China Visa Instructions

The following 4 pages show the China visa application. Please fill out the application IN CAPITAL LETTERS, and cannot be

handwritten. Do not leave any answer blank, put “None” if the question does not apply to you. Please note the format that China

uses for dates: YEAR/MONTH/DAY.

1.1 Name must match your passport. If you do not have a

middle name in your passport, write, “NONE or leave

blank.”

1.2 If you were born in China, Taiwan or Hong Kong, you

must complete 1.2.

1.5 Please follow China’s format for dates, year/month/day.

1.6 Should match where your current passport is from.

1.7 If you were born in Taiwan, simply list “China.” If you

were born in the US, type “NONE” here. If you were born

elsewhere, list the country of birth.

1.8 Please be sure to list City, State and Country.

1.9 If you do not have a driver’s license, you can write

“NONE.” If you live in San Francisco’s jurisdiction and do

not have a driver’s license, please list your passport number

here.

1.10 Type P passports are “Ordinary” passports.

1.13 This should match what is listed under “Authority” on

your passport.

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1.18/1.19 Provide your current address here. You

cannot list a PO Box.

1.23 You must list at least 1 immediate family

member here (spouse, parent, sibling, etc.). If you

are married, you must list your spouse.

China Visa Instructions

Be mindful of the ‘YEAR/MONTH/DAY’ Format

2.9 Please list the date of issue, and place of issue

of your most recent China visa here, or write “No.”

2.10 List all the countries you’ve visited in the past

12 months or write, “NONE” here.

3.1-3.5 IF YOU ANSWER “YES” TO ANY OF THESE

QUESTIONS, YOU MUST INCLUDE A SIGNED

LETTER OF EXPLANATION. FOR 3.3, YOU MUST

INCLUDE A COURT DOCUMENT WHICH SHOWS

WHAT THE CRIME AND PUNISHMENT WERE, IF

APPLICABLE.

3.6 See notes above. Write, SEE ATTACHED

DOCUMENTS here if you answered yes to any of

these questions; otherwise, write “N/A” here.

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3.7 Write “N/A” here.

3.8 Leave this section blank unless you have a

dependent listed in your passport (this is

unusual).

4.3 Applicant must sign here using a BLACK or

BLUE pen. Please be sure to date the

application here in the proper format:

YYYY-MM-DD.

5.1-5.5 If you complete this section (you’ve

completed this application for someone else),

you must answer all questions, and sign 5.5

using a black or blue pen.