China Work Visa (Z) for Commercial Performance

• Passport should have sufficient validity left. Minimum 6 months validity beyond travel date is required for single entry visa, 12 months validity is required for multiple entry. If you need passport services, please visit our expedited passport services section.
• Visa will be issued in the passport. Passport must have at least 2 blank visa pages. The last 3 pages in US passports are amendment pages, reserved by the US Department of State for amendment to the passport. They won't be acceptable for visas. If your passport has no blank visa pages left, you must renew your passport first. Please visit our expedited passport services section, if passport service is needed.
  
• If you have a valid China visa in another passport, you will need to submit that passport together with the new passport when applying for a new visa. A photocopy of that visa and passport is also required.
• Non-US passport holders must provide a notarized photocopy of the proof of legal stay or residence status in the US, such as Green Card or a valid long term US residence visa.

A photocopy of the proof of current residence in the U.S. with applicant's name and address (e.g. driver's license or major utility bill).

A photocopy of the proof of full Vaccination for COVID-19.

Please refer to the link for China visa photo specific requirement.

• Please fill out the application form online.
• Print out the downloaded PDF file after the submission and sign both the confirmation page and the last page of application form.
• Please print out and submit only single-sided pages of the application, not back to back.
• Remarks: You won't be able to edit the information after you submit the form. Please check all information carefully before submission.

• Select the service type and level you need and provide your contact information and mailing address.
• Multiple applicants can be entered using one service request form.

• Please email us the service request confirmation number once submitted.
• We will email you a invoice for the payment.
• You may pay service fee by credit card online. Credit card payment is subject to 3.6% surcharge.

• The approval notice issued by the Ministry of Culture (click here for a sample).

• The "Letter of Invitation" issued by the Ministry of Culture or Notification of Work Permit issued by China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. High quality scan copy is acceptable.
• The invitation letter or Work Permit must be addressed to the Chinese Consulate or Embassy serving your jurisdiction. Please refer to the link here for jurisdiction information.

• Although the requirement for Chinese visa largely remains the same across different Chinese Consulates, there are some special rules pertaining to each different Consulate. Click here to see if there is additional requirement for your jurisdiction.

• Click for additional requirement for Chinese descendants. Skip it, if you are not.