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Step by Step Instructions

• Have all travelers’ valid passports in hand.  (Please note you will need more documents if you are non-US citizen or a child born in a country other than in US. Please also check below for the list of additional required documents.)
• Complete the visa application form for EACH traveler.
• Contact the visa agents with Lotus Travel  for detailed  documents you will need to prepare your China visa application
• Complete a cover page for your family/group.
• Settle payment directly to Lotus Travel prior to mailing visa application documents (do not include any payment with mailed visa package). You may pay online or mail check to Lotus Travel office.
• Mail required documents to designated address (according to specified consular region) after you make the payment with Lotus Travel.  PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT SEND VISA APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO LOTUS TRAVEL OFFICES – DOING SO DELAYS THEV APPLICATION PROCESS.  SEE DETAILED MAILING DIRECTIONS SPECFIED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO DETERMINE WHICH CONSULAR OFFICE IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR GEOGRAPHIC REGION.

Requesting a Chinese Visa

Lotus Travel welcomes visa applications from all 50 states.  Please remember we do not grant visas for travel; that it exclusively the domain of the Chinese government.  We can provide service assistance to help smooth and expedite visa processing and answer questions. It is recommended that you apply for a visa 3 months prior to your family's heritage travel date. During adoption process please apply after receipt of an adoption referral or travel approval.  Please remember, a cover page is required for visa application packets to be processed.

 If you have questions, you may contact our Travel Advisers via email at info@lotustours.net or via phone at 425-223-4641 during our office hours of 8 am – 5 pm PST.

A.  Itinerary. Copy of round-trip tickets or itinerary and hotel reservations.

B. Personal invitation. If visiting friends or family, you must provide a letter of invitation from the host in China.
　　The letter must be signed and should be address to the "Consulate of China, Visa Section." The letter must 　　contain the following information:

• Personal information of the applicant: Name, gender, date of birth, and passport details
  
• Details of the visit: Dates, purpose, places to visit, and places of accommodation
  
• Details of the inviting party: Name, address, phone number, and relationship to the applicant
  You will also need to provide a copy the host's Chinese ID, or, if they are not a citizen of China, copies of their China residence permit and their national passport's information pages.  

C. Tourist invitation. If your travel is being organized by a tour group in China, an official signed and stamped Invitation Letter for Tourist issued by Duly Authorized Tourism Unit in China can be used in place of the hotel reservation.

• ORIGINAL Chinese Passport (it will be returned with one of the corners cut to complete cancellation of Passport) OR Proof of prior issued China Visa (if the child has gone back since being adopted)
  
• A photocopy of Chinese birth certificate (both English and Chinese version) (page  of the white pamphlet stating: Name, Sex, Date of Birth, and any knowledge regarding birthplace and parents)
• A photocopy of the China Adoption Certificate (both English and Chinese version)
• A photocopy of one of the following three documents which shows both Chinese name and American name on the same page:
  　　　- Adoption Decree from China (the one with your family picture on it)
  　　　- Adoption Decree from U.S. (reissued by your state when you readopted your child in the U.S.)
  　　　- Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration
  A photocopy of both parent’s Passports (if not applying for Visas at the same time）
  Birth certificate. A copy of applicant's US certificate
  (*Note:For required photocopies files, please do NOT send the original files. The Consulate will not return them to you.) 

Additional required documents for minors (under 18):
• Application form. The application form must be signed by both parents.
• Birth certificate. A copy of the applicant's birth certificate.
• Parents' passport copies. A copy of the information pages of both parents' signed passports.

A photocopy of both the front and back of their Permanent Residence/Green Card.  Or, if it is the first time one is applying for a Chinese visa, please submit the Original Permanent Residence/Green Card.

Visa Forms

Required Cover Page
Chinese Visa Application Form	Instructions to Complete China Visa Application Form
Supplementary Visa Application Form	Instruction to Supplementary Visa Application Form

The Consulate General of China Offices close on the following holidays

Chinese New Year (3 days)
International Labor Day: May 1st
Memorial Day: 4th Monday in May
 US Independence Day: July 4th
US Labor Day: 1st Monday in September
China National Holiday: Oct. 1st, Oct. 2nd  & Oct. 3rd
Veterans Day: 2nd Monday in November
Thanksgiving:  4th Thursday & Friday in November
Christmas Day: Dec 24th & Dec 25th

*******Payment Procedures******

Payment for visa cost and processing cost is made directly to Lotus Travel.  Do NOT include payment in your mailed visa application packet.   You can pay via one of our three convenient methods:
1.  Online via credit card or via PayPal at: Payment

2. Download a credit card authorization form:Credit Card Authorization Form  and fax to your travel adviser at 425-223-4641;  or scan and email to your designated travel adviser.

3.  Mail in check payment to Lotus Travel office at:
Lotus Travel, 12366 SE 41st Lane, Bellevue, WA. 98006