i apply for a spouse visa, z visa, but i was issued a f visa, how can i do?

Question

hi, i applied for a spouse visa on friday at china embassy in ghana.my wife is a resident in beijing and her office got me an invitation letter from the government to apply for a z visa in china embassy ghana.i have my marraige certificate, endorsed also by the foriegn ministry and the china embassy, on applying the visa at the embassy on friday, after they accepted my documents, on my pick up paper the visa category written on it is F visa, which is business visa.can someone plz help me in explaining why its like this and what i should do.some said maybe the ghana girls on the counter dont seem to understand the documents as it was written in chinese character, and it was also stated on the invitation letter that i should be given a z visa, and some said maybe the consular who is a chinese would eventually find out and give the z visa.can someone plz tell me what to do?

Linda · Answer

samuel, when you pick up your visa at the embassy, if you are issued a F visa on your passport, you should raise queries as soon as possible and prove that you apply for Z visa, then the visa officer will check it and correct it.  If there is no immediate query relating to the issued visa,you will be responsible under any circumstances thereafter.

samuel · Answer

hi,i did ask a question about why Fvisa was written on my visa pick up reciept instead of a Zvisa?i have gone back to china embassy in ghana to find out why this mistake was made on my pick up reciept bcs i did apply for a spouse visa which the embassy has the original of my marraige certificate and the invitation letter from the government office in beijing.they asked me to meet a certain person who is a chinese that works in the embassy, but he doesnt pick his calls.i really dont know what else to as it would be a waste of time and other things if am issued with an F visa.What do i do now?

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I apply for a spouse visa, Z visa, but I was issued a F visa, how can I do?