r/Chinavisa

So i have received my visa but my wife's visa keep application keeps on getting unapproved (3rd time).
Doc attached:-

Wife's docs -
Cover letter
Travel itinerary.
Hotel bookings and return tickets.
2 blank visa pages.
Employment contract + NOC. (Signed & stamped).
Marriage certificate

Since I am the sponsor :-
My 6 month bank statement (signed and stamped)
My 6 month business account statement. (Signed and stamped).
Sponsorship letter
Approved china visa + passport id page.
Fd statement.
My msme document.

We had too many docs so we merged (approved my china visa + passport id page into 1 document and uploaded in 1 box. Similarly- msme + business bank statement, wife's employer contact + noc, sponsorship letter + marriage certificate.
Still unapproved.

I’m planning my first trip to China from the US and am trying to figure out the visa process.

I was born in the US but grew up in both the US and Taiwan. And I currently work in the US. My parents only hold Taiwan citizenship, with me being the only dual citizen in my family.

From other posts I’ve seen, it looks like it might be possible to apply for the visa using my US passport. Has anyone gone through this process and can share their experience?

Thanks in advance!

I'm a citizen of India, and I'm planning to visit China to attend a scientific conference. After I filed my online application for an F (Exchange) visa, I got an email saying my application was un-approved, but no reason was given for why. The cryptic email says "Your application form No. xxx is unapproved. Please check application documents in accordance with the requirements of Embassy/Consulate General." I am befuddled, because the online form only asked for 4 documents, including a formal letter from the person who invited me, all of which I uploaded. Would anyone know what the reason for "un-approval" could be?

Hi. Next year I will need to renew my China visa. I currently have a L visa for 90 days multi entry (British citizen)

I am a student at a uk university and I am able to visit my Chinese girlfriend to spend time with her and enjoy China with her twice a year due to school holidays (winter and summer)

For the summer, I want to be able to stay longer than 90 days, as I have about 130 total days free.

As she is a girlfriend, I don’t believe I can get the Q2 visa (she’s not spouse or family) so what is my option? Is the L visa still the best one for me? (With the recommendation letter for the current visa I have, we put “purpose of visit to China” was to spend time with girlfriend/tourism purposes. I just want to be able to have longer, if possible.

Are visa re runs allowed? I would only need to do it once a year. To be clear, not working or studying in China. I study in uk. I just want to visit my girlfriend snd enjoy other cities with her in China. Thanks!

So I am currently holding a Filipino passport staying here inside Mainland China. I was born in the Philippines with a Filipino mother and a Chinese father. My dad only got his permanent residency because he is married to my Filipino mother. This visa was issued year 2010 (10 years after my birth, year 2000). When I was 18, I studied in a university in Xiamen as an international student from the Philippines with a Filipino passport. Everytime I apply for a student visa, I always get rejected at the first submission because immigration officers knew that I am a person with nationality conflict. They would need me to provide my birth certificate + parents' marriage certificate with chinese translation (that was a pain in the ass btw). At that time I didn't know anything about China's nationality law and I wasn't aware that I have a nationality conflict case. Now I have already graduated from university and wanted to claim my Chinese citizenship to be able to live here freely in China without processing for visas. So I went back to Nanchang (this is my dad's hukou place) because I asked Xiamen immigration before and they told me to go to my dad's hukou place to process. Now they wouldn't acknowledge my birthright claim of Chinese citizenship just because I was holding a Filipino passport inside Mainland China and that I can't apply for nationality recognition because I'm already 25 years old and that my only path is through naturalization. I don't get it? I thought naturalization is a path only for pure foreigners that never had Chinese citizenship? What nanchang officers say contradicts with my experience with Xiamen immigration. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Does any of you had this kind of experience and how did you solve it. I really need help please 🥺

Hey Guys,

I was just checking my application status online, it’s showing terminated.

Accepted -> In review -> Pending Collection -> Terminated.

I didn’t get any mail citing the rejection reason and I’m yet to get my passport. Has anybody gone through this recently ? I submitted my documents at Mumbai VFS office. Please let me know if anybody has gone through something similar recently and if you could apply again ? And if it was successful in second attempt ?

Have a urgent trip and applied China M via (For trade visit) online on 11-08-2026.

My flight is on 24-08-2026 (Next Monday), but my application is still under the review, I emailed and called the visa center, bangkok, no response. Anyone have any recommendation what should i do now ?

Anyone who applied for an L visa through Chinese visa centre-Delhi in August received any update yet?

Just trying to understand if they’ve started processing the August applications and whether anyone has received a response/decision so far.
Would really appreciate any updates. Thanks!

Bonjour à tous,
Je suis étudiante étrangère en France et j’aimerais partir en Chine pour des vacances.

Je suis actuellement en stage jusqu’au 30 septembre, mais mon titre de séjour français expire le 23 septembre. J’ai cependant déjà effectué une demande de renouvellement et je dispose des justificatifs correspondants.

Je souhaiterais voyager en Chine du 3 au 10 septembre, pendant mes congés.

J’ai déjà soumis ma demande de visa en ligne et mon dossier est actuellement « Under Review ». Pour le moment, j’ai fourni ma convention de stage, mon certificat de scolarité ainsi que les autres justificatifs demandés, mais je n’ai pas encore ajouté la preuve de renouvellement de mon titre de séjour.

Est-ce que certains d’entre vous ont déjà été dans une situation similaire, notamment avec un titre de séjour qui expire peu après le retour de Chine ?
Pensez-vous que cela peut être considéré comme risqué pour l’obtention du visa chinois ?

Je serais vraiment intéressée par vos retours d’expérience, surtout auprès du Centre de visa chinois de Paris. Merci beaucoup 🙏

I applied for an L visa, was approved for it , have the passport stamped with the visa. But now I will not be able to travel this year. Will I need to do anything to inform the Chinese embassy/consulate that I am canceling this trip? When I will visit China next year, Is there anything I need to do or just don’t worry about it. Will I need to do anything next year when visiting China?
Please let me know what to expect or need to do. Thank you for your help.

Hey! I'm looking to travel to China for business, and will want to stay as long as possible (ideally 90 days, I have lots of ongoing factory relationships I want to maintain and new products launching), but this is my first time having to apply for the M visa myself.

I'm thinking the canton fair invite letter is the most easily accessible one, but I expect it won't be as liberal as multi-entry 90 day visa, is there anyone here who's had a successful multi-entry M visa, I'd love to hear your experience

Thanks!

Edit: I have a UK passport, since someone told me this is relevant. I worked in China for 1 year before now under the work visa, and 2 years before that studied for a year under the X1 visa.

Edit 2: I'd want to apply from the HK visa centre if that makes any difference, I'm in mainland right now already as my employment here visa comes to an end.

Anyone applied for Chinese M visa at VFS Kolkata and got it approved after August 2026? It seems there are lot of visa rejections.

Hey everyone, I'm a student applying for X1 visa from india. I submitted my application material physically today at VFS delhi centre. But I forgot to sign the COVA form, the person at the counter accepted my application material and said everything is alright. But some people are telling me that it's mandatory to sign the COVA form. I'm worried if it'll be a problem.

Did anyone face the same issue? And can I go there tomorrow morning to ask them let me sign the COVA form? I'm really worried about this. Any help would be really appreciated.

Any other suggestions are also really appreciated.

😭😭😭😭😭

Anybody is going to delhi VFS dor passport pickup on 17 august?

I’m submitted my online application for an X1 Student Visa for my university in Hainan/Sanya.

I listed Sanya as my city of arrival/destination because that is where my university is located and my final flight destination. However, my flight route from my hometown includes a domestic connection/transit in another Chinese city (chengdu) first, where I’ll have to clear immigration, collect/re-check my baggage, and transfer to a domestic flight to Sanya.

Is it fine that I listed Sanya on my form, or do visa officers expect you to list your first port of entry (the transit city)?

When I go to my appointment can the counter staff easily update this field on their end during the in-person document submission?

I applied twice and got rejected at the Mumbai centre. Thinking to apply for the third time as I just want to confirm a few things for those who applied in the Mumbai office.

For the document upload section I can only see the box for

1. Payment confirmation

2. Hotel and flight

3. Bank statement

4. Cover letter ( this is where I merge all other supporting documents here like payslip ,ITR and so on)

5. Itinerary

And when I scroll below there is a box for invitations ( which is not applicable to me )

And further below 6 additional boxes for Bank statements ( cannot leave these boxes empty otherwise I cannot submit)

When my sister applied from Kolkata centre the screen shows differently where there are many additional boxes asking for passport, ID, photo, passport blank pages ......

Does anyone apply from Mumbai jurisdiction also the same as mine or do they have an additional box for other information apart from what I mention above

I'm planning to visit China between November 21st and December 21st for around 25–30 days. I'm involved in the export and manufacturing business. During my time in China, I would like to visit a few factories and attend a trade show. On the remaining days, I would like to travel and visit different cities and the countryside.

Overall, I will be spending about five days on business-related activities and the rest of the time travelling. So, my question is: Which visa should I apply for—the Business (M) visa or the Tourist (L) visa? Also, how many days in advance should I apply, considering that my flight is on November 21st?

I am in the process of filling out the COVA and have uploaded scans of my two blank passport pages as required. They keep sending it back to me, saying I have to upload two blank visa pages, which I have done multiple times. Is there a trick that I am missing? I've tried to call the consulate but cannot get through to anyone. Any advice is appreciated.