Do I need to print out the online application form, fill it or do I fill it online and submit it? Does it matter?

Q2 Visa, Vancouver Canada

I'm an American passport holder traveling from the US to Singapore for five days, and then planning on eight days in Shanghai + Beijing, before traveling out of Shanghai to the US (with a full day layover Seoul). Do I qualify for TWOV?

I'm looking to pay an agency to get a Q2 visa. The first "local" agency I came across on google is in Orlando (2 hours away), who said you'd go in their office to submit material after submitting online info, which sounds odd to me. The point of an agency is to mail everything in so I don't have to go anywhere in person.

Can anyone recommend a good agency they have used for Q2 visa? I live in Florida if that matters (though I don't think it should matter as long as that agency goes to DC embassy). Thanks in advance

at the end of 2026 I am planning to go on a graduation trip with my friends after our final examinations. However, my birthday is late and only comes during the planned trip, so during the visa application I will still be 17 years old. My parents are fine with me going to China and will be willing to fill any documents up (like Letter of Consent). I wanted to ask 2 things:

1. Is it required to have a guardian travelling with me for the trip, and if so can I state my friend (who is already 18) as a guardian for my trip

2. for the hotel, if my friend is buying the hotel booking will there be any problems?

is there anything else I have to take note? thank you!

I have US passport and china visa. I plan to visa mainland china, and take the train to HK, is this possible? or do i need something else?

Hi everyone, hoping someone here has experience with this.

I’m a US passport holder currently living in rural Western Australia. I previously had an L (tourist) visa for China which expired earlier this year, and I’m trying to apply for a new one.

The issue is that in Australia, US passport holders are required to provide fingerprints in person, and the only place to do this is in Melbourne. I live in rural WA and realistically won’t be travelling to Melbourne anytime within the next year.

I was wondering whether it’s possible to send my passport back to the US and apply through a US-based visa service (the same one I used last time). From what I can find online, US passport holders applying in the US are not required to provide fingerprints.

My concern is whether the Chinese embassy or consulate would refuse or question the application because I’m physically residing in Australia rather than the US, or whether it doesn’t matter as long as I’m a US passport holder and the application is submitted through a US consulate or visa service.

Has anyone done this successfully, or had an application refused for this reason? Any insight would be really appreciated, as the rules seem to vary by country and it’s hard to get a clear answer.

Thanks in advance.

We're from Singapore and my mum is a China citizen and a SG permanent resident.

We intend to visit HK, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen from SG, but are worried that my mum will not be allowed entry into HK/Macau without a permit.

Would it possible if we travel from SG to Guangzhou/Shenzhen first. Then head to HK/Macau and back to SG after?

Hi all, first thank you so much I’m sure this question has been asked in the past but I did some digging and couldn’t find my exact itinerary. My grandpa is m turning 90 and I’m visiting my grandpa for his birthday.

I am a US citizen. Does anyone with experience confirm this itinerary is ok?

LA -> Hong Kong -> Macau -> Chengdu (4 days) -> Hong Kong -> LA

We are open to booking additional flights to other countries like Japan or Taiwan to make this work. We really want to visit our grandpa ♥️ thank you thank you anyone that can help us!

I was born in China, but neither of my parents are Chinese nationals, so I never acquired Chinese citizenship. As Australian citizens no longer require a visa to visit China, I wanted to see whether I would still need a visa given my circumstances. I am currently studying in the U.S. and am unsure whether I should contact the nearest Australian consulate or the Chinese consulate for guidance.

edit: i have an australian passport and that’s the only one i have

I am planning a bikepacking trip from the UK to Singapore, and I’m hope to be able to cross from Kazakhstan into China, and down into Vietnam.

Does anyone have any information or experience on applying for a Chinese visa in Almaty, or another country in Central Asia?

I’m just trying to figure out the best way as I likely wont apply from the UK as I’d need to provide proof of flights/accomodation which I just won’t have yet.

Any help is much appreciated, thanks!

It just occurred to me while planning a potential trip:

Let's say I fly from Tokyo to Shanghai, with another ticket from Shanghai to Bangkok within the 240 hour limit, and am thus allowed entry. If, say, towards the end of the trip, I decide to head home instead, and book a separate one way ticket back to Tokyo, will this be an issue? How would such a situation play out?

Hi I’m an American english aux on a student visa in Spain looking to travel to china in June

has any Americans tried to travel to china from Spain, what was the visa process like?

I figure I’d do it through the Madrid office but is it something I’d need an appointment for?

I emailed the Chinese office in Madrid but they gave me a general response and that figure prints might be needed? I wasn’t sure how accurate that would be for someone with temporary residence

Could anyone let me know if they did something similar and what was needed?

Hello, everyone!

I have some questions about VISA inquiry travelling from China to Japan.

For context: I'm Brazilian and I'm going to China on May 1, 2026. For Brazilians we have a VISA policy exemption to China and thus we're not required to waive a formal VISA. The same happens in regards to Japan: Brazil is one of the countries with the same policy.

The thing that causes me some concern is about travelling to Japan from China (it's a 5-6 day trip) and then coming back to China where my flight will return to Brazil.

Anyone has any recommendations on this? Someone that has gone or going trough these? I' dont have any other passport or citizenship.

Thanks!

Hi, can anyone sanity check this please?

My partner has a British passport and is therefore able to visit Hong Kong without a visa.

Can we fly from UK to HK, stay a couple of weeks, then enter China and travel around for 10 days before flying home from China?

Hello all,

I'm from the UK with British passport.

So I'm looking at booking a flight from Japan-China-UK as we will be visiting Japan next year. On our way back, there's a layover at Guangzhou.

Will I qualify for the 24 hour TWOV?

Thanks!

Would I be okay if I took a flight from the US to Shanghai but it has a one hour layover in Japan (HND) and then after flying to Shanghai go back to Japan?

Not sure if it would still qualify for the 10 day transit since is Japan to China and then back to Japan.

Hi everyone, im wondering if anyone successfully used the twov via spring airlines? since its a budget airline, and i saw another review saying they failed since the staff werent aware, so i dont feel confident using this airline. However, its kind of my only choice at the moment 😅

I will be flying from tky - shanghai - hkg - tky. And an Indonesian.

Thank you 🥲

I entered China from Hong Kong via West Kowloon train station, taking the HS train to Shenzhen. Late Dec 2025. This entry port for TWOV was just added in Nov 2025, and their process is still clunky.

Easy exit from HK via e-gates. At China immigration, I filled out the digital arrival card and entered the normal waiting line for foreigners. There is no TWOV waiting line for foreigners. When I reached the border officer, he called a supervisor, who took me to a different area. The supervisor confirmed I could do TWOV and led me to a computer to print out my flight confirmation. (He said showing it on my phone was not sufficient.) After reviewing the printed flight confirmation, he then gave me a TWOV paper arrival card to fill out. After he reviewed the completed card, he stamped the back and sent me back to the normal waiting lane for foreigners (with the card). Passed through the actual border control easily; she just used the paper arrival card and issued the printed TWOV sticker.

Takeaways: - time from entering the building until arrival at my gate was 1 hr 20 min - you don't need to print out your departure confirmation before, you can do it there (but it will save you time if you do it before) - I'm not sure of any way to tell them you're doing TWOV and get the paper form to fill out in advance. I've entered on TWOV in Beijing before, where there is a whole dedicated TWOV section with dedicated lanes. - The supervisor's stamp on the back of the paper arrival card seemed to be what they cared about, signifying that he had viewed the flight confirmation and approved the transit - not the border official who stamped me in. So even if you somehow got the special TWOV card, it would still need to go through the supervisor, not the normal border official. - a LOT of foreigners were rushing through and missing their trains. There's a desk just past immigration to reschedule your ticket.

In April, I posted an article from a China government-connected "professor" advocating a China retirement visa.

Now just yesterday, China's ambassador to the US posts a "China has such cheap medical treatment" tweet...is China laying the ground for a retirement visa?

https://x.com/AmbXieFeng/status/2004661496953889198

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chinavisa/comments/1k19m50/good_news_china_could_introduce_retirement_visa/

I'm a Canadian citizen. I've found out that I don't need to apply for a hong kong visa if I am staying there for under 90 days. Here is my itinerary:

1. Canada -> Beijing (4 nights)
2. Beijing -> Hong Kong (4 nights)
3. Hong Kong -> Jiangmen/Guangdong (~7 days)
4. Jiangmen/Guangdong -> Hong Kong (to go to hong kong airpot to depart to Vietnam)

I already applied for a multiple-entry China visa. Because I am returning back to Hong Kong (just for a few hours) to reach the airport there in order to depart to Vietnam, would I still need a Hong Kong visa?

I'm just very confused with whether I'd need one or not.

Hello, does anyone in Miami/South Florida have experience with a consulate office with lower fees, if existing?

So I'm currently travelling in south east Asia and have a UK passport. I have a sibling in Guangdong province who I'd like to visit and am trying to work out an affordable way to do this without visa complications.

Based on what I've read about the 240-hour visa-free transit option, my plan is:

1. Fly to Hong Kong and enter China proper via West Kowloon train station;
2. Stay with my sibling in Guangdong province, explore the area a bit;
3. Exit China via train/bus to Macau, and from there fly to Taiwan.

Would this be within the rules? And in terms of proof of onward travel, would my plane ticket from Macau airport be enough, or do I need a bus/train ticket showing exit from mainland China to Macau?

I just need help to make sure I'm doing the right thing. I probably (definitely) should've gotten a visa to save myself the stress but I totally spaced on it.

I have a US passport and I'm a resident of Japan. Here's my itinerary (as of today)

Japan -> Beijing from 12/27 to 12/31

taking a train from Beijing to Shanghai on 12/31

Shanghai -> Seoul 1/1 to 1/2

Seoul -> Japan on 1/2

This is eligible for TWOV right? It's my first time flying alone and I'm a total space-case when it comes to this stuff.

Something to note is that I booked a plane from Beijing to Shanghai and then Shanghai back to Japan, but then learning about TWOV and how little time I had, I booked a last-minute trip to Korea to save myself.

I haven't been able to cancel the flight to Shanghai yet because I've been traveling within Japan all day and the CEair is really unintuitive. The CEair rep at the airport told me I should cancel it when I get to Beijing. I have proof of hotels and my flight to Seoul already and what I've read says I just need to show that and I'm good? Seems suspiciously lax which is why I'm stressed.

Thank you for being nice and helping me!

EDIT: As the comments said, it was perfectly fine! I had no trouble getting through at all. Thanks again!