According to the Entry and Exit Regulations of People’s Republic of China, foreigners should apply for Chinese visas at relevant authorities upon arrival at the port of China. However, there are some situations that aliens can have visas on arrival. Foreigners who hold letters or telegrams from authorized organizations in China and ordinary passports issued by countries that have diplomatic relations or official trade contacts with China might apply for visas to Chinese port visa agencies in cases of an urgent need to travel to China and without time to apply for visas to relevant visa offices abroad, due to the following reasons:
1) Being invited at the last moment by the Chinese side to attend to a trade fair in China.
2) Being invited to China to submit a tender or sign a formal economic or trade contract.
3) Coming to China by appointment to supervise over export shipment, inspect import commodity or check on the completion of a contract.
4) Being invited to China to take part in the installation of equipment or make rush repairs
5) Coming to China at the request of the Chinese side for settling claims.
6) Being invited to China to offer technical advisory services.
7) Being invited to China because of a last-minute replacement or addition to a visiting group approved by the Chinese side after the visas are granted.
8) Coming to China for visiting a patient in critical conditions, or making the funeral arrangement.
9) Due to force majeure, the transit visa holders are unable to leave China by original airplane within 24 hours or have to leave China by other means of transport.
10) As other invited guests who really do not have enough time to apply for visas to the above agencies abroad, but hold letters, or telegrams from authorized organizations approving the application for visas at port visa agencies.
10) As other invited guests who really do not have enough time to apply for visas to the above agencies abroad, but hold letters, or telegrams from authorized organizations approving the application for visas at port visa agencies.