Chinese Visa changes
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Sounds a bit like my role.... i live in Melbourne... well just.... based in Singapore but before end of Sept my planned work trips include... Vietnam, China, Tiapei, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany.
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Know exactly what you mean. Still haven't worked out my plans yet to Sept, but have just visited Vietnam, Thailand, India & Singapore on this trip.
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We would like to inform you on the latest update with regards to China Visa application.
APEC Cards are no longer valid for entry into China. Effective immediately, ALL APEC Card holders are required to apply for visa before entering China.
Singaporeans applying for China Visado notrequire to attach their identity card.
China Embassy will now issue Single / Double entry visa valid for 3 months instead of the usual 1 month validity.
Last edited by ajnz; 12th July 2008 at 01:01 AM.
Reason: To fix the broken formatting (stupid copy and paste!)
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Re: Chinese Visa changes
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Originally Posted by ajnz
APEC Cards are no longer valid for entry into China. Effective immediately, ALL APEC Card holders are required to apply for visa before entering China.
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The Chinese are getting ridiculous. I presume they are concerned about potential protesters / terrorists infiltrating the Olympic games. Having been in Beijing recently and seen the smog, and from the recent TV pics showing no improvemnet with the smog, I wonder whether the IOC may have had second thoughts about awarding the games to Beijing...
APEC Cards are no longer valid for entry into China. Effective immediately, ALL APEC Card holders are required to apply for visa before entering China.
Do you have an official source for this info? The Smartraveller and Business Mobility sites don't make any mention of these new restrictions.
Do you have an official source for this info? The Smartraveller and Business Mobility sites don't make any mention of these new restrictions.
Sorry, I don't. I received this from my team travel coordinator in Singapore, who had received it from our travel agents (AmEx & CWT). Thought it was particularly timely after having seen this thread and commenting on it earlier.
I guess it will percolate through websites in the coming days? Certainly it's put a crimp in the style of a few people that I work with who travel to China regularly.
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Re: Chinese Visa changes
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Originally Posted by serfty
... but not corporates or, indeed, AOC representatives ...
AOC reps, accredited media associated with the games etc should be fine:
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In accordance with the Olympic Charter and the Host City Contract, the Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card (OIAC), together with a valid passport of the holders, will be accepted as the multiple entry visa to China for the duration of one month before and one month after the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Still nothing on Timatic about the APEC card restriction though.
. I presume they are concerned about potential protesters / terrorists infiltrating the Olympic games
. Having been in Beijing recently and seen the smog, and from the recent TV pics showing no improvemnet with the smog, I wonder whether the IOC may have had second thoughts about awarding the games to Beijing...
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