change of single entry visa to double entry visa for china upon arrival in china

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I am an Indian and is visiting Hefei on single entry visa for china.  My itinerary in china:19 Feb 2013  arrival in hefei from New delhistay in hefei from 19 feb 2013 to 22 feb 2013 on single entry visa23 feb 2013 arrival at Guangzhou(GZ) on 0955 AM from HefeiStay on 23 feb 2013 at GZ ,pl suggest buget hotel to stay near indian resturant and also near shopping areaplan to leave 0600 AM on 24 Feb 2013 from GZ to Macau and stay at Macau for 1 day and want to go Shenzen on 25 Feb 2013 stay at shenzen at night in hotel.pl suggest budget hotel near indian resturant at shenjen. will I require visa to re-enter visa for china and if so how quickly it can be done. can i change my single entry visa to double entry visa in hefei because i will be staying in hefei for 3 days and documents are required for that and what is fees for that. plan to leave shenzen at 0600 AM to GZ as my flight is at 0630 PM from GZ to New delhiPlease help me in planning my itinerary.ORis it better after staying on 24 Feb 2013 in Macau I should come back to GZ on 25 Feb 2013 and then go to Shenzen on 25 Feb 2013 itself and stay at night at shenzen and come back to GZ airport directly at about 03PM on 26 feb 2013 from Shenzen as my flight is on 0630PM on 26 Feb 2013 from GZ to New Delhi.

Bill · Answer

For visa, you do need a double entry visa to reenter shenzhen/Guangzhou from Macao. You can try to apply for visa extension in Hefei with one more entry with your explaination for re-entry. Flight ticket leaving from Guangzhou to New Delhi is required. Or you may consider not leaving for Macao thus a single entry is enough. For your route, I suggest you to go Shenzhen first from Hefei, then to Macau and the last place- Guangzhou.In Shenzhen, you can lie Home Inn near Dongmen Commercial area, where eating and shopping can be easy fulfilled. You can stay there for a day and a half.Then you can take ferry to Macau and spend a day in Macau. In the afternoon, you can go back to Guangzhou and spend a day in Canton. I know a Indian Restaurant called the The Tandoor which is near to Xiaobei Station of local subway line5, but I am not clear about the hotels around it. You can try to find one.Hope ths information can help you.

Ms.WANHU · Answer

China is stricter (with new regulations) so you'd better be sure you have double entry Chinese visa before leaving New Delhi or you may not be able to re-enter China from Macau.  Through my experience as from Dec 1, 2012, an applicant needs to provide i) return flight tickets, ii) hotel reservation(s), iii) valid travel document to be submitted with a passport-sized photo to the Chinese Consular Office, then you may be given a double entry Chinese visa unless you fly to HK and apply a group visit to SZ.There are many Indian and vegetarian restaurants in GZ including along Beijing Road as well as Huanshi Middle Road.  There's one good restaurant near Xiatang-Xiaobei Road named Uncle Cafe.  Just about 400 metres from GZ Railway Station, an authentic northern Indian cuisine famous for its biryani.In Shenzhen, not far from SZ Railway Station there are two Indian restaurants.  In Hubei Road (also Luohu) you can also find one Punjabi restaurant.  Hotels around those areas mentioned both GZ and SZ around RMB150-200 per night.From Shenzhen Railway Station to Guangzhou Railway Station will take about 1 hr 20 minutes by D-train at RMB78 for second class coach.Wan

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