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		gerard
 
  
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				 Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:37 am    Post subject: Invitation Letter | 
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				| HI----Does this letter mean you need to do everything including the medical at home or is it just something you take to the China consul to speed things up...Thanks---I would give more details but this thing makes me type it over and over... | 
			 
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		arioch36
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 1:47 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Invitation letter lets you go to the consulate to get your z-visa.  Most consulates accept a faxed letter. You have to submit this, and two of their forms, downloadable from the net: the application for visa, and unfortunately the medical form which is a joke. I have heard not all consulates make you submit it. I had to have it, they never looked at it, just filed it, and I had to do it all over once in China. Now I must admit I mostly fudge the health form. The consulate is still happy | 
			 
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		Peter
 
 
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				 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 2:32 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Consulates have to do admin by the book.
 
 
Once you are here in China it matters not one iota; they have their own "rules" | 
			 
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		gerard
 
  
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				 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 6:09 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Yes  Peter and thats why I don't want to waste my time jumping through hoops here...Will be at the China consul Monday and will post what they say... | 
			 
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