About the visa to China

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:52

If you want to come to China to study Chinese, normally you can ask the school to provide the invitation letter and JW 202 form (normally you can only get the letter and form with paying the deposit even the whole tuition fee according to different school) to you, then you can use that to apply for student visa (签证 qiānzhèng) .

But with the Olympic game coming, it getting more and more difficult for foreigners, especially for the people from Europe and South America, so I would suggest you to ask the school to provide a invitation letter firstly, then you can use that letter to apply for tourist visa (签证 qiānzhèng) firstly, then when you come to China, the school will help you to renew your visa (签证 qiānzhèng) in China, it will be much easier and quicker for both sides.

Of course, you can also ask the travel agency to help you with the tourist visa (签证 qiānzhèng) , which is also convenient, but you also need to pay the travel agency.