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Asked by Mr.Miza from Sri Lanka | Mar. 04, 2010 19:39
About:Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka

I need some information. We are a group of 5 people planning tour of China in mid April. Can you please clarify below?
1. Is there a minimum number of people required to obtain visit/tourist visa?
2. How long in advance should we apply for visa?
3. At present, we have 5 people in our group, but two of them MAY have to undertake business trip around the same time. We are not sure as yet. Therefore, we all (5 ppl) want to apply for visa and be ready in case they don't have to go on business tour. My questions is in case we apply and obtain 5 visas and two passengers don't travel due to unavoidable situation, can balance 3 passengers visit on the same tourist visa already obtainted? Or do we have to change or find another 2 people?
4. If only 3 paasengers travel on original visa issued for 5ppl, will we have problem at immgration because other two passengers did not travel? Will immgration allow us entry?
5. How long does it take for embassy to issue visa?

Please let me know.
Appreciate your reply.
Thanks

Answers (1)
Answered by Mr.Jim | Mar. 04, 2010 22:44
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Mr.Miza
1. If you want to get a group tourist visa, the tour has at least five people
2. one months, at least 2 weeks before you departure, if you apply for visa too late, you have to pay for extra fee for rush service
3. according to your description, you 5 people can apply for individual tourist visa one by one rather than group tourist visa, does the Chinese embassy say that it doesn't accept individual tourist visa application? if not, you 5 can apply for indivdual tourist visa
4. I think that you will have problems because the group visa is issued to 5 people, however, ony 3 passengers use it
5. It takes 4 working days for the embassy to issue visa.
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