Chinese Visa Sticky

Thanks everbrite, paying for next day because I didnt think it would be done in time (by the 8th) on the normal service. We are travelling to London on the 8th because our flight is on the 9th, thought it would make more sense to pick it up ourselves than ask out friend to do it as she would need to take time off work. Would use a visa service but they are a bit of a rip-off when a friend could do it for the price of the visa.

A way that seems to have been overlooked of getting in and out of Mainland China is by catamaran from Hong Kong and Macau. Turbojet runs services from Macau to Shekou (the name they give to Shenzhen Port) for HK$171 one way. You can book the crossings on www.turbojetbooking.com up to 29 days in advance. This may help people get their visas. I think there are other catamaran companies too. This isn't the only one.

Hi I will go to Guangzhou in a month and I Thinking in going one day to HK. The problem is that China embassy in Spain ask me the train ticket and the hotel reservation to give an 2 entry visa. Does anyone knows any web to get this reservations. I will cancell this reservation when I get the two entry visa.
Tahnks a lot

In Beijing L visas can be converted to 3-month F visas and F visas can be extended for another 3 or 6 months from yesterday (Sep. 1, 2008) on.
The applicants need to stay in Beijing and get Beijing registration form of temporary residence.

China Visa Service in Beijing

empecinadocast

You can buy train tickets online for that route from the MTR

Edited by: drumbrake

Beware that poster 1675 isn't lurking here to provide helpful information but to advertise his own visa service.

In HCMC

I been to a travel agency... Yes we can do you chinese visa... 30 days without anything else than a photo and passport... Ohh It's too wonderful to be true!! (Can I say this in anglish??)

After the second call to the provider or something like that: Ohhh! Sorry we can only for 7 days!!!

Why am I not surprise??

pass the word..

Altaus

Does anyone have any news about the posting 1675 that L visa's can be converted to F visas - I am about to do the visa run (10.00pm China time and too late to get through to Leo tonight

It may be expensive but might still be cheaper than paying for a new one in Hong Kong

any other reports of things returning to normal?

fortymilliondaggers rumors are that the current level of enforcement will lessen about one month after the end of the Paralympics which would mean about October 17. "Normal" as you call it was simply non enforcement of regulations that have been on the books for years.

Ruth