Chinese visa is divided into diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, official visa and ordinary www. Among them, ordinary visas are divided into the following categories
Chinese visa is divided into diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, official visa and ordinary www. Among them, ordinary visas are divided into the following categories:
| Visa Types | Applicants |
| C | International train attendants, crew members of international aircraft, crew members of international sailing ships and their accompanying family members, and car drivers engaged in international road transport |
| D | Persons who enter China for permanent residence |
| F | Persons who enter China for exchange, visit, study and other activities |
| G | Persons passing through China |
| J1 | Foreign journalists who enter the country for a long period(more than 180 days) |
| J2 | Foreign journalists who enter the country for a short period(no more than 180 days) |
| L | Inbound tourist |
| M | Persons who enter China for commercial or trade activities |
| Q1 | Relatives of Chinese citizens living in China and relatives of foreigners with permanent residence status in China who visit their relatives for a long period (more than 180 days) |
| Q2 | Relatives of Chinese citizens living in China and relatives of foreigners with permanent residence status in China who visit their relatives for a short period (not more than 180 days) |
| R | Foreign high-level talents needed by China and specialized talents urgently needed |
| S1 | Family members of foreigners who stay or reside in China for work, study or other purposes and who need to stay in China for other personal affairs who enter China to visit relatives for a long period (more than 180 days) |
| S2 | Family members of foreigners who stay or reside in China for work, study or other purposes and who need to stay in China for other personal affairs who enter China to visit relatives for a short period (not more than 180 days) |
| X1 | Long-term (more than 180 days) study in China |
| X2 | Short-term (less than 180 days) study in China |
| Z | People working in China |