Social and Cultural Changes in Globalizing China

Social and Cultural Changes in Globalizing China
China - Kunming (with 4-day trip to Lijiang)
July 2 - July 30, 2008

Travel Documents & Visa Requirements

As UC Davis Summer Abroad programs are not affiliated with a host university, you will enter as a tourist - and can travel there for 3-6 months as a U.S. citizen. Summer Abroad participants are responsible for obtaining their own tourist visa. Visit the State Department website for an overview of the requirements for U.S. citizens traveling to China:

State Department (passport and visa required): http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html

U.S. citizens should visit the Embassy of China web site at http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/ for the most current visa information and instructions on how to obtain your visa.

Tourist Visa Requirements

Your valid & actual passport which must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity with at least one blank visa page in it.
One completed Visa Application Form (Q1) with one passport photo (black & white or color is acceptable) glued or stapled on it. The form is available through the Chinese Embassy website.
Non-US passport bearers shall provide documents that entitle them to reside or work for an extended period of time in the US.
An applicant who was born in China is required to submit his/her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa when he or she applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport.
Tourists to China shall provide round trip air tickets and hotel reservation. (The hotel reservation letter was sent to class mail list.)

US citizens may apply for a Single Entry (valid for 3-6 months) , Double Entry (valid for 6 months) , Multiple Entry (valid for 6 months or 12 months) "L" Visa.
A Chinese-American may apply for a Multiple Entry "L" Visa valid for 24 months.

How to apply

You may come to the Visa Office of the Embassy or Consulate -General in the consular jurisdiction in which you live to submit the application; or
If you cannot come personally, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to come to the visa office of the Embassy or Consulate -General in the consular jurisdiction in which you live for the application process.

Mailed applications are not acceptable and will be refused. Mail back service is available (make sure you read INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION MAIL SERVICE) .
No appointment is required.

Non-U.S. citizens should check for Visa requirements online at http://www.visahq.com/visas.php. Participants are responsible for obtaining their own visa. Summer Abroad will supply a verification of enrollment letter for non-U.S. citizens upon request.