Required documents

Contact us

Call Sam’s passport at 713-784-5501 for Visa requirements or email Cynthia
Cynthia@samspassport.com

Visa Fees & Processing time

SA Citizens 

Fees + Processing Time
Regular ($140) – 7-10 Business days
Rush ($165 Visa Fee + $200 Sam’s SVC Fee ) – 5-7 Business days
Emergency ($165 Visa Fee + $250 Sam’s SVC Fee ) – 4-5 Business days

Fees + Processing Time
Regular($90) – 7-10 Business days
Rush ($165 Visa Fee + $200 Sam’s SVC Fee ) – 5-7 Business days
Emergency ($165 Visa Fee + $250 Sam’s SVC Fee ) – 4-5 Business days

NOTE: Each visa fee will incur a money order fee of $5.00 which will be added to your invoice.

Sam’s Passport Inc

1811 Bering Drive
Suite #100,
Houston, TX, 77057
Tel: (713) 784-5501

Please use Fedex priority overnight or UPS priority overnight to ship your documents to Sam’s Passport Inc.

Outline

Sam’s Passport Inc. is a Licensed and Registered Company with the Chinese Embassy. Visa processing is jurisdictional, meaning depending on which state you reside in is which Embassy we process the visa application with. Below are the listed requirements for the North America – Washington DC -Chinese Embassy. If you do not reside in the below states, please contact our office for the specific requirements of your jurisdiction: Washington DC, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South, Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma & Texas

We will FedEx or deliver your passport back to your address as soon as the consulate releases your passport to us.

There are different types of visas for China and each has its own requirements, processing time and fees. Please click on the visa type that fits your needs.

Required documents

Recent visa to China

Only if Applicable,

If visa is in a previous passport, please make a copy of the visa to submit with the paperwork. If you do not have the visa in your possession please explain the circumstances in section 2.9, page 3 of the visa application.

Passport

Must be signed and valid for at least 6 months beyond intended stay. Please submit your physical passport book.

NOTE: For Non USA Nationals, submit a color copy of USA visa or USA Green Card (front & back)

NOTE: if you have a previous Chinese visa, submit a copy of the latest Chinese visa page (if issued in the past) If the previous multi-year multi-entry visa is on the old passport, the old passport is required to be submitted.

Visa Application Form

Visa Application (online): https://cova.mfa.gov.cn/qzCoCommonController.do?show&pageId=index&locale=en_US

Submit application, print (in COLOR) and sign large barcode page and 7th #9.1q

Make sure printer setting is on FIT to page – DO NOT PRINT DOUBLE SIDED

Photo

1x RECENT (NOT OLDER than 6 months) passport photo – recently taken within the last 6 months (size 2×2 inches-white background) CVS/Walgreens/Fed EX Kinkos do a good job, or our office can take the photo when you drop off your documents.

Upload the same photo to the application

Letter of Guarantee

Letter of Guarantee from USA employer (guaranteeing stay in China) find sample attached.

If self-employed, please provide a signed letter explaining your line of business/employment.

Letter of Invitation

Invitation letter (issued by inviter-in English) signed in CHINESE

1. Personal information of the invitee: name, gender, date of birth, passport number, etc.
2. Information about the invitee’s visiting China: reason for coming to China, date of arrival and departure, place of visit, relationship with the inviting unit or inviter, who will pay for the travel, etc.
3. Inviting party information: inviting party name, address, telephone number, official seal, legal representative or inviter’s signature, date, etc. (the information must be included in the text of the invitation letter)

Proof of Jurisdiction

Copy of State Driver License (both sides) or utility bill (water, electricity or gas)

Travel Form

This form is required by the Embassy in Washington, DC. Please do not overlook this requirement.

Travel Form

Confirmation of location when applying

This form is required by the Embassy in Washington, DC. Please do not overlook this requirement.

Where You Stay

Turkey Declaration Form if applicable

If you have travelled to Turkey, Please fill out and submit this form with all other required documents.

Turkey Declaration Travel Form

Request Form

Request Form

Visa Fees & Processing time

Sam’s Passport Inc

1811 Bering Drive
Suite #100,
Houston, TX, 77057
Tel: (713) 784-5501

Please use Fedex priority overnight or UPS priority overnight to ship your documents to Sam’s Passport Inc.

Outline

Call Sam’s passport at 713-784-5501 for Visa requirements or email Cynthia
Cynthia@samspassport.com

Required documents

Contact us

Call Sam’s passport at 713-784-5501 for Visa requirements or email Cynthia
Cynthia@samspassport.com

Employment licence

The Alien Employment License that is issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for the People’s Republic of China currently accepts a copy of the original version with submission for the Z Employment Visa. Until further notice, we do not need to submit the original Employment License that is issued in China. Please send a copy of the English and Chinese version of the Employment license to our office with the other required documents.

Recent visa to China

Only if Applicable,

If visa is in a previous passport, please make a copy of the visa to submit with the paperwork. If you do not have the visa in your possession please explain the circumstances in section 2.9, page 3 of the visa application.

Visa Fees & Processing time

Sam’s Passport Inc

1811 Bering Drive
Suite #100,
Houston, TX, 77057
Tel: (713) 784-5501

Please use Fedex priority overnight or UPS priority overnight to ship your documents to Sam’s Passport Inc.