Visa for China

Visa requirements

1. 1 completed China Online Visa Application COVA . Your passport must be signed to apply for a Chinese Visa, please be sure to sign the signature section on your passport before sending to Allstate Passports & Visas. Please complete the Chinese Online Visa Application (COVA) via the above link. You will also need to to upload a copy of your passport information page and photo as well as other necessary documents as a part of the process. After you have completed the form and necessary uploads submit it online in the Chinese system for review. If approved you will receive a bar coded approval notice within a few days which you will need to print and send to us along with your physical passport. If there are any interim deficiencies you will receive an email asking you to make adjustments to your COVA and/or requesting upload of additional documents. Questions marked with a (*) are MANDATORY, if some of these questions do not apply to you, please tick “NOT APPLICABLE” to proceed.
2. 1 completed and signed Visa Application Statement.
3. The original passport with at least 1 blank visa page.
4. 1 recent professional passport size photo of the applicant (no eyeglasses or jewelry are to be worn).
5. A clear photocopy of the Driver’s License as proof of residence in a jurisdiction.
6. Applicant’s MUST submit a copy of their last visa to China and a copy of their entry stamp to China, if you do not posses the old visa or passport with the old visa in it, then you MUST write a letter of explanation.
7. For business visa – an official letter of invitation from the host company/organization in China, including all of the following: applicant’s name, gender and birth date, purpose and dates of visit, places to be visited, full contact information of inviter, seal and signature of company representative. Faxes/scans accepted. OR an invitation known as a “Visa Notification Form” from the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs or from China Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission or from any authorized government entity. This invitation should be arranged by your host in China and may be emailed or faxed to you. AND a business letter of responsibility (sample) typewritten on your company letterhead is required.
8. For tourist visa – a copy of your round trip airline tickets, itinerary or e-ticket, Cruise Itinerary or letter of confirmation from a Travel Agency confirming entry and exit from mainland China. The itinerary must show the applicant’s name, date of arrival and departure from the country, flight or cruise information. If you are staying in a hotel(s) provide copies of confirmed hotel confirmations. Multiple hotels will require multiple confirmations covering your entire stay in China. Or a letter of invitation from a Chinese tour operator.
9. Copy of flight itinerary.

Please mail your documents and payment (if paying by check) to the address below:

Allstate Passports & Visas
8201 164th Ave NE, Suite 200
Redmond, WA 98052
Tel: (206) 522-5995