommended a tourist visa.
We both went to Hong Kong in December and there's no visa needed.
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