bobnuts Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Has anyone done one recently? I need to go to China for a short visit, 6-7 days. Previously I have always made a visit visa by going to the CTS office in Hong Kong and getting the visa next day or day after that at the most. This time I would prefer to do the visa here in Bangkok if at all possible and I understand they have an office on Phetburi road for that very purpose. Any insights, gotchas or other issues or is it a sensible and simple process? Any info much appreciated. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) You need to show them a complete itinerary with flights. I just booked a hotel on Booking.com and printed it out for the VISA, then cancelled the hotel after the VISA was granted. Dead easy to get, takes about a week (pay extra for quicker), and as a Brit only 1,000bht in Thailand Vs 5,000bht in the UK. Very nice people to deal with, no queues and no funny business like Thai Immigration. Edited January 4, 2019 by BritManToo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnuts Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. When you say itinerary with flights. Do I need to have the flights booked and paid up front? Hotel is already reserved on Booking.com Thanks Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, bobnuts said: Do I need to have the flights booked and paid up front? I did. As stated on this site 'section L' http://chiangmai.chineseconsulate.org/eng/consularservices/passports/t1099575.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnuts Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Okay, thanks again, good info. I have a letter from the Chinese company that wants me to visit them so if I sort the tickets out now hopefully I will not need to change them. Will be doing it in Bangkok but guess its the same. Thanks Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 do you intend to come back? there's a travel warning to China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, bobnuts said: Okay, thanks again, good info. I have a letter from the Chinese company that wants me to visit them so if I sort the tickets out now hopefully I will not need to change them. Will be doing it in Bangkok but guess its the same. Thanks Bob Are you here on a long term visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Mavideol said: do you intend to come back? there's a travel warning to China There is a travel warning for Kho Tao as well ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnuts Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mavideol said: do you intend to come back? there's a travel warning to China Yes, about a week later. Travel warning? What travel warning? If it's anything like the one the US had posted about travel to the UK during the Irish troubles, that was in place for about 20 years, its probably not worth much, but I'm intrigued. Please elucidate. 5 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: Are you here on a long term visa? Yes, O-A based on marriage Edited January 4, 2019 by bobnuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 If you only go for 6 days you will get a visa on arrival, more depends what part of China you go to I went not long ago and had no problems at all but I reside in OZ now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnuts Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Visa on arrival? For mainland China? With a UK passport? Never heard of such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Just now, bobnuts said: Yes, about a week later. Travel warning? What travel warning? If it's anything like the one the US had posted about travel to the UK during the Irish troubles its probably not worth much, but I'm intrigued. Please elucidate. Yes, O-A based on marriage Ok, then you'll be fine. I've got business visas easily with letters of invitation, but once when I was working in Singapore but here on a visit (on a 90 day O based on marriage) they wouldn't accept my application as I had only been in the country about 6 days - they said I needed to be here at least three weeks. All other occasions have been really easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnuts Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 minute ago, josephbloggs said: Ok, then you'll be fine. I've got business visas easily with letters of invitation, but once when I was working in Singapore but here on a visit (on a 90 day O based on marriage) they wouldn't accept my application as I had only been in the country about 6 days - they said I needed to be here at least three weeks. All other occasions have been really easy. Thanks for that. Useful data point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxout Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 If you only go for 6 days you will get a visa on arrival, more depends what part of China you go to No, that's a Transit Without Visa (TWOV). In some Chinese cities you can stay in that city and the surrounding area for up to 144 hours without a visa, but only if you are indeed transitting, which in Chinese terms means you're just stopping in China in the middle of an international itinerary. So a flight from Thailand to Beijing then back to Thailand won't qualify since you're not "transitting" in Chinese terms. There are also some other conditions. (There is a visa-on-arrival in some places, but it's loaded down with restrictions and very rarely used.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 7:25 PM, bobnuts said: Yes, about a week later. Travel warning? What travel warning? If it's anything like the one the US had posted about travel to the UK during the Irish troubles, that was in place for about 20 years, its probably not worth much, but I'm intrigued. Please elucidate. Yes, O-A based on marriage they arrested a couple people recently, they use them as negotiating tools with their country of origin..... just saying better be safe than sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnuts Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Ah, okay. I hope I'll avoid any such complication. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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