I am a Filipino residing in Japan and I want to travel to Shanghai. Do I need a visa in going to China?

Question

It will just be a short trip, about a week. So Just for a break, I would like to visit this beautiful place. If I would need a visa, where is the Chinese Embassy where I could get it? I am residing in Saitama.

Answer 1

Yes, Filipinos do need a visa going to China.

Here is the address for the Chinese Embassy

Ambassador: Mr. Cui Tiankai

Address: 3-4-33 Moto-Azabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 1060046, Japan

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website:

http://www.china-embassy.or.jp/jpn/

http://jp.china-embassy.org/jpn/

http://jp.chineseembassy.org/jpn/

Have fun in China!

Additional Info : Here are the guidelines in getting visa in China

http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cejp/jpn/lsyw...

Answer 2

yes u do!!

Answer 3

of course yes you have to secure a visa.

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

yes,u need a visa,here's the detail:

Tourist/Family Visit (L) Visa

L Visa is issued to an alien who comes to China temporarily for tourism, sightseeing, visits with friends or relatives, medical treatment or other private purposes. China tourist visa is valid for 6 months with single-entry, or 6 months with double-entry, or 6 months/12 months with multiple-entry.

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Documents to be included with application:

Valid Passport

Your valid & actual passport. The passport must have at least six (6) months validity left before expiration and at least one blank page left in it.

An applicant born in China who applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport is required to submit his /her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa.

American born children of Chinese descent must provide a copy of their birth certificate and a copy of one parent's passport and green card when applying for the first time.

  

Visa Application Form

Please download and complete online the Visa Application Form  print and sign it. One form per applicant.

  

Photo

Please provide one 2" x 2" passport type photo for each applicant  (black & white or color is acceptable).

  

CCC Order Form

Please download and complete online the CCC Visa Service Order Form, print and sign it. one form per shipping address.

  

Processing Fees

We accept personal check, money order. Please make your check or money order payable to Chinese Civic Center.

Processing fee and time:

Number

of

Entries Validity Duration

of Stay Processing

Time Consulate

Fees CCC

Service

Fees FedEx

Return

Fees

Single 6 Months 30-90 Days 4-6 Work Days $100 $20* $20

2-3 Work Days $120 $45 $28

1-2 Work Days $130 $60 $28

Double 6 Months 30-90 Days 4-6 Work Days $100 $20* $20

2-3 Work Days $120 $45 $28

1-2 Work Days $130 $60 $28

Multiple 6 Months 30-90 Days 4-6 Work Days $100 $20* $20

2-3 Work Days $120 $45 $28

1-2 Work Days $130 $60 $28

Multiple 12 Months 30-90 Days 4-6 Work Days $100 $20* $20

2-3 Work Days $120 $45 $28

1-2 Work Days $130 $60 $28

* Special discount for families  (4 - 6work days only):

Family discount (2 parents + 2 kids): $50 per family, each additional family member: $10 per person

*1. Processing time means the time it takes for the Chinese Consulate to process your visa. Time to ship your application to and from CCC is extra.

*2. If you are submitting multiple applications, you need to pay only one FedEx Fee if all passports are returned to the same address. For ten or more passports, the FedEx fee is $35.

*3. Applications for rush service must be received by 10:00AM. You must therefore use the morning delivery services of FedEx, UPS or DHL only.

*4. Applications for regular and express services must be received by 12:30PM to be processed on the same day it was received. Applications received after 12:30PM will be processed the next business day.

*5.To apply for a Multiple Entry (L) Visa, the applicant shall meet the following requirements:

(1) The applicant is the husband/wife, or son/daughter, or parent of a Chinese citizen residing in Mainland China. Please submit proof of relationship, e.g. the original and the photocopy of a marriage certificate, a notary certificate of kinship etc. or,

(2) The applicant owns real estate in China. Please submit the original and a photocopy of the property ownership certificate.

*6. If the visa application form is not filled out completely, correctly and legibly, this can cause a delay in processing or the refusal of the requested visa.

Additional information

Usually, the validity of a single Entry is 3 months and the validity of a double entry visa is 6 months from the date of issuance.   Unless specified on the application form and approved by the consular officer, the duration of stay is 30 days.

Any person suffering from mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.

The Validity, Duration of Stay, and Number of Entries of the visa is issued at the discretion of the Consular Officers, whose decisions are based on the laws and regulations of China. The Consular Officers have the authority to refuse any visa applications inconsistent with Chinese laws and regulations, or revoke issued visas

Please send all documents (Valid Passport, Visa Application Form, Photo,  CCC Order Form, and Processing Fees) through FedEx, UPS, DHL, Express Mail or Certified Mail  to the address below:

Visa and Passport Services

Chinese Civic Center

5905 Sovereign Dr.

Houston, TX 77036

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

You must have a visa to enter China. There are travel agents in Japan that can secure a visa for your visit.