Use the following China business visa requirements to expedite a China business visa through SPS. We can expedite your China F visa in as little as one business day after receiving the items outlined in the China business visa requirements.

Step 1: Gather the Required China Business Visa (China F Visa) Items

Valid Passport

In order to receive a China business visa (China F visa), you must submit your passport containing two blank facing visa pages. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from date of entry. If you do not have blank visa pages in your passport, Swift Passport can help you obtain extra pages or help you renew your passport; contact us for more information.  Please note that the last 2 pages in your passport ARE NOT counted as visa pages, those are amendment pages.

China Visa Application

China business visa (China F visa) applicants must complete and sign a China Visa Application.

All Non-U.S. Passport holders also must complete a Supplemental Information Form

One Passport type Photo

China Business Visa Photo Requirements: Photo must have been taken in the last 6 months, be 2 inches by 2 inches in size, and have white background. Please face forward in your photo.

Option 1: email a photo to Swift Passport Services photos@swiftpassport.com using the following guidelines. Swift Passport will size and print your passport photo for a nominal fee of $15.

• Photo file needs to be attached to the email as a .jpeg file.  Other file formats cannot be properly formatted
• Have someone else take the picture of you; please do not send pictures you take of yourself
• Please do not attempt to resize or format the photo in any way

Option 2: Obtain 1 passport photo from a passport photo service (Walgreens, CVS, FedEx, etc.).

Letter of Invitation

If the China business visa (China F visa) applicant is a U.S. Passport holder we can often obtain your visa without an invitation, but it is advised that one is included.

A letter from the company which you are conducting business with in China on company letterhead.  Must be signed by the management in charge of the area that the applicant intends to be in contact with, informing:

• Job position and job description of the contact person in China
• Assignment description and information about the end-purpose of the intended activities in China (sales, purchases, coordination, auditing, etc.);
• Date(s) and place(s) of the meetings and information on periodicity, average length and assignment description of future trips, if any
• Financial responsibility for the trip, if applicable 
• Company Letter of Intent (sample attached)
• This letter should be written on company letterhead
• Name and Title of the visa applicant must be included
• Provide a detailed description of the business which will be performed in China including a detailed timeline 

Company Letter of Intent

China Business Visa (China F visa) applicants are required to submit a company letter of intent that meets the following criteria:

• This letter should be written on company letterhead
• Name and Title of China business visa applicant needs to be included
• Provide a detailed description of the business which will be conducted in China, including a detailed timeline.

Click here for a Sample China business visa Letter of Intent

1 Letter of Authorization

China business visa (China F visa) applicants are required to print and sign the Letter of Authorization

China Business Visa (F Visa) Payment Requirements

There are 3 fees associated with the expedited China business visa (F visa) service that can be paid with all major credit cards or a money order

• Swift Passport Service Fee: 5-6 day processing ($55), 3 day processing ($75), 1 day processing ($125)
• China Consulate Fee (must be a postal money order made out to China Consulate): 5-6 day processing ($140), 3 day processing ($160), 1 day processing ($170). Swift Passport will obtain a postal money order for you upon request for $5. Click here to see fees for non US citizens
• Shipping: starting at $15. Swift Passport Services offers inbound and outbound shipping upon request

If you would like Swift passport to print your photos, there is a $15 fee as mentioned above

Submit your order to make payment for the above fees.

Step 2: Submit Your China Business Visa (F Visa) Order

• Option 1: Submit your order online
• Option 2: Call 877.917.9438 and place your order over the phone. Placing your order on the phone takes only a few minutes. Please be prepared to give us payment and shipping instructions.
• Option 3: Click here to print an order form. Complete the form and send it to Swift Passport with your visa application materials.

Step 3: Ship all China Business Visa (F Visa) Application Materials to Swift Passport Services

We highly recommend that you use FedEx to ship your application materials, as they are the most reliable shipping service and will provide you with accurate tracking information. Please ship your application materials to our Chicago location unless you have discussed an alternate location with our passport and visa specialists.

Swift Passport Services can email you a pre-paid FedEx airbill to use for inbound shipping upon request. Please call or email us if you would like us to email you a pre-paid airbill. Applications will be submitted the day they are received if they are sent PRIORITY overnight.