Needed Document

Passport with no less six month vadility, completed Visa Application Form, one passport photo, required China visa fee. No matter you are applying the China Visa by yourself or through any services, the filled application form is always required. Make sure all the questions are answered. If you think the questions do not apply to you, mark them with 'n/a'. Sign and date it after finishing. The application form is in PDF file. If your PC is not installed with Adobe Reader , install PDF Reader and down load the form.

Our Service

As the only USA branch of China International Travel Service (CITS) Head Office , we are authorized by Chinese Consulate General to handle the China visa for travelers to China across the USA. Please kindly follow the instructions below to obtain your China visa:

INDIVIDUAL CHINA VISA (affixed to your passport)
Each person should submit the following (either bring to our office or mail to our office):
---Your physical passport, with minimum remaining validity of 12 months and blank visa page(s),
---One (1) passport photo, either black-and-white or colored,
---One (1) copy of China Visa Application Form, completed and signed.
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD THE FORM FROM OUR WEBSITE:
http://www.citsusa.com/_images/chinavisa.pdf

Effective immediately as required by the Chinese Embassy and Consulate Offices in the US, anyone who is applying China visa now should provide the following in addition to the paperwork listed:
---Your international air reservation into and out of China,
---Your hotel confirmation or voucher in China.

VISA FEES (Effective January 21, 2008, regardless of number of entries):
US$170.00 per person on regular service (taking 5 working days)

Additional charges for expedite services:
US$40.00 per person for 48-hour service,
US$50.00 per person for 24-hour service .

***For any business visa (F type visa), an official invitation letter from China is required.
***Multiple visas are issued to US citizens only.


Some important issues for your attention:
1)  For the return of your passport with China visa, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage attached. If you need overnight or 2nd day return of your passport, you may either add $18.00 on the payment for any address in
mainland USA or $28.00 for Hawaii or Alaska. Or you may enclose a pre-paid
airbill for Fed-Ex, US Post Office Express, DHL or UPS. P.O Box address is NOT accepted for any express mail service.
2)  Please make check or money order payable to CITS (USA) . No credit card is accepted for China visa processing.
3)  We are not responsible for any mishandling or delay of mail by US Postal Service or other express mail carriers.
4) Once your China visa is issued, you have 180 days to enter China.
5) For any non-US passport holders, a copy of your valid US visa or Green Card is required in addition to other documents.
6) There is no refund of China visa fee once passport / applications are submitted to the Chinese Consulate General. It's up to Chinese Consulate to decide whether to approve your China visa and what type of China visa to be issued for you.
7) Please mail all required documents and payment to:
CITS (USA)
16 North Marengo Ave., #201,
Pasadena,  CA 91101, USA

8) Please contact us for special type of China visa, such as work visa, student visa and group visa.

Tibet Travel Permit

For those going to Tibet on your China tour, you must obtain a special travel permit for Tibet in addition to the China visa. Our office in China can help you with this permit only if you book your Tibet tour package with our agency. Please check our Tibet tour programs on our website or contact us for details.