--On Tuesday, August 24, 2010 16:04 -0700 bill manning <bmanning@xxxxxxx> wrote: >... > 5.Visa Notifications Form from an authorized Chinese Unit, > or invitation letters from the host company, meeting or > exhibition organizers in China, or an introduction letter from > applicant's US company, etc. > > [elided] > > ---- so it would appear that strictly speaking, a business > visa would be in order. Number five seems to suggest an > invitation letter from the local organizers would be prudent. In the past (as recently as a year ago), some consulates interpreted #5 (or its predecessor) as requiring both the invitation letter and that introduction letter _and_ required that the introduction letter state that the company would accept responsibility for all expenses, etc. There have been consular differences in the past; compare http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/lsqz/VisasforChina/t42204.htm with the material Bill quotes above (and note the very narrow definition of a Tourist Visa. john _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf