We are planning a vacation on the route Moscow - Hong Kong - Philippines - Beijing - Moscow. How should a tourist visa be issued in this case? We are planning to apply for a visa on our own, but we were unable to find out whether electronic tickets (ordered independently via the Internet) or for booking hotels with agoda.ru (reservation for one person from the couple) are available.

Responds Larisa Barysheva
To visit the Hong Kong SAR for a period of up to 14 days, Russian and Ukrainian citizens are not required to obtain a visa, the following documents must be submitted for issuing a visa to the PRC: - Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of the end of the trip, - 1 color photo 3x4 cm on a light background, - the questionnaire of the established sample, - an invitation issued by a Chinese travel company; If there is no invitation (if the booking was not booked through a travel agency), when the client independently submits the documents to the consulate as a private person, you should present a copy of the air tickets, in your case along the entire itinerary, and the hotel reservation for the entire stay in China, preferably ( but not necessarily) indicating the FI, birth dates and passport numbers of all tourists (confirmation from the hotel, from the hotel reservation website, etc.).

Keep in mind: if you plan to spend less than 24 hours in Beijing, you will not need to apply for a China visa.

April 17, 2012

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