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Apr 11, 2008 01:01 GMT-6	#21
BARONTWA... Points: 892 Join Date: Nov 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Natasha. You will need to get a Chinese visa to visit Guangzhou. This can be done in HK, but will take 4 days for the standard service. You can get it in less time, but obviously the price goes up steeply. You can also get one from the Chinese embassy in Nairobi before you leave. If you are applying in HK, then the cheapest and easiest place to do this is with an agent called CTS. They have many offices all over HK. There are many ways to get to GZ from HK, but the two most sensible ones are bus, and train. There is a direct train from Hung Hom station which takes 1.45 mins, and costs about $200. The bus (also run by CTS) is about $100, but takes over 3 hours. You can also catch two trains (one from Tsim Sha Tsui to Lo Wu, and then cross the border by foot and get another one from Lo Wu to GZ) which costs about $120 and takes about 2.5 hours (providing there is not too much congestion at the border). Other ways of possible transport include flying, boat, taxi, cycling, walking, swimming, and running, but these are less convenient.

May 2, 2008 10:51 GMT-6	#22
GUEST18914	an odd situation here... I have dual citizenship (US, INDIA) and I applied for multiple entry visa to China on my indian passport but only granted a single entry. The thing is, I will be getting in to China for a week, then go to India, then to China again (flight is from US-CHINA, CHINA-US).. (Flight from China-India, India-China is separate) without multiple entries, how can I do this? This is all due to the fact that they didn't grant "MULTIPLE" and just give me a SINGLE entry. I could apply again for a visa in India.. but it's so risky, what if they didn't grant me a visa? I can't use the ticket back to US from China. This is driving me nuts.
GUEST18914

May 5, 2008 05:30 GMT-6	#23
APAULT Points: 5980 Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	18914: Apply for a visa on your US passport. Sure it will cost more but you might have less trouble. Or as you only have a single entry, try again in India. You might or might not be successful.

May 7, 2008 03:40 GMT-6	#24
GUESTLEN	can i extend my Fvisa in Harbin? how may days processing and how much? i'm planning to live on monday morning. i'm here in shanghai right now. please help me with this matter, my visa will expire on MAY 19th. Thanks so much
GUESTLEN

May 7, 2008 08:10 GMT-6	#25
APAULT Points: 5980 Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	You can apply for a new F visa in Harbin but you are likely to need supporting documentation from a business. It is normally processed in 4 days but you can pay extra to have it done quicker. The cost depends on the nationality of the passport you have. My experience is that you do not need to apply until the last day of your existing visa. While they process the application you do not need a visa (!). However, the stricter rules for the period to the Limpick Games means you may not get the visa you need. You might do better to pay a Shanghai visa service - unless they say you are wasting your time anyway.

May 21, 2008 04:42 GMT-6	#26
GUESTKATYA	Hi, I am a Russian citizen staying in Germany as a tourist, and I have a ticket from Berlin to Shanghai for June 8. I planned to get my tourist visa in Berlin, but found out that the Chinese embassy won't handle a non-resident's application, and the rule is the same in all of EU. Is there a way I can get an L-visa on arrival to Shanghai's airport? Can agencies help with that, and will the airline let me board the plane in Germany?
GUESTKATYA

Jun 8, 2008 02:53 GMT-6	#27
GUESTRAC...	I am a filipina here in Hogkong and planning to get a USA visitors visa. what are the requirement to get a visitors visa from here?
GUESTRAC...

Jun 9, 2008 10:42 GMT-6	#28
APAULT Points: 5980 Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Status: Offline	I am too late for GUESTKATYA but for anyone else in this absurd situation, you can do the following if you have time. I had to do this a coupel of years ago for a Z visa. You apply through your own country. Fill out the form and send it with your passport to someone in your own country who can apply for you. I used a travel agent and paid a fee to get it done. I prefer to use a Chinese travel agent as they handle so many visa applications. Then have it sent back to you.

Jun 18, 2008 02:38 GMT-6	#29
YHELLY Points: 2 Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Status: Offline	hello, i am a filipina with no visa in china(long story how that happened) anyway, i will take a bus from guangzhou to hongkong, and then hongkong flight back to philippines. when is the visa needed? thank you.
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Jun 19, 2008 04:41 GMT-6	#30
GUEST92246	Before you COULD get the special Shenzhen 5 day Visa at the Lohuo/Lowu crossing (you go up the escalator after HK immigration and after the bridge). But since April 2008 that is ONLY given to Hong Kong residents with HK ID card. So MUST have a valif China visa before you enter.
GUEST92246

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