(S2) Family member of foreigner(s) staying or residing in China or person who needs to come to China for personal matters (no more than 180 days)
Basic Documents
(1) Passport: Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, as well as photocopy of the passport's data page.
(2) Visa Application Form and Photo: One true, completed P. R. C. Visa Application Form with personal signature, and one recently-taken, full face, color (against a white background), and bare-head passport photo attached on the application form. The detailed please click here
(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable for those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship): If you are not applying for a visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay in Kuwait.
(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable for those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship): If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide the last Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page. If you have obtained Chinese visas before and apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport's data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change).
(5) If it’s not your first time to visit China, please provide a copy of previous Chinese visa.
We kindly remind you that:
The invitation letter should contain:
1) Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date of birth, etc.);
2) Details of the planned visit (incl. arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, accommodation arrangements, etc.);
3) Information of the inviting party (incl. name of organization or person concerned, contact telephone number, address, official stamp of the organization, signature of the legal representative or individual).
The invitation letter should contain:
1) Information of the applicant (incl. full name, gender, date of birth, etc.);
2) Details of the planned visit (incl. arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, accommodation arrangements, etc.);
3) Information of the inviting party (incl. name of organization or person concerned, contact telephone number, address, official stamp of the organization, signature of the legal representative or individual).
For visiting family members for a short period, the following documents are required:
A photocopy of the inviting individual's (a foreigner who stays or lives in China for work or studies) passport and residence permit.
An invitation letter issued by the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains:
a) Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)
b) Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.)
c) Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, signature, etc.)
(3) Photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between the applicant and the inviting individual.
"Family members" refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.
For medical, the following documents are required:
A certificate of hospitalization issued by a medical institution or a certificate of treatment to be received;
The escort shall be a family member, no more than two persons. A Certificate of kinship and a certificate of escort issued by the same medical institutionis required.
For private affairs, documentation identifying the nature of the private affairs should be provided as required by the consular officer.
3. Special remind
1. The invitation letter may be in the form of fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation letter.
2. If necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other proof documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant.
3. The consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant.
4. For more details, please visit the website of embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Kuwait (http://kw.china-embassy.org/eng/)