Application Documents of M Visa
1. Basic
documents
1. Passport
Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity
and with at least two blank visa pages, a photocopy of the
passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, and a photocopy
of the latest Chinese visa if applicable.
If you have a renewed passport, you must bring your original and the previous passport with you.
2. Visa
Application Form and Photo
One completed Visa Application Form with two recently-taken
colour passport photos (bare-head, full face) against a white background (size:
48mm x 33mm) attached. Please click here for more detailed photo requirements.
Please complete an Online Application Form, print it out and sign it.
Please remember to bring the completed form to the Visa Centre to submit your application.
3. Proof of legal status (applicable for none-Australian
citizens)
If you are not applying for a visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates of residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the relevant authorities of the country where the Visa Centre is located.
4. Photocopy of previous Chinese passports and previous
Chinese visas (applicable for those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained
foreign citizenship).
If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you are required to provide the last Chinese passport, a photocopy of its data page and the first Australian/other country's permanent resident visa (not 155 visa).
If you have obtained Chinese visas before and apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you are required to present the photocopy of the previous passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change).
5. Applicants under 18 years old are required to provide Birth
Certificate (both original and copy).
6. If a child of Chinese descent (Parent/parents having
or had Chinese nationality) under 18 years old is applying for
a Chinese visa for the
first time, he/she is required to provide the following
documents:
(1) Birth Certificate ( both original and copy ) ;
(2) Both of his or her parents' original passports, copy of the
passports' photo pages, and both original and copy of the Australian visa
or Australian permanent resident visa or Australian citizenship
certificate when
the child was born.
2. Supporting documents
(1) Documents concerning commercial activity issued by a trade
partner in China, or trade fair invitation, etc. The invitation
letter should contain:
a) Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date
of birth, etc.);
b) Details of the planned visit (incl. purpose of visit, arrival
and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relationship between the applicant
and the inviting party, details of any financial support to be provided during
the stay in China) ;
c) Information of the inviting party (incl.name, contact
telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal
representative or individual).
(2) Applicants who have obtained M-visas more than twice over the previous two years (or obtained an F-visa before September 1, 2013 for the purpose of commercial and trade activities) or have a certificate of investments in China, a business license or other documents, may apply for a multiple-entry M-visa valid for half a year or one year, but the applicants must provide photocopies of the aforementioned visas or relevant documents.
3. Special notes
(1) The invitation letter may be in the form of
fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may
require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation
letter. An issuer of invitation letter who is an individual in China should also provide
a photocopy of his/her Chinese ID.
(2) If necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other proof documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant.
(3) The
consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its
validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific
conditions of the applicant.
(4) A4 size paper applies to all the documents.
For application documents required of other visas, please refer to the homepage of the website - step by step guidance