Application Documents of J2 Visa (news coverage, stay no more than 180 days)

Application Documents of J2 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. An official authorization letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works.


7. Applicants must contact the press section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in their country of residence, or the relevant press authorities in China in advance and complete the required approval formalities.

 

8. 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.


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Business Days: Monday to Friday (no service on weekend & some public holidays)
Application Submission: 9:00AM--2:00PM (urgent application should be submitted before 12:00 noon)
Payment and Collection: 9:00AM-3:00PM (VISA, MASTER or UNIONPAY card. NO cash. NO American Express)
Business mode: Walk in service only, no appointment (Please fill in application form online & print it out. Bring all necessary documents to the Center to apply.)
Office address: Level 1,140 William Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011,  Australia
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Application Documents of J2 Visa (news coverage, stay no more than 180 days)

Application Documents of J2 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. An official authorization letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works.


7. Applicants must contact the press section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in their country of residence, or the relevant press authorities in China in advance and complete the required approval formalities.

 

8. 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.