Business visa or tourist visa

Business visa or tourist visa
Apr 3, 2013 14:10
B2BTRANSLATOR Points: Join Date: Mar 29, 2013 Status: offline	Hi, I'm booked to fly to china I a few weeks time for business. I need to apply for a visa, I have been told it must be a business visa for a business trip. However To apply for a business visa I am told I need a invite from a company in china. I have ask the company to send me the invite and they are happy to do so. The problem I have is that I am flying out on 21st April and I have been told by the company who is sending he invite that I will receive the invite by the 18th. This won't leav m enough time to obtain a visa. The questions I have are. Can I apply for the business visa when I get to china? Or As I have already booked the flights an hotel, shall I apply or a tourist visa? If I obtain a tourist visa will I have any problems attending the canton fair or doing business? I'm going to china from the UK. Please help me, thanks in advance. James

Apr 3, 2013 14:10

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Hi, I'm booked to fly to china I a few weeks time for business. I need to apply for a visa, I have been told it must be a business visa for a business trip. However To apply for a business visa I am told I need a invite from a company in china. I have ask the company to send me the invite and they are happy to do so. The problem I have is that I am flying out on 21st April and I have been told by the company who is sending he invite that I will receive the invite by the 18th. This won't leav m enough time to obtain a visa.
The questions I have are. Can I apply for the business visa when I get to china?

Or

As I have already booked the flights an hotel, shall I apply or a tourist visa?

If I obtain a tourist visa will I have any problems attending the canton fair or doing business?

I'm going to china from the UK.

Please help me, thanks in advance.

James

Apr 4, 2013 11:04	#1
QRINEAL Points: 2 Join Date: Mar 31, 2013 Status: Offline	Hi James, It's ok to use tourist visa, see below 2. What can happen if I am holding a different type of Visa (Tourist, Student, etc.)? As mentioned earlier, it would be better to have a Business Visa. But if you are already in China under a different type of Visa other than a Business one, you can still use this to enter the Fair. There is no big deal. quote from http://www.chinacantonfair.com/faq.html#issuanceb And this might also help http://gohongkong.about.com/od/traveltochina/a/Canton-Fair-Guide.htm Kary
QRINEAL Points: 2 Join Date: Mar 31, 2013 Status: Offline	Last edited by QRINEAL: Apr 4, 2013 11:26

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