What is  Tourist Group Visa

1. The Tourist Group  Visa is the one that issued to a tourist group organized by the travel agency which comprises at least five (5) members who must travel together both in and out of China
2. The Tourist Group  Visa is evidenced on the Group Tourist Form instead of on the individual passport.

Documents to be included for application
1. Visa Notification from any head office of the China Travel Service (CTS), China International Travel Service(CITS), or China Youth Travel Service (CYTS), or Chinese National Tourist Bureau, or any Chinese provincial Tourist Bureau.

2. Completed Tourist Group  Visa Form in triplicate. If there is any blank left on the name list, draw a straight line from the left corner down to the right corner in blue or black ink.

3. Original passports which have been arranged in an order which is consistent with that appearing on the Group Tourist Visa Form.
 
How to apply
The applicant must either come in person or entrust other person or a  visa service / travel agent to apply on the behalf.
Processing time and Application fees
1. $110 per person for American passport holders and $24 for non-American passport holders.
2. The regular processing time is 4 working days. For express service, additional fees of $15 per person for 1 working day processing, or $10 per person for 2-3 working days processing will be charged.
3.  Please pay by  Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check, Company Check or Cash. Personal checks are not acceptable. Please make the check or money order payable to Chinese Embassy.
 
Additional information
Any person suffering from mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.

How to apply Tibet Permit with Tourist Group Visa
If you are a group of 5 or more and from the same country, you can apply Tibet Permit before getting is Tourist Group Visa.Documents to be included for application and the procedure
1.To send the photo copy of the passport of group menbers to tibettravel.travel 30-45 days before you arrive in China.we will on behalf of you to go to the Tibet Tourism Bureau to apply for your Tibet Permit and a special invitation letter for Group Visa issuance
2.Tibettravel.travel will fax the Tibet Permit and this special invitation letter to the Chinese consulate or embassy from which you obtain your Chinese Visa.
3.Meanwhile,Tibetravel.travel will give you a copy of these documents.
4.Take these documents and your passport to go to  Chinese consulate or embassy in person to start the procedure for your Tourist Group Visa appliction.
5.You will get this Tourist Group Visa within a week.

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