In fact, many places in China are visa-free now, and it will be much more convenient for everyone to travel in the future. Next, the editor will tell you something about visa exemption. In 2018, there will be new countries that are visa-free for China, and there are also some countries that are already visa-free. Is it visa-free?
Is it visa-free? Starting from August 10, the agreement between China and Belarus on mutual visa exemption for ordinary passport holders has officially come into effect! Belarus has become the 13th country to mutually exempt visas from my country. What are the necessary procedures for a visa-free visa?
Among the visa submission documents, the requirements are: the original invitation letter issued by a Russian travel agency or hotel confirming the reception of foreign tourists (the invitation letter can be printed by yourself. Please see the precautions below and print it by yourself. May cause visa failure)
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All required materials are
1. Original valid passport and copy of passport homepage
2. A two-inch photo (3.5cmx4.5cm)
3. The original invitation letter issued by a Russian travel agency or hotel confirming the reception of foreign tourists (the invitation letter can be printed by yourself, please see below for precautions. Printing it yourself may cause the visa to fail)
4. Electronic visa application form filled out on the website of the Russian Embassy or Consulate
5. A copy of the round-trip air ticket (ticket itinerary is also acceptable) , if there is really no itinerary, a ticketing notice will do)
6.
Visa fee remittance receipt. The one-time non-rush visa application fee is RMB 345 (price in July 2017). The consulate originally does not accept cash. You need to go to a nearby bank to transfer money to the consulate’s financial account (announced at the consulate’s visa office window), and then transfer the money Give the receipt to the consulate staff. According to information provided by enthusiastic netizens, some consulates can already pay with UnionPay cards, and the Beijing consulate can accept cash (the author has not verified the authenticity of this information).
7. Guide to submitting reservation materials
Invitation letter method 1: Hotel
When booking a hotel on Booking, please pay attention to the "Booking Instructions" content. Some hotels can provide visa support invitation letters to tourists for free (picture below). For hotels that provide invitation letters for free, please email or leave a message to the hotel to confirm whether the original invitation letter can be couriered to you for free. Some hotels offer free express delivery, while others require a certain postage fee. Postage is generally US$8-15 (slow mail takes about 3-4 weeks). 20-25 USD (express shipment takes about 1-2 weeks) once. (Price as of June 2015). If there are multiple people staying, you can mail them all at once, and everyone will share the postage cost, which is not much.
Some hotels can provide visa support invitation letters, but they require additional fees. Generally, the cost of a single travel invitation letter ranges from a few dozen yuan to more than a hundred yuan. A business invitation letter costs between RMB 200 and RMB 400. (Picture below)
Many hotels in Russia can provide visa support. If you click on a few hotels on Booking, you will always see those with visa support services. It's easy to find.
When booking a hotel, in the special customer requirements column, be sure to state that you need visa support service (Visa support service) (Мненужен
услугивизовойподдержки), and ask if the invitation letter is Free postage(бесплатнопочтовые
расходы?). Otherwise the staff will not reply to your email. Note that all related services are contacted via email, and a valid email address must be provided.
If you booked a hotel with visa support, they will send you an email telling you what to do. And the invitation letter will usually be provided to you within 3-7 working days. You can skip the next step (applying for an invitation letter) and jump directly to the third step (processing the visa application form)
If you book a hotel that does not provide visa support, you can also apply for an invitation letter from a travel agency yourself .
The steps are as follows:
Method 2: Apply for a visa support invitation letter
If the hotel you booked cannot provide a visa support invitation letter, then you need to apply for it yourself. Two application websites are provided below:
GoingRus is suitable for most friends to apply. It has a Chinese interface, affordable price and simple procedures.
HotelPro is suitable for applying for business invitation letters. It is also recommended to use HotelPro to apply for travel invitation letters for unemployed people or freelancers, as the success rate is higher. But it's expensive.
Note: Unemployed people or freelancers can try to apply with GoingRus first, and then use HotelPro if the application fails. Generally speaking, the approval process is stricter when going to Moscow, while other cities are fine.
GoingRus
This website is generally used to apply for travel invitation letters. The website address is (/ru). It has a Chinese interface. It is convenient and affordable to apply. It is recommended that most friends choose this website. The only disadvantage is that the success rate of applying for business invitation letters on this website is low, and the success rate of approval for unemployed people (including freelancers) is also very low.
If the website is not revised, you will see an interface like this when you enter the URL (picture below)
Click on the five-star red flag in the upper right corner (picture above) to switch to the Chinese interface and select " Visa Invitation to Russia” (picture below)
If the website is not revised, the interface (picture below) will appear, select nationality, visa type and number of tourists. The price on the right will show 15 US dollars or more than 90 RMB (depending on the exchange rate on the day you fill out the form)
Then click Next. If the website is not revised, the interface (below) will appear. Just follow the prompts and fill it out yourself. The Chinese interface is convenient.
Then choose the city you want to go to and write down all the cities you want to go to. (Above) Fill in your email and phone number below. Note: Your email address is very important. The invitation letter will be sent to you electronically. Please fill in a valid email address.
Then select payment, select the payment method on the next page (picture below) and complete the payment. Generally, the invitation letter will be sent to you within 3-7 working days.
The Russian Embassy requires the original invitation letter for visa application. In fact, the difference between the original and the electronic version is that the original seal is stamped with ink pad and the signature is handwritten. The electronic version sent to you by E-Mail is a scanned copy of the original document. The author personally applied for Russian visas 4 times at the Shenyang Consulate, using electronic printouts (printed at home). The visa was issued successfully 4 times. However, many enthusiastic netizens reported that the Beijing Consulate must use the original. The Shanghai Consulate conducts random checks. There is less information at the Guangzhou Consulate. Some people said that the printed copies were successfully signed, while others said that the materials were sent back. All private visa centers do not accept printed copies.
So, if you want to be safer, you can ask the other party to express the original invitation letter to you. Generally speaking, the visa can be issued. If you want to try your luck and save some money, try printing it yourself. At least I haven't been rejected.
If you want to print the invitation letter, if the format is not modified, the invitation letter sent will be as shown in the picture below. I blocked some personal information. Print at least two copies of the invitation letter on A4 paper, give one to the Russian Embassy for visa application, and take the other with you to carry with you when traveling in Russia.
As of July 2015, HotelPro invitations must be printed in color! GoingRus
(OSTWEST) invitations must change the logo and frame to black and white, and keep the seal and Sign in blue and then print it! (OSTWEST has distinguished the electronic version from the original in order to prevent users from deceiving the consulate by printing the invitation letter. The electronic version has a color logo, and the original has a black and white logo. Hotel
Pro It has not been changed yet, but I don’t know if it will be changed in the future)
To reiterate, it is cheaper to print the invitation letter yourself, but there is a certain chance that the visa will fail.
At this point, I believe most of my friends will have their visa support invitation letters ready. If you need to apply for a business invitation letter, please use Hotel
Pro below. If you are unemployed or a freelancer and your application using the above URL is not successful, then please also use the HotelPro below to apply.
HotelPro
HotelPro is good at applying for business invitation letters, or applying for travel invitation letters for unemployed people/freelancers. The success rate is high, but the price is expensive (the price is about four times that of GoingRus)
If the website is not revised, you will see an interface like this (picture below). Click English in the upper right corner to switch to the English interface. .
Select "OrderVisaSupport" (below)
(above) Select your birthday and gender. Country of Citizenship. Chinese citizens are at high risk of immigration, so the sponsorship fee is high. This is for unemployed people and freelancers. Below is your passport number and email address. Email addresses are very important, invitations are sent by mail. Please be sure to fill in a valid address. Then check I
havereadandagreedtothe..., and then select Pay (Pay), which is also a credit card payment. An invitation letter will be sent to your email 3-7 working days after success.
The Russian Embassy requires the original invitation letter for visa application. In fact, the difference between the original and the electronic version is that the original seal is stamped with ink pad and the signature is handwritten. The electronic version sent to you by E-Mail is a scanned copy of the original document. The author personally applied for Russian visas 4 times at the Shenyang Consulate, using electronic printouts (printed by myself at home). The visa was issued successfully 4 times. However, many enthusiastic netizens reported that the Beijing Consulate must use original copies. The Shanghai Consulate conducts random checks. There is less information at the Guangzhou Consulate. Some people said that the printed copies were issued successfully, while others said that the materials were sent back. All private visa centers do not accept printed copies.
So, if you want to be safer, you can ask the other party to express the original invitation letter to you. In this way, generally speaking, the visa can be issued. If you want to try your luck and save some money, try printing it yourself. At least I haven't been rejected.
If you want to print the invitation letter, if the format is not modified, the invitation letter sent will be as shown in the picture below. I blocked some personal information. Print at least two copies of the invitation letter on A4 paper, give one to the Russian Embassy for visa application, and take the other with you to carry with you when traveling in Russia.
As of July 2015, HotelPro invitations must be printed in color! GoingRus
(OSTWEST) invitations must change the logo and frame to black and white, and keep the seal and Sign in blue and then print! (OSTWEST has distinguished the electronic version from the original in order to prevent users from deceiving the consulate by printing the invitation letter. The electronic version has a color logo, and the original has a black and white logo. Hotel
Pro It has not been changed yet, but I don’t know if it will be changed in the future)
To reiterate, it is cheaper to print the invitation letter yourself, but there is a certain chance that the visa will fail.