Do I Still Need an Invitation Letter to Visit China?
Do I Still Need an Invitation Letter to Visit China? Tuesday August 18, 2009While seemingly arbitrary, some Chinese consulates and embassies were requiring visitors (from tourists and business travelers to students) to have an invitation letter accompanying a visa application for a visit to China. It was a strange formality but it seems now to be a policy no longer in use. I contacted the Chinese Consulate in Chicago and they told me visitors no longer need a letter of invitation. Reading between the lines, it seems like the policy was a temporary one put in place during the phase leading up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008. That makes the somewhat arduous process of getting a
