Application Formalities:
Processing
Procedures: I. Basic Procedures
1. Any and all of the local
people's governments above the county/town level, companies, and the
state-owned, collectively-owned, joint-ventured, wholly foreign-owned, or
private enterprises or institutions in Shanghai shall, in case of inviting
foreigners to Shanghai for trade and economic cooperation activities, complete
any and all of formalities for visa invitations in conformity with their
purposes to China on behalf of them.
2. Any and all of foreigners who
are required to apply the business visas (F) valid for once or twice only for
the purpose of trade and economic cooperation activities in Shanghai may either
complete any and all of formalities for the visa notices via Shanghai Foreign
Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission or, unless otherwise provided, obtain
invitation letters issued the above Chinese inviting party or invitation cards
of fairs or expos by post or facsimile, and can, upon completion of any and all
of formalities for visas by presenting the said visa notices, invitation
letters, or invitation cards to the Chinese embassies or consulates in foreign
countries, come to Shanghai from time to time.
3. Shanghai Foreign Trade
and Economic Cooperation Commission is responsible for acceptance and review of
either application by enterprises or institutions of any kind in Shanghai for
inviting foreigners to Shanghai to engage in trade and economic cooperation
activities, i.e. review and issue of business visa notices (F) valid for once or
twice, or business visa notices valid for multiple-returns, vocational
(occupation) visa notices (2), and airport landing visa notices (F) in case of
emergency. Detailed Work Flow: (1) To fill in the visa application form subject
to the purpose for coming to Shanghai and visa type and executed by the leading
officer of the inviting party and stamped by the official seal whereof, and
present the form to the Service Center of Shanghai Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Service Center); (2) The
Service Center will, upon proofing data and numbering, transfer the form to
Foreign Affairs Department under Shanghai Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Commission for review of the form and issue of the visa notice within the
required time limit; (3) The original of the visa notice can, upon issue, be
delivered by post or fax by the exclusive administrator of the inviting party to
the foreign party, or faxed by the Service Center on behalf whereof; (4) The
invited foreigner(s) shall present the fax copy or the posted original of such
"visa notice" (with the faxed or posted certification of employment license in
case of the vocational visa, if any) to the designated Chinese embassies,
consulates or visa offices in foreign countries to apply for visa before coming
to China. (See Section III herein for details of online visa
application.)
II. Visa Types: Visas for foreigners coming to China for
trade and economic cooperation activities can be classified into five types as
the business visa valid for once or twice only, the business visa valid for
multiple times within half a year or one year only, the airport landing visa,
the vocational visa, and the transit visa. The following is the detailed
processing flow:
1. Application for the business visa valid for once or
twice only (F)
Generally applied to people invited to Shanghai for business
visit, on-the-spot investigation, lecturing, trade, technical exchange,
technical direction, assignment inspection, conference, and/or family visiting.
Application Prerequisites: Completing any and all of formalities necessary for
such invitation by the Chinese receiving party. Materials Required: one
application form executed by the leading officer of the inviting party and
stamped by the official seal whereof, and one xerox copy of the business license
whereof.
2. Application for the business visa valid for multiple times
within half a year or one year only (F)
Generally applied to foreign
businessmen who enter and leave China multiple times within half a year or one
year or are involved in the special cases. Application Prerequisites: Such visa
is applied only to the one who has investment in China, who is administrative
personnel of the foreign parent company of the venture in China, who is the
person required to come to China frequently for contract performance, or who has
acquired China's F (Business/Visit) visa, where anyone who came to China for
three times or more within the latest half a year under F visa can apply for the
visa valid for multiple-shuttle within half a year only or who came to China for
eight times or more within the latest one year under F visa can apply for the
visa valid for multiple-returns within half a year only. Materials Required: one
multiple-return visa application form in duplicate executed by the leading
officer of the inviting party and stamped by the official seal whereof, one
xerox copy of the passport of the foreigner with the entry/exit records, one
circumstance statement stamped by the official seal whereof, and one xerox copy
of the business license whereof.
3. Application for the airport landing
visa (Business Visa F)
Generally applied to any and all of foreigners who are
required to come to China in case of emergency without time to apply for entry
visa to the Chinese embassies, consulates or visa offices in foreign countries
and, at the same time, are holders of the regular passports issued by the
country that has established the diplomatic relationship or the official trade
contacts with China. Application Prerequisites: Such visa is applied only to the
one who is invited to China to participate in a fair of any kind upon the
interim decision by Chinese party, who is invited to China to participate in the
public bidding or the formal execution of a trade or economic cooperation
agreement, who comes to China to supervise import/export commodities inspection
or participate in check before acceptance subject to the certain contract, who
is invited to China to participate in equipments installation or engineering
first-aid repair, who comes to China to solve issues related to claims subject
to requirements of the Chinese party, who is invited to China to provide the
scientific and technical consultation, who is replaced in an interim manner upon
consent of the Chinese party after acquiring visas for the invited group/team to
China, who rushes to China for visiting patients in emergent conditions or
disposing funeral affairs, who is one of the direct transit personnel but unable
to leave China via the original airplane within 24 (or 48) hours or has to leave
China via other vehicles due to the force majeure, or who has no time to apply
for visa to China in the Chinese embassies, consulates or visa offices in
foreign countries due to other special causes. Materials
Required: one application form executed by the leading officer of the
inviting party and stamped by the official seal whereof, one circumstance
statement stamped by the official seal whereof, and one xerox copy of the
business license whereof.
4. Application for the vocational visa
Z
Generally applied to any and all of foreigners who come to China to take
office or to be employed and family members whereof. Application Prerequisites:
Such visa is applied only to the foreigner who has acquired the Foreigner
Employment Permit issued by Shanghai Municipal Labor and Social Security Bureau
and family members whereof, or who is the chief representative or representative
of the Shanghai representative office of the foreign company and family members
whereof. Materials Required: one application form, one original and one xerox
copy of the Foreigner Employment Permit issued by Shanghai Municipal Labor and
Social Security Bureau or one xerox copy of the Certificate of Approval or
Certificate of Change in Approval issued by Shanghai Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation Commission, and one xerox copy of the business license
whereof.
5. Application for the transit visa
Generally applied to any
and all of foreigners who has to pass through the Chinese territory. Application
Prerequisites: Such visa can be exempted to any and all of foreign travelers who
have to pass through the Chinese territory via Shanghai Pudong International
Airport or Hongqiao International Airport with their own valid international
travel documents and the inter-connection airline tickets with confirmed dates
and flight numbers, and to any and all of citizens from Japan, Republic of
Korea, Singapore, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Portuguese, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Greece
who have to stay for less than 48 hours to pass through the Chinese territory
via Shanghai Pudong International Airport or Hongqiao International Airport. Any
and all of foreign travelers who complete any and all of formalities necessary
for the transit visa exemption shall be subject to no charges. Any and all of
foreigners who stay at Shanghai for passing through the Chinese territory shall,
within the valid stay period, be subject to no limitation in traveling in
regions surrounding Shanghai.
III. Service Flow of Online Visa
Application (Note: Online visa application is restricted to trial operation in
the trial unit at the present time. Further information on full-scale
implementation whereof shall be subject to the online news announcement from
time to time):
1. Applicant logging in the system: The applicant joining
in the Shortcut Service Network can log in the network via the user name and
password whereof while the applicant who access the network for the first time
shall conduct registration process to obtain the user name and password whereof
prior to log-in.
2. Upon log-in, selecting visa type applied for the
foreigner and filling in the corresponding application form: In case of applying
for occupation visa or visit visa valid for once or twice only, select and fill
in the Visa Application Form for Foreign Businessman. In case of applying for
visa valid for multiple times, select and fill in the Application Form of Visa
Valid for Multiple Entries/Exits for Foreign Businessman. Refer to explanations
for filling in the application form.
3. Confirming the contents upon
completion of filling in the form, and (1) sending it and (2) printing it out
upon confirmation (One application form is required only except for application
form for applying for visa valid for multiple times in duplicate. Any and all of
application form shall be sealed. The common applicant shall, upon getting the
original of the visa notice, present the original of the application form for
verification. The applicants who join in the Shortcut Service Network shall,
within one week upon approval, centralize and mail the originals of the
application forms to the Service Center. Presenting the original of the
application form-Select processing approach upon presentation (Multiple
selection is possible): Issue of Original, Fax on behalf of Applicant/Urgent
Process, Regular Process, Return by Hiring Municipal Carrier Service on behalf
of Applicant, and/or Delivery to Overseas by Hiring International Express
Service on behalf of Applicant. Refer to the information hereinafter for
charging standard.
4. Selecting the proper option in the web page for
continuing or completing application.
5. Logging off the
system.
Query and Modification:
1. The applicant can, upon logging in
the system, enter into the query interface where the process and feedback
information of the filed application can be queried.-One process can be divided
into three [TF1]phases, i.e. filed, reviewing, and approved. In case the filed
visa application includes the feedback information, it stands for that there is
error or lack of the required materials in the very application form. The
detailed contents will be listed in such feedback information.
2. In
case it is necessary for the applicant to modify the contents in the filed
application form, the applicant can search out the relevant record in the query
interface and, in case the record status indicates "not accepted", modify the
contents wherein directly, and save them afterwards.
3. In case it is
necessary for the applicant to modify the contents in the accepted or approved
visa notice, the applicant shall contact the Service Center and present one
application for change in writing and stamped by the official seal whereto by
fax. The Service Center is responsible for modification operation.
After
Approval:
1. In case of selecting Regular Process/Issue of Original upon
application, the applicant may, three working days following application,
present the original of the application form, the xerox copy of the business
license and other relevant materials to the Service Center which will, upon
verification of any and all of the required materials and confirmation of
contents filled in whereby, hand the visa notice to the applicant. In case of
selecting Urgent Process/Issue of Original upon application and in conformity
with the conditions for Urgent Process, the applicant may, within one working
day upon application, present the original of the application form, the xerox
copy of the business license and other relevant materials to the Service Center
which will, upon verification of any and all of the required materials and
confirmation of contents filled in whereby, hand the visa notice to the
applicant. The applicant can, subject to the needs, independently mail or fax
the visa notice to the foreign businessman who can, upon presentation whereof to
the Chinese embassies, consulates or visa offices in foreign countries, complete
any and all of formalities necessary for entry visa.
2. In case any and
all of applicants who have joined in the Shortcut Service Network may, upon
application, select Regular Process/Fax on behalf of Applicant, the Service
Center will, within three working days upon application, fax the approved visa
notice to the foreign businessmen on behalf of applicants. In case any and all
of applicants who have joined in the Shortcut Service Network may, upon
application, select Urgent Process/Fax on behalf of Applicant in conformity with
the conditions for Urgent Process, the Service Center will, within one working
day upon application, fax the approved visa notice to the foreign businessmen on
behalf of applicants. Return by Hiring Municipal Carrier Service on behalf of
Applicant or Delivery to Overseas by Hiring International Express Service on
behalf of Applicant by the Service Center can be selected as well.
3. In
case the applicant applies for the visa valid for multiple times shuttle, the
applicant shall, three working days following application, come to the Service
Center, all and singular, to get the original of the visa notice and mail it the
foreign businessman who can, upon presentation whereof to the Chinese embassies,
consulates or visa offices in foreign countries, complete any and all of
formalities necessary for entry visa for multiple times.
Charging Standard
& Basis:
Filing Authority:
Processing Address: Room 1801,
New Hongqiao Tower, No. 55, Loushanguan Road,
Shanghai
Audituser:
Processing Basis:
Contact Tel:
62752200-265
http://
Processing Time: 9:00 to 17:00 on Mondays through
Fridays
Time Limit for Processing: within 3 working days
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