The latest Japanese visa policy in China

Chinese mainland's latest visa policy: Japanese citizens who come to Japan with ordinary passports for tourism, business, visiting relatives and friends or crossing the border for less than 15 days are exempt from visas when entering China, which is open to foreigners.

Holding Japanese diplomatic and official passports; The estimated stay in China for traveling, doing business, visiting relatives and friends with ordinary passports exceeds 15 days; You need to apply for a visa in advance to study, work, settle down, visit and report in China with an ordinary passport. To apply for a visa, you must go through the corresponding procedures.

Provide a valid passport or a certificate that can replace the passport; Fill in the visa application form and submit a recent 2-inch half-length bareheaded photo; Submit certificates related to the reasons for applying for entry and transit. When entering or leaving the country, you must pass through a port open to foreigners or a designated port in China to be inspected by the frontier inspection organ, and you can enter the country only after being examined and approved by the frontier inspection organ and stamped with the entry inspection seal.

Visa procedures for Japanese to go to China:

1. Submit a valid passport.

2. Submit various documents related to the application, such as birth certificate, marital status certificate, education certificate and work experience certificate.

3. Fill in and submit the visa application form. Different visas have different forms. Most of them should be filled out in foreign languages and photos should be provided at the same time.

4. Go to the embassy or consulate in China to meet officials. Some countries stipulate that all immigrant applicants must be interviewed before making a decision; Some countries also require interviews to apply for non-immigrant visas.

5. The embassy or consulate shall submit the completed visa application form and necessary supporting materials to the domestic competent authorities for examination and approval. The embassies and consulates of a few countries have the right to issue visas directly, but they still have to report to China for the record.

6. After going to the competent department of the host country for necessary examination and approval, notify the embassy or consulate of the host country of the examination and approval opinions. If you agree, a visa will be issued. If you refuse, you will also inform the applicant. (For visa refusal, the embassy or consulate will not refund the visa fee. ).

7. Pay the visa fee. Generally speaking, when submitting a visa application, you must pay the fee first. In some countries, the fee is charged only after the visa application is successful. Generally speaking, immigrant visa fees are slightly higher and non-immigrant visa fees are slightly lower. There are also some countries and regions that are visa-free.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia -Visa.