Application Documents of Q2 Visa

Application Documents of Q2 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) An invitation letter provided by a Chinese citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. 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 (both sides) or foreign passport and permanent residence permit provided by the inviting parties.


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 othervisas, please refer to the homepage of the website -  step by step guidance

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Application Documents of Q2 Visa

Application Documents of Q2 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) An invitation letter provided by a Chinese citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. 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 (both sides) or foreign passport and permanent residence permit provided by the inviting parties.


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 othervisas, please refer to the homepage of the website -  step by step guidance