Timeline for Chinese 5-year and 10-year visa eligibility for UK citizens
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| Dec 29, 2023 at 19:47 | vote | accept | zhanmusi | ||
| Apr 8, 2023 at 23:23 | answer | added | Wing | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 15, 2019 at 23:38 | comment | added | dennis | I have had a 1 year visa, 2 x 2 year multi entry visas, and on my last application I received a 5 year visa | |
| Aug 25, 2018 at 3:02 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1033187758557351936 | ||
| Aug 22, 2018 at 19:20 | answer | added | zhanmusi | timeline score: 10 | |
| Aug 17, 2018 at 12:08 | comment | added | zhanmusi | @Giorgio Thanks, I can't know if the rules are the same; UK and China signed an agreement 2 years ago which define the current rules. The visa services are not easier if you can get to the visa centre yourself; I work 10 minutes walk away so no problem for me. If you live in a different city it'll be useful (although some people now have to visit the centre anyway for fingerprinting). However, the visa services can be used to obtain visa quickly if the visa centre is booked up and you can't get book a time slot to go in person within the time frame you need. | |
| Aug 15, 2018 at 14:26 | comment | added | Giorgio | Take a look at this visa service FAQs. It's a US-based company, but should be the same for UK; official sites don't seem to offer any explanation. And it's not clear whether going through a visa service makes a difference (or just easier). | |
| Aug 14, 2018 at 8:26 | comment | added | zhanmusi | @MusoniusRufus I will be able to get an answer when I visit the visa centre and if nobody else has given an answer by then I will post it. I post the question because I think it is good to have an easily accessible sourced answer online; I know other people have this question. (Also, to find the answer one must go through the visa process; asking at reception at the visa centre is useless, I've tried.) | |
| Aug 14, 2018 at 8:12 | comment | added | user67108 | In France you can get up to 4 years, but you have to qualify for it: double-entry, one year, two years, and finally four years. It could be that they applied a similar system in the UK. In which case, it could be normal that you don't know anyone (yet) with a 5-year or 10-year visa, as nobody has had the time yet to qualify. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 at 8:10 | history | edited | user67108 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 14, 2018 at 8:02 | comment | added | Augustine of Hippo | Perhaps sending an email or contacting the Chinese embassy will be your best option for an accurate answer. | |
| Aug 14, 2018 at 7:51 | history | edited | Zach Lipton |
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| Aug 14, 2018 at 7:49 | history | asked | zhanmusi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |