Do americans need a visa to go to China?

Shepherdian

certainly yes

corpsnerd09

CHINA, PEOPLEâ€™S REPUBLIC OF - *Passport and visa required. Due to tightened visa policy, travelers may be required to undergo a personal interview. Transit visa required for any stop (even if you do not exit the plane or train) in China. Business travelers are required to obtain formal invitation from their Chinese business contact. Tourist visas are issued only after receipt of a confirmation letter from a Chinese tour agency or letter of invitation from a relative in China. Single-entry visa requires $50 processing fee, double-entry visa fee $75 (no personal checks). A multiple-entry visa requires $100 for a 6-month visa, and $150 for a 12-24 month visa. 1 tourist visa application form, and 1 photo required. Allow at least 4 business days for processing. Visa valid 90 days from date of issue. If applicant is HIV positive, entry not permitted for any purpose. For more detailed information, contact the Visa Section of the Chinese Embassy, 2201 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202/338-6688) or nearest Consulate General: Chicago (312/573-3070), Houston (713/521-9859), Los Angeles (213/807-8006), New York (212/868-2078) or San Francisco (415/674-2940). Internet: www.china-embassy.org

tianjingabi

A visa has ALWAYS been necessary. I moved here 6 years ago. I had to come on a tourist visa, and then my school got me a resident card and a work visa. The woman who said she didn't need one 5 years ago probably didn't realize it was part of her tour package. There is NO WAY she entered China without a visa.

You can get a visa for one month, and then extend it for up to 3 months. If you work here, your work visa is usually good for exactly one year. It is now a multiple entry visa, thankfully, because when I first came, we could only get single-entry visas and had to apply for new ones every time we wanted to travel, including travel to Hong Kong.

I'm currently pregnant and will return to the US to give birth. I will not be able to bring my child back with me unless he or she has a visa.

Absolutely, you need a visa to travel to China. I don't think China has an agreement with any country where they waive the visa requirement, including Taiwan, interestingly.

You no longer need separate visas for separate districts, except Hong Kong. You can travel freely around China with one visa. However, you can only travel to Tibet by going through a CHINESE tourist agency. Agencies outside of China are not allowed to arrange travel within Tibet. Some US agencies probably have relationships with Chinese agencies, so you may not even realize you are going through a Chinese agency.

Carmen W.

Yes.

AD7782

Yes, you need a visa.
Devaraj is wrong, Americans can travel to almost all countries in the world without visa except communist countries and a few Muslim countries. All you need is a passport and a return ticket.

Private U

Yes.

Explorer

yes and separate ones for different districts

Curious1usa

Absolutely! Plan ahead - there can be long delays.

helo pilot cfi

most certainly need a visa you can apply directly at the china embassy or use an intermediary you send them the application fees and in most cases it will be ready in one week unless you need it sooner then extra fees will get it done same day ha dmine same day and little over 300 USD one year visa

Archangel

I have just returned from the Philippines .In most countries American do not need a visa to travel to.You must have a plane ticket for your return trip home or to another country when you a arrive so that you do not over stay your visit

keepsondancing

I was there 5 years ago and no visa was required then.

Devaraj A

Any citizen visiting other nation required Visa, other than the international staff (UN), for them UN give visa to travel to the member country

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