| Many people are required to travel in China on | | | | have the final word on whether or not to issue a |
| business on a regular basis by their companies and | | | | multiple entry visa China business. The person |
| positions. The expense and paperwork of having | | | | making the application will be required to submit a |
| to obtain a new visa for each visit can be a bit | | | | passport that will be valid for at least six more |
| much. This is why China offers a multiple entry | | | | months and having at least one blank page. |
| visa option for business travelers. Paying a slightly | | | | Applicants for a multiple entry visa that were not |
| higher fee for a single multiple entry visa is far | | | | born in the US but plan to visit from the US, must |
| less costly and much simpler than trying to file for | | | | provide vital documentation such as a green card |
| a new visa with each trip. The average multiple | | | | or work visa issued by the US. Business people |
| entry visa China is good for a time period of up | | | | born in China but living in the US must provide |
| to six months. | | | | their Chinese passport. After gathering the |
| In order to qualify for a multiple entry visa, | | | | necessary paperwork, a business traveler can |
| business people must have held a business visa to | | | | provide it and the filled out application for the |
| visit China in the past. With this particular type of | | | | multiple entry visa to the Chinese consulate or |
| visa, business people can enter and leave China | | | | have a professional passport service make the |
| multiple times during the 180 day time period and | | | | submissions. |
| stay for up to 30 days each trip. The multiple | | | | For business travelers with close ties to Chinese |
| entry visa also covers trips to non mainland | | | | businesses, the multiple entry visa offers a single |
| provinces, such as Guangdong. | | | | visa issued for 1 to 2 years with only one |
| One must be engaged in lecturing, cultural | | | | application and a slightly higher fee than a single |
| exchange, conducting an investigation, or business | | | | entry visa. The savings can prove to be |
| activities to qualify for the multiple entry business | | | | substantial for those who travel frequently to |
| visa. These may also be extended to scientists, | | | | China and work closely with their Chinese |
| technologists, or students engaged in advanced | | | | counterparts in the business world. |
| coursework or internships for a period not to | | | | The differences in the amount of paperwork and |
| exceed six months. | | | | the prices between single entry visas, double |
| The very first piece of paperwork needed to | | | | entry visas and multiple entry visas make it highly |
| qualify for a multiple entry visa is a formal | | | | preferable for many in business to go to the |
| invitation from the Chinese Foreign Affairs | | | | extra expense of obtaining the multiple entry visa |
| Ministry. The business(es) a person is working with | | | | for a longer period of time in order to fulfill the |
| will submit the request to the government for this | | | | travel requirements of their job. |
| invitation. Even if it is issued, the consulate will still | | | | |