I'm planning on going to China on Friday for the New Year with my chinese fiance. I'm currently in South Korea on a 90 day tourist visa. I planned on going to Seoul on Tuesday to get my Chinese visa, but I just read that I need an ARC card to get a visa for china in Korea. I'm American.

I have been to China twice before. I read on one website that I can bypass the ARC card due to the fact that I have already been to China. Is this true? I need to find this out ASAP. I'm quite stressed because if I need an ARC card, I can not go to China this Friday. Please help!