Officially speaking, visa on arrival in GZ is unavailable. You have to obtain a visa before you reach GZ, except the following urgencies:
· Passengers who are temporarily invited to attend Trade Fair in China;
· Passengers who are invited to participate in bidding or officially sign trade contracts in China;
· Passengers who shall inspect export/import merchandise or attend the contract acceptance audit in China as per Agreement;
· Passengers who are invited to assist equipment installation or urgent repair of the project;
· Passengers who are invited to deal with claim issues in China;
· Passengers who are invited to provide scientific and technical consultation in China;
· Passengers who are temporarily supplemented or replaced, approved by China party, after the visa for their delegation / team on invitation to China was ready;
· Passengers who visit critical patient or handle funeral affairs;
· Passengers for direct transit who cannot leave China via original flight or other alternative vehicles within 24 hours due to force majeure;
· Passengers who are invited to China but do not have enough time to apply for visa at local organization of China, with letters certifying the approval by designated authority for applying for visa at the port;
However, some people say that they can get visa on arrival for various reasons. But we can’t guarantee that you can make it. You’d better apply a visa in advance.
Pls. pay attention that the required documents for the visa on arrival are similar with the ones for visa in advance. You can apply for the visa on arrival but you may not get it successfully. You can only apply for the visa on arrival at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Luohu and Shekou in Shenzhen, Gongbei in Zhuhai, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin Dalian, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Xian, Guilin, Hangzhou, Kunming, Sanya, Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai. To get the latest official information, you can click the following linkage:
http://www.bcia.com.cn/en/passengers_arrival_page.html
