Tourist visa (L Visa)
Issued to those who intend to go to China as a tourist.
Application:
Basic Documents：
(1) Passport
Original passport with at least six months remaining and blank visa pages; and a
photocopy of the passport’s data page and photo page if they are separate.
(2) Visa Application Form and photo
One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken color passport photo
(bare-head, full face) against a light background attached (Photo Requirements for
Chinese Visa Application).
(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the
visa in their country of citizenship)
If you are not applying for the visa in your country of citizenship, you must provide the
original and a photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence,
employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the
relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying.
(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable
to those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship)
If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your
previous Chinese passport and a photocopy of its data page.
If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with
a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should
present a photocopy of the previous passport’s data page and the photo page if it is
separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page. (If your name on the current
passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change.)