Chinese Visa Application Service Center

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Main purpose of visiting China	Type of visa	Types of Visa Description
Tourism	L	Issued to those who intend to go to China as a tourist.
Exchange,visits,study tours or other relevant activities	F	Issued to those who intend to go to China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities.
Commercial trade	M	Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities.
Family member or relative of Chinese citizen(s) or foreigner(s) with permanent residence status in China (more than 180 days)	Q1	Issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for family reunion, or to those who intend to go to China for the purpose of foster care. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. "Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.
Family member or relative of Chinese citizen(s) or foreigner(s) with permanent residence status in China (no more than 180 days)	Q2	Issued to those who intend to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.
Family member of foreigner(s) staying or residing in China or person who needs to come to China for personal matters (more than 180 days)	S1	Issued to those who intend to go to China to visit the foreigners working or studying in China to whom they are spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18 or parents-in-law, or to those who intend to go to China for other private affairs. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days
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)	S2	Issued to those who intend to visit their family members who are foreigners working or studying in China, or to those who intend to go to China for other private matters.　The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days. "Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.
Work	Z	Issued to those who intend to work in China.
Long term study (more than 180 days)	X1	Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of more than 180 days.
Short term study (no more than 180 days)	X2	Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of no more than 180 days.
Resident foreign journalist of permanent office of a foreign news agency in China	J1	Issued to resident foreign journalists of foreign news organizations stationed in China.　The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.
Foreign journalist visiting China for short-term news coverage	J2	Issued to foreign journalists who intend to go to China for short-term news coverage.　The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.
Crew member	C	Issued to foreign crew members of means of international transportation, including aircraft, trains and ships, or motor vehicle drivers engaged in cross-border transport activities, or to the accompanying family members of the crew members of the above-mentioned ships.
Transit	G	Issued to those who intend to transit through China.
Permanent residence	D	Issued to those who intend to reside in China permanently.
Foreigner of high talent or specialist	R	Issued to those who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed in China.

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