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Introduction
Most foreigners must have a visa to come to China. They should get visas from Chinese embassies or consulates-general in their home countries before they come to China.
Citizens of countries which have mutual visa exemption agreements with China don't need a visa.
Port visas
Under some circumstances, foreigners can get a port visa for a maximum of three months in cases of urgent need and lack of time.
Foreigners may apply for a port visa for one of the following reasons:
??Being invited at short notice by the Chinese side to attend a trade fair in China;
??Being invited to China to enter a bid or to formally sign an economic or trade contract;
??Coming to China under contract for supervision over export shipment, import commodity inspection or checking the completion of a contract;
??Being invited to install equipment or make rush repairs;
??Coming to China at the request of the Chinese side for settling claims;
??Being invited to China for scientific or technological consulting services;
??A last-minute replacement or addition, approved by the Chinese side, to a delegation or group that has been invited and has already obtained visas for traveling to China;
??Visiting a patient in a critical condition or making funeral arrangements;
??Being a person in immediate transit who, because of force majeure, is unable to leave China by original aircraft within 24 hours or has to leave China by other means of transport;
??Being an invitee who does not have time to apply for a visa to a Chinese agency abroad but holds letters or telegrams from designated competent authorities approving the application for a visa at port visa agencies.
Foreign journalists, officials, public affairs passport holders and diplomatic passport holders cannot apply for port visas.
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