Entering China using residence permits after 09/28/2020

The China Embassy recently announced that US citizen and non-US citizen holding valid China residence permit can utilized their permit to enter China. This change in policy pertains to residence permit holders only, applicants holding a valid visa that was issued prior to 03/28/2020 are not included. To be clear, regardless of visa type, all 10-year validity visas are still suspended and cannot be used to enter China.

For people with expired residence permit, you are now eligible to apply for a new visa to enter China. For details on how to apply for the new visa, contact us for more details. Please note, we can only help applicants from the following State to apply for their China visas:

Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Washington DC

Chinese Embassy is Closed Today

May 1st – International Workers’ Day

Also known as May Day, May 1st honors the contributions and achievements of workers and the labor movement. The holiday traces its origins to the late 19th-century fight for the eight-hour workday and improved working conditions.

Oasis China Visa Services will remain open and fully operational today. Visa application submissions and passport pick-ups will resume as usual tomorrow, May 2nd, 2025.