Diplomatic, service and courtesy visas

2019-02-02

Apart from ordinary visas, Chinese visas also include diplomatic visa, service visa and courtesy visa based on purposes for visa.

Port visa

2019-02-02

Foreigners, who need to enter China urgently for humanitarian reasons, who are invited to enter China for urgent business affairs or urgent engineering repair or who enter China as required for other urgencies and hold certifications on the consent of the relevant competent departments to application for visa at ports of entry, may, at the ports of entry approved by the State Council to issue port visas, apply for a port visa to the port visa offices as authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.

Crew member visa (C Visa)

2019-02-02

Issued to foreign crew members of means of internationaltransportation, including aircraft, trains and ships, or motor vehicle drivers engaged in cross-border transport activities, or to the accompanying family members of the crew members of the above-mentioned ships.

Permanent residence visa (D Visa)

2019-02-01

Issued to those who intend to reside in China permanently.

Business visa (M Visa)

2019-02-01

Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities.
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