Foreign citizens apply for a visa at port

According to the relevant procedures, Chinese visa applicants should apply for visas in advance to Chinese embassies, consulates, offices, Hong Kong, Macao or other foreign agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Applicants should complete the visa in advance according to their own itinerary.

For humanitarian reasons, urgent entry is required. Foreigners who are invited to enter for emergency business, engineering repairs, or other emergency entry requirements and hold the Chinese authorities` approval to apply for a visa at the port may approve the port visa business at the State Council of China and apply for a port visa to the port visa authority entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security.

If a travel agency organizes inbound tourism in accordance with relevant state regulations, they may apply to the port visa authority for a group tourist visa.

The application may not being approved and all liability that may arise from the procedure shall be borne by the applicant.

In these conditions, 24-hour transit, 7-hour transit in 7 cities including Beijing, Shanghai,etc, 6-day convenience tour in Guangdong, and visa-free 15-day travel to Hainan, you can apply for a visa at the port. US and French citizens must apply for visas abroad beforehand.