What do you need to prepare for traveling to China?

Many foreigners like to travel to China. Before traveling to China, you must make the following preparations.

1. Before traveling to China, foreign friends must plan their itinerary to China. Before booking air tickets and hotels, they need to reserve time to apply for a tourist visa to China (L visa). Generally, it takes 4-5 working days from submission to getting the visa. If it is urgent, it usually takes 1-2 working days to get the visa.

2. If there is no inviter in mainland China, you need to prepare round-trip flights and hotel orders. If the applicant is unable to provide a hotel reservation and is staying at a friend or relative’s home during the trip in China, a travel invitation letter issued by an individual in China and a copy of the inviter’s Chinese ID card or a copy of the foreigner’s residence permit and passport first page are required. .

3. When traveling, you need to prepare your passport, visa application form and photos, legal stay or residence certificate (applicable to those who do not apply for a visa in the country of nationality), original Chinese passport or original Chinese visa (applicable to those who once had Chinese nationality and later became a foreign nationality) By).

4. After arriving in China, you need to report to the location within 24 hours. If it is a hotel, the hotel staff will help you report to the police station.

5. Due to some special reasons, when foreigners travel to Tibet and Xinjiang, some scenic spots are not allowed to enter. And bring relevant documents, such as foreign passports, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan passes, and border defense permits. In addition, when traveling to Xinjiang and Tibet, you need to choose a hotel with a foreign-related qualification certificate and qualified to receive foreign guests, and contact the hotel in advance to report to the local police station. If you are staying at a friend’s house, you must go to the local police station to register and agree.

6. When traveling, be sure to keep your documents to avoid losing them and avoid unnecessary trouble.

7. We Chinese people are all hospitable. If you need help, you can seek assistance from the local police station.