(S2) Family member of foreigner(s) staying or residing in China or person who needs to come to China for personal matters (no more than 180 days)

Basic Documents:
 (1) Passport 
   a). Stainless original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and with at least 2 pieces of blank visa page.   
If you are a dual national or multi-national, you are requested to provide all current valid passports in your posession. Additionally, you may be also required to provide your previous passport(s) in support of your application.
   b). A photocopy of the passport (the data page that includes the photo, personal information and signature page)

(2) Visa Application Form and Photo

Click here to fill out the form online Online Application Form
   After completing the form, submit it along with the scanned photo.
  Click here to find out the photo requirements:.Please click here to see photo requirement
   print it out and sign it with black ink; 

(3) Proof of legal status (applicable for those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship)

If you are not applying for a visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates of residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the relevant authorities of the country where the Visa Centre is located.

(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable for 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 the last Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page.If you have obtained Chinese visas before and apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the 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).

Supporting documents:
For visiting family members for up to 180 days, the following documents are required: 
(1) A photocopy of the inviting party’s passport and residence permit.
(2) An invitation letter. It should contain:
a) Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date of birth, etc.);
b) Information regarding the visit (incl. purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relationship between the applicant and the inviting party, and details of any financial support to be provided during the stay in China); 
c) Information of the inviting parties (incl. name, contact telephone number, address, signature of individual).
(3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between applicants and inviting parties.

"Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

For private affairs, documentation identifying their nature should be provided.

We kindly remind you that:

(1)Each applicant must provide all the documents mentioned above. Applicants may not share the supporting documents for their applications. 

(2) All the Documents except required original, may be in the form of fax, photocopy or scanned copy, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original documents. All non-original documents must be clear and neat. An issuer of invitation letter who is an individual in China should also provide a photocopy of his/her Chinese ID. 
(3) If the applicant is a dual national or multi-national, please provide all current valid passports in his/her posession. Additionally, the previous passport(s) may also be required in support of the application.
(4) If necessary, the consular officer will require the applicant to provide other proof documents or supplementary materials, i.e. naturalization paper, bank statement, tax report, proof of relation ect., which may not be listed in the website, in accordance with individual cases or different circumstances.
(5)The consular officer will decide on whether issue the visa or not  and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant.
(6)The Visa Centre will capture some applicants' fingerprints on behalf of the Chinese Embassy and Consultated in Belgium according to Chinese laws and regulations. Meanwihile, the consular officer may also request an interview with some applicants. 

 (7) All application documents will be kept by the Chinese Embassy. The Visa Centre will only return your passport back when you come for collection.