(1) The object of issuance
Persons entering the country to carry out commercial trade activities
(2) Required materials
1. Passport: the original passport with a blank visa page and 1 copy of the passport photo data page valid for more than 6 months.
2. Visa application form and photo: 1 copy of the “People’s Republic of China Visa Application Form” and 1 recent color passport photo pasted on the application form with a light background on the front side.
3. Proof of legal stay or residence (applicable to those who do not apply for a visa in the country of citizenship): If you do not apply for a visa in the country of citizenship, you need to provide a valid certificate of legal stay, residence, work and study in the country where you are located or the original and copy of a valid visa.
4. Original Chinese passport or original Chinese visa (applicable to those who once had Chinese nationality and later joined foreign nationality): If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you must provide the original Chinese passport and a copy of the passport photo data page; If you have been granted a Chinese visa and apply for a visa with a newly issued foreign passport, you must provide the photo data page of the original foreign passport and a copy of the Chinese visa obtained (if the name stated in the new passport is different from the original passport, you must also provide official proof of the name change).
5. Business activity documents, invitations to economic and trade fairs and other invitation letters issued by trade partners in China. The invitation letter must contain the following:
(1) Personal information of the invitee: name, gender, date of birth, etc.;
(2) Information on the visit of the invitee: the reason for coming to China, the date of arrival and departure, the place of visit, the relationship with the inviting unit or the inviter, the source of expenses, etc.;
(3) Information of the inviting unit or inviter: the name of the inviting unit or the name of the inviter, contact number, address, the seal of the unit, and the signature of the legal representative or inviter.