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Asked by Patti from Ireland | Jul. 25, 2016 19:57
About:How to Apply for a China Visa

Group Visa for 50 people

I am PRO for the Live Life Lisa Orsi Foundation, a voluntary organisation established to celebrate the live of a young Irish woman, Lisa Orsi who died in tragic circumstances in March 2015. The attached brochure gives you some information about the organisation.

We are planning to bring a group of around fifty people to China this autumn to take part in the Asian Gaelic Games. The group will fly to Beijing and then travel onward to Shanghai where the Games are being held at the beginning of November..

The Belfast office is not processing applications and I have several questions as I am getting conflicting information from different websites:

Can we all travel on a group L type? (I travelled to PRC in 2001 and we were all on the one entry permit).

If we do have to apply individually, can this be done online and, if so, what is the cost for people travelling on (a) an Irish passport and (b) a UK passport?

I understand the cost of postal applications is £110 for an Irish passport and £175 for a UK passport. Is this correct?

Can a representative of the group make an appointment to present all the relevant completed paperwork on behalf of those travelling to PRC to the office in Manchester or Edinburgh and collect their passports. Is this service for people on UK passports only or for all passport holders?. If so, what is the cost of getting the entry permit in this way for someone on (a) a UK passport and (b) on an Irish passport.

Would people with an Irish passport be advised to go to the Consulate General office in Dublin to get their Chinese entry permits processed?

I would greatly appreciate your guidance.

Answers (1)
Answered by Walter from new zealand | Jul. 25, 2016 22:52
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If you want to apply for a group tourist L type, you need to book a tour from a travel agency. Otherwise, you cannot apply for the group tourist L type.
If you apply individually, it cannot be done online because there is no online service available at present.
For Irish passport, it will cost 110 pounds per person if you apply for it by mail at the CVASC in UK.
For UK passport, it usually takes 175 pounds per person if it is posted to the CVASC.
One of you can go there and apply for all of you.
If Irish passport holders want to apply for it in UK, they should be in UK during the application process. So it's better for them to apply from the embassy in Dublin.
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