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Asked by Fariborz Varjavandi from iran | Mar. 13, 2013 11:19

About:Chinese Embassies in Oceania

I am an Iranian with Australian passport , requiring visa for china trip on way to Australia

I am an Iranian citizen lived and worked in Australia for 30 years, I am Australian citizen with Australian passport. I am visiting family now in Iran returning to Australia. En route I like to visit my brother who is an English citizen and a teacher who lives in China. Would you be able to answer these questions please
Can I get a visa on my Australian Passport in Iran? What is the fee, and how long will it be valid? I have a letter of invitation from my brother. Do I need an official invitation if I get one on my Australian passport? which Iran issues at a cost of $140?
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Answered by Clark | Mar. 14, 2013 02:54

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No, you can only apply with your Iranian passport if you have it. Fee is $30 for a single entry, and it is valid for 3 months from issue date. Official invitation letter is not necessary.

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Answered by Fariborz Varjavandi | Mar. 14, 2013 05:23

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Thank you for your very kind and prompt reply. If you are right then why (the Iranian staff) at the Chinese embassy in Tehran told me categorically I have to have an official invitation letter, issued by a travel agent in Iran (who by the way ask me to fill no form,) at a fee of $140, and also told me that the fee, one entry will cost me $100? (when you say no invitation letter is necessary and that fee is $30?) Why such discrepancy? Who am I to believe?
I await your kind reply
Fariborz Varjavandi

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Answered by Norman | Mar. 15, 2013 01:14

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If you apply for family visit, you may provide an invitation letter from your brother instead. The letter issued by a travel agency is required if you visit for peronal travel only. $100 is for US passport holders, so please contact the consular office of Chinese embassy directly for confirmation of this. Tel: 0098-21-26118905 Fax: 0098-21-26118905
Email: <span class="clspost">mfa.gov.cn|consulate_irn</span>
working time: Am08:45-12:15, Pm02:30-04:30, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday

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