The port visa is applicable to the following situations:

1.  Foreigners needing urgent entry for humanitarian reasons, or invited to enter for urgent business affairs, engineering repairs, or other urgencies and holding certification materials provided by relevant competent authorities to apply for a visa at ports of entry, may apply for a port visa with agencies authorized by the Ministry of Public  Security at the eligible ports of entry approved by the State Council.

2.  Foreign members of entrepreneurial teams in the Zhongguancun Science  Park and foreign technical talents employed by enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park, unable to get work permits due to time limitations, may apply for a talent visa at the port of entry with an invitation letter offered by leaders of entrepreneurial teams or by enterprises.

3. Foreign students from overseas colleges and universities invited for internship by enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park registered within the entry/exit agencies of the public security organ of Beijing may apply for a short-term private visit visa (annotated with  "internship") with authorized port visa agencies to enter for internship.

4. Foreign high-end talents recognized by the competent departments of Beijing for human resources, senior professionals in certain industries employed by enterprises recognized by the competent departments of Beijing for  scientific and technological innovation, or other foreign high-end talents invited and evidenced by the host unit, in the absence of a  visa, may apply for a talent visa with authorized agencies at the ports of entry.

5. Foreigners with a  work permit issued by the departments for human resources and social security and for foreign experts affairs, may directly apply for a work-type residence permit for a validity period of no more than one year, or apply for a work visa with authorized visa agencies at the ports of entry.

6. Foreigners planning to invest, innovate or start business in Beijing, unable to get a work permit due to time limitations, may apply for a private visit visa with authorized visa agencies at the ports of entry, by providing supporting documents such as proof of investment, business plans or proof of their source of income.

How to apply for a port visa in China?

Step 1: Call the consultation hotline to explain your urgent entry needs.

Step 2: Provide the required documents as instructed by the staff (including official stamped invitation letters, proof, and copies of foreign passports either by express mail or email).

Step 3: Once the port visa authority completes the initial review and approves it, you will receive a pre-acceptance receipt. Visa applicants can use this receipt to board flights to China from abroad.

Step 4: After landing in Beijing, proceed to the Port Visa Office at the airport terminal to complete the port visa application process.

Where to apply for a port visa in China?

PORT VISA OFFICE TERMINAL 2 

Tel: 010-64590454

PORT VISA OFFICE TERMINAL 3

Tel: 010-64532939

PORT VISA OFFICE DAXING

Tel: 010-89290851

SPECIAL ATTENTION

The inviting entity and the applicant must both ensure the authenticity of the application materials. In terms of the Exit-Entry Administrative Law of the People's Republic of China, obtaining a visa through fraudulent means is ILLEGAL;

Visa-issuing authorities are NOT obliged to provide reasons for visa refusals.