FWIW: Not only China has that requirement. Patrik On 14 jan 2010, at 20.01, Behcet Sarikaya wrote: > Just wish to remind people that China requires passports to have at least 6 months before expiration during your visit. > > This might mean renewing your passport before getting visas. > > Regards, > > Behcet > > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Andrew G. Malis <agmalis@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: Fred Baker <fred@xxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: Ole Jacobsen <ole@xxxxxxxxx>; IETF-Discussion list <ietf@xxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 8:11:15 AM >> Subject: Re: Visas to China >> >> If you are a US resident, also note that China has multiple >> consulates, and the consulate that you will use for your visa depends >> on where you live. See this map for details: >> >> http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/t84229.htm >> >> Cheers, >> Andy >> >> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Fred Baker wrote: >>> 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. >>> >>> Interesting reading from the Los Angeles PRC Consulate. >>> overview: >>> http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/chinavisa/t27606.htm >>> tourist: >>> http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/chinavisa/t27605.htm >>> business: >>> http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/chinavisa/t27604.htm >>> >>> Non-US folks should of course look at the web site of whatever consulate is >>> relevant to them for specifics of the relations between China and their >>> country. >>> >>> On Jan 12, 2010, at 7:26 AM, Ole Jacobsen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Since Andy mentioned visas I would like to give some vague and >>>> unhelpful advice :-) >>>> >>>> It turns out that the DURATION of your visa depends on what country >>>> you are from, and even what consulate or embassy you apply at. In >>>> all cases the clock starts running the day the visa is issued. >>>> >>>> Real example: As a Norwegian, applying in San Francisco, I was only >>>> grqnted a single-entry visa valid for 3 months. I applied in March >>>> 2009 which was a mistake since the trip didn't happen until August, >>>> so I would have had a visa that expired sometime in June. They all >>>> say "must not arrive after ". I was able execute an "undo" >>>> on this particular occasion and came back again in July and received >>>> a visa that covered the period of my visit. >>>> >>>> Your mileage may, no, WILL, vary, so check the wiza wizards, >>>> consulates, embassies etc. Fred Baker regularly gets a one-year >>>> multi entry visa, but he's American and he uses the visa brokers, >>>> something I clearly should have done instead of foolishly applying >>>> too early. >>>> >>>> The form has a box which asks when you intend to arrive in China, but >>>> that information is NOT used to start the clock for the validity of >>>> the visa itself, in some sense that date isn't used for anything, at >>>> least as far as I can tell. >>>> >>>> How long you can stay in China again depends on what country you are >>>> from and what kind of visa you have. >>>> >>>> Ole >>>> >>>> >>>> Ole J. Jacobsen >>>> Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal >>>> Cisco Systems >>>> Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 >>>> E-mail: ole@xxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ietf mailing list >>>> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >>>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >>> >>> http://www.ipinc.net/IPv4.GIF >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
