Answered by Mr.APAULT
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Nov. 08, 2009 09:43
If you apply in Australia you should get a 6 month multiple entry L visa, 60 days per entry. I recently obtained a 12 month one. The 30 day limitation is often imposed when you apply within China (mainland. Various restrictions may be imposed when youn apply in another country.
If you have a multiple entry visa you can re-enter as many tiomes as you like, each for the duration you have been granted, 30 days, 60 days or whatever. there is no minimum time that you must be out of China, I have just walked back in as soon as I was admitted into Macau.
Basically, you can only apply for one new visa (often erroneously called an extension) within China (qand as we just said that is normally for a max of 1 month. However if you seek a second one you will usually be given 7 days only.
Agents thrive on telling you how hard it is to get a visa. On the other hand the genuine ones do have contacts and can get better visas than you might get yourself. The fee in Australia varies around $100 depending on duration. The fee on the mainland should be around 200 rmb.