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How Can I Get a Travel Visa for China?

If you are planning a trip to China anytime soon, you most likely will need to secure a tourist visa. Unless you are from Japan, Singapore or Brunei, you will need one of these travel documents to be allowed to enter the country. Luckily, China welcomes visitors because tourism is one of the country's key industries, so securing a visa doesn't take very long, nor is it terribly difficult.

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Instructions

- 1
  Have a passport photo taken of yourself. You can do this at any nearby post office. Even if you already have a photo in your passport, you will need an additional one to apply for the visa.
- 2
  Visit the nearest Chinese embassy and fill out a visa application.
- 3
  Pay the application fee.
- 4
  Return to the embassy in three to five days and your visa will be ready. You can save yourself a trip to the embassy and choose to have the visa mailed to you, but it will take up to three weeks to arrive.