Fred Baker [mailto://fred@xxxxxxxxx] writes: > I'll echo Ole and Brian. In general, I find the Chinese consulate/ > embassy not very demanding. If you have a business reason for a multi- > entry visa, get one, but in general the standard tourist visa is > simplest to get and works fine. > > Not advertising the service, but to give you an idea of what it looks > like, I'll point you at the web site of the company Cisco uses for > visas. > http://www.peninsulavisa.com/russia-.htm > To get a visa to China, you need a visa application (download from the > web site) and a color "passport" photo. If you go for a "business" > visa, you need some demonstration of the business. "business" implies > you're trying to sell something or staying there for an extended > duration; to attend a conference such as an IETF meeting one generally > gets a tourist visa. Some countries need letters of invitation; I > would expect the host will have a facility up to get such. > > The visa process at the Chinese Embassy is usually on the order of a > week; safety would suggest two. My multiple entry visa will expire > just before the meeting, so I plan to file for a new visa sometime in > October. I, too, have been to China a number of times and by far the most painless visa acquisition process I've experienced was at the embassy here in Bangkok: I just filled in a small portion of the application, handed it & my passport over to some Thai folks with a desk just outside the door & came back to pick up my multiple-entry visa 2 days later. Total cost (above the standard fees): about $20. If you have a couple of extra days in your schedule, I can highly recommend it (at least for US citizens). ... _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf