Where to apply for a visa and what do you want?

Visa applications should be handled at the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Materials required for applying for a visa to go abroad:

1, household registration book;

2. ID card or other household registration certificate;

3. Work permit (retirement certificate);

4. Materials related to the reasons for leaving the country;

5. Letter of introduction

The visa application process for going abroad is as follows:

1. Submit a valid passport.

2. Submit various documents related to the application;

3. Fill in and submit the visa application form;

4. Meeting with officials of the Embassy and Consulate of China in that country;

5. The embassy or consulate shall submit the completed visa application form and necessary supporting materials to the domestic competent authorities for examination and approval. The embassies and consulates of a few countries have the right to issue visas directly, but they still have to report to the domestic record;

6. After going to the competent department of the country to carry out the necessary audit, notify the embassy or consulate in the country of the examination and approval opinions;

7. Pay the visa fee.

Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens.

Article 17

The passport of the People's Republic of China is valid for 5 years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding 5 years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires.

In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.