► A valid passport or other international travel documents.

► A completed VISA APPLICATION FORM with a recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo. Please fill in the application form in black ink.

► The applicant's valid accommodation registration form obtained from a local police station or hotel of present residence.

► Supporting materials regarding identification of foreign nationals of Chinese origin as follows:

a. Applicants of former Chinese nationality shall provide the former personal ID card, domicile registration certificate, Chinese passport, certificate of the renunciation of Chinese nationality issued by the Ministry of Public Security, and other relevant materials.

b. Applicants with one or more parents who are foreign nationals of Chinese origin shall provide supporting materials relating to the former Chinese nationality of the parent(s), the applicant's birth certificate or equivalent document, and other relevant materials.

c. Applicants with one or more parents who are Chinese citizens shall provide the personal ID of the parent(s) with Chinese nationality, the applicant's birth certificate or equivalent document and other relevant materials.

► An Enterprise Business License or Registration Certificate of Permanent Representative Institution of Foreign (Regional) Enterprise of the host organization.

As for following applications, if the host organization has not changed since the original application, no Enterprise Business License or Registration Certificate of Permanent Representative Institution of Foreign (Regional) Enterprise is needed.

► A verification letter expressing consent for the visa application by the host and inviting organization providing true and correct details of the applicant's travel to China.