{"id":2167,"date":"2023-06-21T17:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T09:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2023-06-21T18:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T10:40:05","slug":"china-visa-what-is-r-visa-how-do-i-apply-for-r-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/2167","title":{"rendered":"China Visa - What is R Visa? How do I Apply for R Visa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2168\" src=\"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/2023062109490677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"655\" \/><\/p>\n<p>China is now increasingly opening up and attaching more importance to foreign talents. More and more high level foreign talents have acquired their R visas and benefited a lot from it. However, many foreign friends still have no idea about R Visa. Here is helpful information about R Visa. Eligible foreign talents, welcome to apply for it.<\/p>\n<h3>What is R Visa?<\/h3>\n<p>R Visa, i.e. talent visa, one of various Chinese visas, is specially designed for high level foreign talents and talented personnel in short supply needed for Chinese social and economic development.<\/p>\n<h3>Who can apply for R Visa?<\/h3>\n<p>R Visa is issued to high level foreign talents and talented personnel in short supply needed for Chinese social and economic development, and scientists, leading talents in S&amp;T field, international entrepreneurs, professionals, talents of high skills, etc. in line with requirements for urgently-needed talents in high-grade, advanced &amp; cutting-edge technology and market demand. To get an R Visa, foreign applicants should meet the conditions of high level foreign talents (Category A) according to the Evaluation Criteria for Foreigners Working in China (Trial).<\/p>\n<h3>How long will the R Visa application take?<\/h3>\n<p>A Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents will be issued within five business days at most and R Visa can be issued soonest at the second day after the application.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the advantages of R Visa?<\/h3>\n<p>1. The longest validity term: The visa is valid for 5-10 years and allows multiple entries.<\/p>\n<p>2. The longest duration of stay: An R Visa bearer may stay for 180 days at most within each validity term, which allows the longest period of stay for each entry among all kinds of visas.<\/p>\n<p>3. Free application: Foreign talents and their family can enjoy exemption from payment for visas and express service.<\/p>\n<p>4. Same favorable treatment for dependents: Spouses and minor children of foreign talents can apply for corresponding multiple-entry visas with the same validity term.<\/p>\n<p>5. Green Channel: Applicants for Foreigner\u2019s Work Permit in China can enjoy service through a Green Channel.<\/p>\n<h3>How to apply for R Visa?<\/h3>\n<p>(1) Online application for Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents:<\/p>\n<p>The inviter who invites the applicant submits an application for Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents online via the service system for foreigners working in China (https:\/\/fuwu.most.gov.cn\/lhgzweb\/).<\/p>\n<p>(2) Examination and approval by Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs:<\/p>\n<p>Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs will issue the Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents within five business days to an applicant meeting related conditions.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Application for R Visa with Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents:<\/p>\n<p>The applicant with the Confirmation Letter for High Level Foreign Talents applies for R Visa to a Chinese embassy\/consulate abroad (refer to announcement of the Chinese embassy\/consulate abroad for necessary application documents and requirements).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China is now increasingly opening up and attaching more importance to foreign &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-in-china"],"en_md_date":"Jun. 21, 2023","thumbnailurl":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/2023062109490677.jpg","fr_down_url":"","author_avatar":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/1.jpg","author_name":"Elite RE","author_url":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/me\/1","job_status":"1","post_views":"909","parent_cat":"Live in China","cat_id":2,"cat_names":"Live in China","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.elitere.cn\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}