Applying in foreign country

Applying in foreign country
Jun 8, 2008 22:31
guest73243	Hi there, Looking for some advice/reassurance. I'm an Australian citizen doing a Round the world trip and will need to apply for a Chinese visa in Macau or Bangkok for entry in September when I have a tour booked. I've read on here that the Chinese embassies want you to apply in your home country but this isn't really possible for me without great expense. Any ideas on how hard/easy it will be to get a single entry tourist visa from Bangkok or Macau? Thanks!

Jun 8, 2008 22:31

guest73243

Hi there,

Looking for some advice/reassurance. I'm an Australian citizen doing a Round the world trip and will need to apply for a Chinese visa in Macau or Bangkok for entry in September when I have a tour booked. I've read on here that the Chinese embassies want you to apply in your home country but this isn't really possible for me without great expense.

Any ideas on how hard/easy it will be to get a single entry tourist visa from Bangkok or Macau?

Thanks!

Jun 9, 2008 10:54

APAULT
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Entry in September SHOULD be OK but they might not lift the current restrictions immediately after the Olympic games. Normally it is easy enough to get a visa in Hong Kong (and Macau counts as HK, you have to go through a travel agent).

I just started a new thread before I saw your question, but in essence I said...

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.

Sure you have to sit tight somewhere without yr passport but if you are lucky it can be done in 10 days or so

As you are Aussie you can try the bloke I used a couple of years ago
Anthony
China Travel Service (Aust) Pty Ltd
G/F 757 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Tel +61 2 9211 2633
Fax +61 2 9281 3595
Chinatravel.com.au|Ctstony

Jun 30, 2008 03:44

BARONTWANGLE
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I have managed to get Chinese visas issued in Seoul, and Kuala Lumpur before. I used agents for both, and had no problems. This was however a couple of years ago, so things have changed. I think the easiest place (and by far the cheapest) is to apply in Macau or Hong Kong, but it depends on how long you are planning on staying in China? I heard that Macau and HK are only issuing 7 day L visas until the Olympics is over! Usually you would get 90 days, and I assume this will be the case once the current restrictions are lifted.

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