(F)Visa is issued to an alien who is invited to China for a visit, an investigation, a lecture, to do business, scientific-technological and culture exchanges, short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of no more than six months. 

1.　　　 You must come to the visa office of the Consular Section of the Chinese Embassyto submit the application; or

2.　　　 If you cannot come personally, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to come to the visa office of the Consular Section of the Chinese　 Embassy for application process.

3.　　  Mail applications are not acceptable.

4.　No appointment is required. 

1.　　　 Your valid & actual passport. The passport must have at least six (6) months validity left before expiration and at least one blank page left in it..

2.　　　 One completed visa application form with one additional passport photo.

3.　　　 An applicant born in China who applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport is required to submit his /her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa.

4.　　　 An invitation letter from the host company or unit in China.

5.　　　 To apply for a Multiple Entry (F) Visa, the applicant shall meet one of the following requirements:

(1) The applicant shall submit a visa notification issued by the authorized Chinese unit, which specifies the validity, number of entries and duration of stay for the visa application; or

(2) The applicant has made an investment in China and shall submit the original and photocopy of the Chinese business license carrying the name of the applicant (The original one will be returned after checking); or

(3) The applicant is in a position of management in a Hungarian company which has a subsidiary in China. He/she shall submit an application letter from the Hungarian company and an invitation letter from the Chinese subsidiary company; or

(4) The applicant has visited China at least twice with the (F) visa within the past 12 months and shall submit a copy of the visa and an invitation letter from China; or

(5) The applicant need to visit China frequently in order to execute contracts signed with a Chinese company, and shall submit the original and photocopy of the contract (The original one will be returned after checking).

If the visa application form is not filled out completely, correctly and legibly, this can cause a delay in processing or the denial of visa.

 Visa fee and processing time　

The regular processing time is 4 working days. For express service, additional fees of 7000Ft for 1 working day processing (applications presented before 10:30am may be picked up between 11:00-11:30 am on the same day), and 4500Ft for 2-3 working days processing will be charged.

 Additional information

Usually, the validity of a Single Entry or Double Entry (L) visa is 90 days from the date of issue, which means the holder of the visa shall enter into China no later than 90 days from the date of issue once for Single Entry/ twice for Double Entry, otherwise the visa is expired and is null and void. The duration of stay of a (F) visa is 30 days, which means the holder of the visa may be stay in China for up to 30 days from the date of entry.

Any person suffering from mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.