Transit Visa (G Visa) is issued to an alien who transits through China. Visas are not required in the following circumstances:

1. Visa-free entry for visitors: No visa is required for ordinary passport holders from Singapore, Brunei and Japan to visit China for up to 15 days for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends or transit.
   
2. Visa-free transit

◎Visas are not required of aliens who hold air tickets to the final destination and have booked seats on international airliners flying directly through China, and will stay in a transit city for less than 24 hours without leaving the airport.

◎Visas are not required of passport holders of the following countries, who transit through Pudong Airport or Hongqiao Airport of Shanghai, provided they hold valid passports, visas for the onward countries, final destination tickets and have booked seats, and stay in Shanghai for less than 48 hours : Republic of Korea, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland.

• Please submit the following documents with your application:

1. Passport: Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity with at least one blank visa page in it.

2. Application form: One completed Visa Application Form.

3. Photo: one passport photo (black & white or color is acceptable) glued or stapled on the application form.

4. Non-US passport bearers shall provide documents that entitle them to reside or work for an extended period of time in the US, and previous Chinese visa.

5. 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/she applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport.

6. A valid visa of the country of destination, and a final destination airline ticket.

• How to apply

1. 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

2. 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.

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

• Processing Time

1. The regular processing time is 4 working days

2. Express service: 2-3 working days processing, $20 will be charged per visa.

3. Same day rush service: additional fees of $30 for 1 working day processing (applications presented before 12:00pm may be picked up between 2:30pm-3:00pm on the same day).

• Visa fees

1. Please pay by Visa Card, Master Card, Money Order, Cashier's Check, or Official Check.  Company Check, Personal check and cash are not acceptable.

2. Please make the check or money order payable to the Chinese Consulate.

3.

Number of Entry	Validity	Duration of stay	American	Citizens of other countries
Single	90 days	1-10 days	$130	$30
Double	90 days	1-10 days (each entry)	$130	$45

Note: Visa fees for citizens of some other countries may differ from the listed above without notice.

• Additional Information

1. If the visa application form is not filled out completely, correctly and legibly, this can cause a delay in processing or refusal of the requested visa.

2. Please request your visa according to your times of entry, duration of stay and time of entry.

3. Applicants may need to provide other documents required by Consular officers.

4. Any person suffering from a mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.

All regulations are subject to change without notice. 

Forms

I. Visa Application Form

II. Physical Examination Form