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Getting a Visa
Helpful Tips Concerning Your Visa
We suggest that you get extra copies of your photo and bring them and a copy of the first page of your passport with you to China in case you lose your passport while traveling. On the visa application make sure you say the "Purpose of this Journey" is for holiday. Do not list any relatives or friends living in China. Answering in this way will expedite your visa application. Also, make sure that there are a few blank pages in your passport before sending it in. If you have run out of blank pages, it is possible to have pages added by submitting this request to the passport office where you obtained it.
For those traveling on their own
The People's Republic of China requires a current visa stamped in a valid passport, before granting entry to any foreign national. You can apply for a visa from the Chinese Embassy or any of the Consulates listed below. Visit their websites for forms and detailed instructions. The first step will be to fill out an application form and get a passport-size photo. You can get these made in any Walgreen's, AAA travel offices, and many U.S. Post Offices. After completing the form, send it, your photo, and valid passport, to any of the addresses listed below according to the instructions listed on their website. To be safe, it is best to send the completed application at least 30 days before your departure, though embassies in the United States can usually turn them around in a week.
Chinese Embassy
2300 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: (202) 328-2500 or (202) 328-2517
Fax: (202) 328-2564
www.china-embassy.org
Chicago Chinese Consulate Office
100 West Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 803-0095
Fax: (312) 803-0122
www.chinaconsulatechicago.org
Houston Chinese Consulate Office
3417 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77066
Phone: (713) 524-4311
Fax: (713) 524-7656
www.chinahouston.org
Los Angeles
443 Shatto Place
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 380-2506
Fax: (213) 380-1961
www.chinaconsulatela.org
New York
520 12th Ave
New York, NY10036
Phone: (212) 330-7409
Fax: (212) 502-0245
www.nyconsulate.prchina.org
San Francisco
1450 Laguna St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 563-4857 or (415) 563-4885
Fax: (415) 563-0494
www.chinaconsulatesf.org
For Full-Service Tour travelers
If you are visiting China with David Less Tours, they will obtain a visa for you. You must
send a copy of the visa application form (from one of the websites listed above) with a
passport-size photo and your valid passport to:
David Less Tours
5011 Windward Ave
Sarasota, FL 34242
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