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randall020105
Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Location: the land of morning confusion...
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:07 pm Post subject: Can I visit China. |
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Hi, I have less than 6 months left on my visa(E2).
Can I still go visit China from August 15th?
Thanks for any help. |
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Jake_Kim
Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:08 am Post subject: |
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IF and ONLY IF you have previously visited China within the past 2 years, and such a fact can be proven by your previous Chinese visa as well as immigration stamp. In that case, as I've been told, your Korean ARC getting expired in less than 6 months becomes irrelevant, and you get exempted from that requirement.
Otherwise, you need to find a travel agency in your home country, send your passport to your agent in order to obtain Chinese visa there by proxy. |
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Ballerina2012
Joined: 17 Jan 2012
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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How do you get Chinese visa while still in Korea? |
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joeyjoejoe
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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or fly into hong kong or macau first and get the visa there |
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randall020105
Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Location: the land of morning confusion...
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject: i have |
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I was in China, Honkong a little while back. It was like a weekend lay-over less than 2 years ago. Does that count? |
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Jake_Kim
Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:29 am Post subject: Re: i have |
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randall020105 wrote: |
I was in China, Honkong a little while back. It was like a weekend lay-over less than 2 years ago. Does that count? |
Was that layover with a proper visa, or without? Did you use that 48-hour exemption rule or something like that? |
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lemak
Joined: 02 Jan 2011
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:05 am Post subject: Re: i have |
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randall020105 wrote: |
I was in China, Honkong a little while back. It was like a weekend lay-over less than 2 years ago. Does that count? |
Only Hong Kong? Nope doesn't count. For visa purposes they are considered separate countries. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:22 am Post subject: |
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You used to be able to exploit a loophole by using one of the consulates rather than the embassy. While they may have closed it, I would just contact a bunch of travel agents and see if any of them can help you. |
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