Application Documents of Q2 Visa
1.
Passport
Original passport with at least 6 months of
remaining validity and with at least two blank visa pages, and a
photocopy of the passport's data page and the photo page if it is
separate.
2.
Visa Application Form and Photo
One completed Visa
Application Form with a
recently-taken Photo (size: 48mm x
33mm) attached. A photo must be:
- In
colour
- Taken
in front of a plain white background
- Taken
bare-headed
- Face
centred looking straight
- Taken
within the last 6 months
You have
to complete an Online Application Form,
print it out and sign it. The Chinese Visa Application Service Center only
accept an online application form with appropriate application documents. Walk in application without an
appointment allowed. Please remember to bring the
completed form to the Visa Centre to submit your application.
3.
Proof of legal stay or residence status (only
for those Applicants using non-Australian passport to apply for Chinese Visa):
If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship,
you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid Australian
visa 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 or previous Chinese visas (applicable to
those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship): If you
are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide the last
Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page and the Australian PR
visa (no include 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 should 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.
Children of Chinese descent (Parent/Parents having
or having had Chinese nationality) applying for Chinese visas for the first
time are required as below:
(1)Both
original and copy of the birth certificate.
(2)The
parents' passports which were holding when gave birth to the child. The
original and a copy of the data page of the passports are required.
(3)If
the parent/parents were holding Chinese passports when gave birth to the child,
a copy of the foreigner visa or residence document which were holding at that
time is required.
6.
Invitation letter and inviter's ID
(1) An
invitation letter provided by a Chinese
citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit. The
invitation letter should contain:
a)
Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date of birth, etc);
b) Information regarding the visit (incl. purpose of visit, arrival and
departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relationship between the applicant and
the inviting party, and details of any financial support to be provided during
the stay in China);
c) Information of the inviting party (incl.name, contact number, address,
signature of individual).
(2) Photocopy
of Chinese ID (front and back page) or Foreigner’s Permanent ID card
of China (front and back page) provided by the inviting parties.
7. Note
(1)The
invitation letter can be faxed, copied or printed. Consular officers may
request an applicant to provide the original of the invitation letter. The
invitation letters from Chinese individuals should present the photocopy of the
ID.
(2)Consular
officers may request an applicant to provide additional supporting documents or
conduct an interview when deemed necessary.
(3)Whether
a visa is to be issued or not, as well as the period of its validity, number of
entries and duration of stay will be decided by consular officers according to
the applicant’s actual situation.