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itiswhatitis
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:29 am Post subject: Canadian getting a Chinese tourist visa in Seoul... |
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I may be heading to China (currently teaching in Seoul) soon to teach.
My plan: get my tourist visa processed in Seoul, head to China on a tourist visa and then find a job in China and do a visa run to Hong Kong to transfer to a working visa.
Is it fairly easy and prompt to get a tourist visa processed at the Chinese embassy in Seoul?
I just wonder how long it takes from anyones experience
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:54 am Post subject: |
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When I lived in Iksan, I had a travel agency take care of getting the visa for my trip to Shanghai, and it only took a few days, if I remember correctly(it was back in 2009).
If you are planning to work in China, I am assuming you have been reading the China forums, and thus know that the HK visa trip is not always a slam dunk, right? I got mine that way, just this past December, but it was not easy, and thankfully my employer used a visa service to help process all of the forms, and make sure I had everything I needed, including the medical. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Canadian getting a Chinese tourist visa in Seoul... |
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itiswhatitis wrote: |
I may be heading to China (currently teaching in Seoul) soon to teach.
My plan: get my tourist visa processed in Seoul, head to China on a tourist visa and then find a job in China and do a visa run to Hong Kong to transfer to a working visa.
Is it fairly easy and prompt to get a tourist visa processed at the Chinese embassy in Seoul?
I just wonder how long it takes from anyones experience
Thanks in advance. |
Tourist visas to China take about 4 working days to process.
The fees vary depending on YOUR nationality.
35k for Brits
55k for Canadians
170k for Americans.
PLUS 10-20k for the handling and couriers fees (charged by the travel agent).
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/korea2.htm
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