Get a Chinese Crew Visa

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China Travel Visa

Chinese Crew Visa Requirements

Crew visas are issued to crew members on commercial, private, corporate, or charter aircraft.

Confirm China Visa Options and Processing

Chinese Crew Visa Requirements

  1. An Important Note on Processing Speeds

  2. Note on previous visas

  3. Visa Questionnaire and Document Preparation

  4. Travel Records (12 months)

  5. Copies of Entry/Exit Stamps and/or Visas

  6. China - Where You Stay Form

  7. China - Visa Application Statement

  8. Current Valid Passport

  9. Copy of Driver's License or State ID Card

  10. Flight Crew ID and License

  11. FAA-Issued License or Safety Training Certificate

  12. One Digital Passport-Style Photograph

  13. Note: Flight Crew Visa Requirements

  14. Note: Prior Travel to Sensitive Country

  15. Note: Prior Travel to Hong Kong SAR

  16. Note: Additional requirements for applicants with military service history

  17. China Processing Note: Visa issuance on Second Valid Passport

  18. Naturalized US Citizens - Copy of Naturalization Certificate

  19. Foreign-Born US Citizens - Copy of Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)

  20. Please Note: No Embassy Service on Friday (beginning late September 2025)