China Employment Visa Requirements

A China work visa valid for 3 months but may be extended locally by your employer in China. The holder of a Chinese (Z) visa is required to report to a local public security department within thirty days of entry into China.

Step 1: Gather the items listed below

Valid Passport

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.

Copy of Valid Passport Information Page

Color or black and white is fine as long as it is a clear copy

China Visa Application

Complete and sign a China Visa Application

China Supplemental Information

Complete and sign a China Supplemental Information Form

One Passport type Photo

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 orders@swiftpassport.com using the following guidelines. Swift Passport will size and print your passport photos 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.).

1 Letter of Authorization

Print and sign the Letter of Authorization

Official Invitation From China

Original and one photocopy of the Work Permit for Aliens issued by the Chinese Labor Ministry or the original and one photocopy of the Foreign Expert's License issued by the Chinese Foreign Expert Bureau.

Visa Notification issued by an authorized Chinese unit (usually the Foreign Affairs Office of the local government) on or after January 1st, 2011.

• Additional Materials Required for Accompanying Family Members
  Visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit or proof of kinship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.

Payment

There are 3 fees associated with this 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 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 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.