What are the requirements for applying for a business visa?

When applying for a business visa, you need an invitation letter from the other company, the applicant's work certificate, bank deposit and passport.

Business visa mainly refers to the on-the-spot investigation or negotiation of relevant personnel who go to the destination country for investment, trade, conferences, exhibitions and labor services for official or personal reasons. Such people need a business visit visa when they enter the destination country. Business visitors to the destination country can only stay in the country for a short time after applying for a business visa, and visitors should leave the country within the fixed time of the visa. In addition, the immigration authorities of some countries require that visitors to the country must be in good health, have no criminal record and will not pose a threat to the national security of the country. When applying for a business visa, the applicant needs to have sufficient business reasons to prove that his visit to a certain country is true and has no bad intentions. Visa officers generally need applicants for such visas to provide sufficient evidence to prove that they really need to travel to a certain country. Therefore, the invitation letter from a certain country is the most basic document. Although the invitation letter is not a necessary document required by law. If there is no invitation letter, as long as the parties can give enough reasons, they can get a visa. In the process of examining and approving business visas, visa officers attach great importance to the authenticity of the invitation letter, including: whether the contents of the invitation letter for business visas are true, whether the inviting unit has legal business activities, and whether there is a ready-made or developing or developed business relationship between the inviting unit and the invitee. According to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Passports and Visas, the authorities that issue passports and visas are authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security of China. Abroad, it is China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices and organs authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Passports of persons going abroad on business shall be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the organs authorized by the Ministry. Passports and visas for people going abroad on private business shall be handled by organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security. China citizens and foreigners who go abroad or live abroad for personal reasons must apply for Chinese visas when leaving, entering or transiting the country. The specific measures shall be implemented in accordance with relevant regulations. China citizens who go abroad on business do not need to apply for an entry-exit visa for China when they enter or leave the country with valid passports. Citizens of countries that have signed visa exemption agreements with China shall be handled according to the agreements.

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Regulations of the people's Republic of China on passports and visas

Article 9 China citizens and foreigners who go abroad or live abroad for personal reasons must apply for Chinese visas for exit, entry or transit, and the specific measures shall be implemented in accordance with relevant regulations. China citizens who go abroad on business do not need to apply for an entry-exit visa for China when they enter or leave the country with valid passports.

Citizens of countries that have signed visa exemption agreements with China shall be handled according to the agreements.

Article 10 visas are divided into diplomatic visas, official visas and ordinary visas. In principle, the issuing authority issues corresponding visas according to the types of passports. However, visas different from passports can be issued when necessary.

Article 10 Article 11 The validity period of diplomatic passports, official passports and ordinary passports shall not exceed five years. Each passport can be extended twice, and each extension shall not exceed five years.

Article 12 When the identity, marital status and accompanying personnel of a passport holder change, the passport must be filled out and issued.

Article 13 The validity period of a visa shall be decided by the visa authority according to the situation.

Article 14 If the holder's visa needs to extend its validity period, increase or decrease his entourage, change the number of trips to the destination and the visa, and foreigners with limited entry and exit ports need to change their entry and exit ports, they must go through the visa endorsement procedures.