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dogUNLEASHED
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| Wow, so Alaskans have to go to the consulate in San Francisco in person? And Hawaiians have to go to LA in person? |
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dog backwards
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Leila51360 :
Read your own post:
1. You may submit the application to the Visa Office of the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.
In which state do you reside now? Are you in the U.S.? If so, that state is your state of residency. The Chinese Consulate does not care if you have established legal residency anywhere. In The U.S., your legal residency may be proven by something as something as simple an electric bill with an address on it, but the Chinese consulate won't care a whit.
2. If you cannot come in person, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to drop off your application at the visa office of the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.
If you can't figure out your jurisdiction, try calling a travel agent.
So there you go, dogUNleashed. There's an answer for you too!
Good luck to both. |
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The Ever-changing Cleric
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| dog backwards wrote: |
| In which state do you reside now? Are you in the U.S.? If so, that state is your state of residency. The Chinese Consulate does not care if you have established legal residency anywhere. In The U.S., your legal residency may be proven by something as something as simple an electric bill with an address on it, but the Chinese consulate won't care a whit. |
she claimed to have a drivers licence from PA.
| dog backwards wrote: |
| If you can't figure out your jurisdiction, try calling a travel agent. |
Based on the map provided in a previous post, this question has been answered.
| dogUNLEASHED wrote: |
| Wow, so Alaskans have to go to the consulate in San Francisco in person? And Hawaiians have to go to LA in person? |
About Chinese Visa
Q: To apply for a Chinese visa, do I need to drop off my application in person?
A: No, you don't. Instead, you may ask your family or a travel agency to do that for you. |
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dogUNLEASHED
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info. Has anyone gotten it done at a Chinese embassy outside their homeland? I was hoping to get mine done in London while visiting a relative. The closest embassy/consulate here in the USA is so far away. |
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Puffy
Joined: 08 Feb 2011
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www.mychinavisa.com
They will take care of everything. All you have to do is FedEx them your passport and papers, as well as pay their fee. It is easy. |
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AnomanderRake
Joined: 06 Feb 2011
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Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| dogUNLEASHED wrote: |
| Thanks for the info. Has anyone gotten it done at a Chinese embassy outside their homeland? I was hoping to get mine done in London while visiting a relative. The closest embassy/consulate here in the USA is so far away. |
Most of the official websites say you must return to your home country to get a visa. This is only true for some countries and not US. I have personally got a visa from Hong Kong and have friends that have gotten them in Europe during travels. What countries are on the list is buried somewhere on one of the embassy websites... not sure where |
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dogUNLEASHED
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| AnomanderRake wrote: |
| Most of the official websites say you must return to your home country to get a visa. This is only true for some countries and not US. I have personally got a visa from Hong Kong and have friends that have gotten them in Europe during travels. What countries are on the list is buried somewhere on one of the embassy websites... not sure where |
Awesome. You just made my day. |
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010
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Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| dogUNLEASHED wrote: |
| Thanks for the info. Has anyone gotten it done at a Chinese embassy outside their homeland? I was hoping to get mine done in London while visiting a relative. The closest embassy/consulate here in the USA is so far away. |
i got my z-visa at the chinese consulate in chiang mai, thailand.
fast and easy, plus the medical there only cost about $25.
remember, if getting the visa outside your home country, the
invitation letter must state in which country you will apply. |
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thessy
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Location: Xi'an
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| Leila51360 wrote: |
| dog backwards wrote: |
The Chinese consulates cares about your citizenship. Residency is a domestic issue and of no concern to the Chinese.
Which Chinese Consulate should you send your paperwork to? Which is the nearest to you?
You have a lot of questions that could have been answered had you done prior research (researching consulate websites for one, using the search engine and the stickies on this board, etc.).
The timing of your questions lead me to believe that you really don't have a plan except to get to China ASAP. |
The information I have is from the Consolute website... I used the search engine on this site and found no specific answer to the question.. I'm not sure you read my question... Where would the details of the physical have been posted? EXACTLY.with the major costs included including the blood work EKG. Xrays and so forth.. and yeah you have to get there before you can do much else!!!!!!!!!! duh!!!!!!!! I have called the consulates repeatedly with no answer and to Quote the site....
"1. You may submit the application to the Visa Office of the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.2. If you cannot come in person, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to drop off your application at the visa office of the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.
3. No appointment is required.
4. Mailed applications are not acceptable and will be returned.
YOu CANNOT send anything it has to be walked in!!!!!!!
The question was HOW DO THEY ESTABLISH THE STATE YOU LIVE IN!!!!!!!!!! SO I DON'T GO TO THE WRONG ONE AND HAVE FURTHER DELAYS... this has been made clear that going to the wrong consolute will delay your Visa and may cause your Application to be denied! .
I do not wish to rush this I have been asked to be there by this date!!! by the school!!!!!!!!!!!
Like I said, I was in Iowa when I applied for this job, Costa Rica inbetween and NOw in PA, closest to DC.
Dog you have a sarcastic answer for something you obviously know NOTHING about! |
The first thing I would suggest is that you accept that China is not a place that often deals in black and white. If you're having trouble dealing with the fact that you are getting conflicting answers before you arrive, you should (and I mean this sincerely, not trying to insult you) do some soul searching and make sure China is right for you. Stability, consistency, and even logic are not words many of us would use to describe the place very often.
I'm from the same area in the US where you are now - we might even be neighbors. I have never used the DC Embassy nor have I ever gone in person to get my visa. I have always used the Houston consulate and used a visa agency called China Visa Service Center. I don't know how their rates compare to other agencies but I have always had perfect dealings with them.
Also double check your facts on the medical exam and check with your employer directly to see if you really need one in the US. The issue of a medical is always something I will admit I was never 100% clear on due to the overwhelming number of people who come here claiming to need a medical in the US before getting a visa. I have never had a medical in the US for visa purposes nor have any of my American colleagues here. A medical exam is required *in* China in order to be issued a residence permit (I think that is what it is for). Some consulates in some countries also require a medical before issuing a visa. I think San Fran in the US was like that last I knew, but I know Houston does not require it. Make sure your school knows you are not required to get a medical from your side for the Visa. You need one after you arrive in China anyway so it's rather silly to get one there, then another here two weeks later.
Edit: typo
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johntpartee
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| The issue of a medical is always something I will admit I was never 100% clear on due to the overwhelming number of people who come here claiming to need a medical in the US before getting a visa |
I've always wondered about that, too, i.e., all the talk on here about the pre-departure physical. I never heard anything about it before I came here. |
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xzbakbook
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Leila,
Check the consulate website and they give you what states they serve. Chose the ones nearest to to where you physically are. If it is close enough (although from your post it seems like this is not the case) then go there and you can get the z visa same day. They don't ID you . |
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Ariadne
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Just a repeat of what others have already said... use the visa service.
It makes everything so much easier. I'm from the state of Washington and I always use China Visa Service in Houston. If you insist on getting your visa in a country other than your home country, make sure the school indicates WHERE you will apply on the invitation letter.
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