Visa
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Period of validity, number of entry, duration of stay of a visa
Updated: 2013-07-12The period of validity of a visa refers to the period of validity of the visa itself. The holder of a visa is eligible to enter China at any time prior to the expiry of its period of validity.
Types of Chinese visas
Updated: 2013-07-09Chinese visas fall into four types: diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, service visa and ordinary visa. Ordinary visa is further divided into the following eight categories each marked with a phonetic letter: