At present, the reasons that meet the requirements of the [Invitation Verification Form] are divided into the following categories:

1. Exchange, visit, investigation, etc;

2. Commercial trade activities;

3. Other causes

[Requirements for application materials]

1.《Application Form》for Invitation of Foreigners to China

The form shall be downloaded from the notice notice on the first page after login, and shall be signed and sealed by the person in charge of the inviting unit after being correctly filled in;

2. Copy of the valid Passport of the invitee (the validity of the passport must be more than half a year)

Upload passport data pages, including: basic information pages (name, gender, date of birth, photo, nationality, passport validity, passport number, etc.). If there is a record of coming to China, provide the latest visa record;

If you apply for a visa in a third country, you need to provide a valid proof of your Residence Permit in the third country;

3. Invitation Letter issued by the inviting party

*Invitation letter in Chinese and English must be submitted (printed on letterhead, signed by legal person and affixed with official seal). The content shall include the following elements:

*Name, gender, date of birth, nationality, passport number, position and other basic information of the invitee;

*The specific time of entry and exit and the specific itinerary of the [current] visit to China (to "every day" and the specific place name of the province or city);

*Details such as the relationship between the inviting unit and the overseas dispatching party (the full name of the unit must be indicated), and the necessity of staying in China this time.

4. Letter of Guarantee issued by the inviter

The Letter of Guarantee shall promise the authenticity and necessity of the invitation; Guarantee the payment of expenses of invited foreigners in China; Promise to urge invited foreigners to abide by Chinese laws and regulations and leave China on time during their stay in China. The Letter of Guarantee shall be printed on the letterhead of the inviting unit, signed by the legal person and affixed with the official seal. The content shall also include the following elements:

*Name, gender, date of birth, nationality, passport number, position and other basic information of the invitee;

*Contact information of the accompanying personnel received by the inviting unit;

After issuing the Letter of Guarantee, the guarantee unit will assume corresponding responsibilities.

5. Dispatch Letter issued by the invitee's party

*The relationship with the inviting party, the position of the invitee in his/her party, the purpose of coming to China, the planned time of entry into China and the number of days of stay must be stated.

*It must be printed on the letter paper of the dispatch unit, signed by the legal person and affixed with the official seal.

6. To participate in international conferences, exhibitions, etc. in China, the inviter must submit the "Approval Document" issued by the government department approving the event or the screen capture of the online "Exhibition Filing"; Exhibition contract, booth map, etc.

7. The authority department will require the sponsor to supplement other materials as appropriate:

(1) The commercial documents of the trade between the two companies in the past year, including the matching Customs Declaration Pre-record, Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin, Purchase and Sales Contract, Commercial Invoice, Tax Payment Certificate and other materials (including but not limited to the above related materials).

(2) The scanning and uploading of the business license of the sending unit shall be subject to the original of the Chinese embassy's consular certification (front and back), and the original of the consular certification shall be sent to the "Visa to China" acceptance service window of the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Service Center for filing [the validity of the certification shall be within one year].

(3) Other materials that may be required to be supplemented.

Note: For units registered in Pudong, please submit the relevant supplementary materials to the Acceptance Window (Shanghai Pudong New Area Enterprise Service Center), No. 60, Floor 2, No. 2, Hehuan Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai.

8.  [Acceptance Period]

Generally, 5 working days from the date of acceptance. It depends on the audit. If the supplementary materials are required, they shall be accepted again within 5 working days after receiving all the supplementary materials.

From: (Shanghai Foreign Affairs Service Center)