List of documents required for obtaining a medical visa.

• Completed questionnaire Form V.2013 (Supplementary Visa Application Form);
• Foreign passport (Original) – valid for at least 6 months. at the time of submission of documents to the Consulate, at least two blank pages;
• Copy of foreign passport (photo page + previously issued visas to the PRC);
• Photo (1 pc.) - color on a light background, 3.5*4.5 cm, without corners and ovals;
• Copy of internal passport (all pages);
• Copies of previously issued visas to the People's Republic of China, including in the previous passport + copy of 1 page. passport;

Additional documents for minor children:

• A copy of the birth certificate;
• Copy of consent to departure:

from both parents, if the child is accompanied by a third person;

from one parent*, if the child is traveling with only one parent;

• Copies of internal passports of both parents.

* If one of the parents is deprived of parental rights, a copy of the court decision must be provided.

* If the second parent is deceased, a copy of his death certificate must be provided.

* If the location of the second parent cannot be established, a certificate from an authorized body must be provided in the form prescribed by law.

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Mandatory document from the host country in China:

Invitation from the Chinese side (treatment facility/hospital/hospital, etc.), original or copy.

Importantly! The invitation is always drawn up on company letterhead, addressed to the Consul General of the Chinese Embassy, with the following information:

• data of the inviting party (address, telephone);
• data of invited guests (name, passport number, date of birth);
• travel dates (treatment period);
• the purpose of the trip;
• signature of the inviting party and seal of the organization + date of issuance of the invitation.

The validity period of the invitation to submit is 3 months from the date of its issuance.

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The birth of children in China is strictly regulated by the authorities. Only now, Chinese citizens are allowed to give birth to 3 children in one family. That is, it is impossible to go to the People's Republic of China for the purpose of having a child. But you can become a guardian of a child, this is provided by law. For this, you need to issue a Q1 visa and collect a certain list of documents.

A foreigner who has decided to become a guardian of a Chinese child has a chance to get a Q1 visa. For this, you need to additionally collect the following package of documents:

• A guardianship decision paper issued by the PRC embassy or consulate in your home country or government guardianship authorities. The applicant must have the document notarized by a notary public in the home country or territory of China.
• The original, a copy of passports and papers that would confirm the family ties between the father/mother of the child and the future guardian. Certificates of marriage, birth of a child, family ties are suitable for this.
• Consent to establish guardianship, which is issued by authorized persons from the PRC. You still need to add the ID of the consenting guardian.
• A photocopy of a document confirming the permanent residence of the father and mother abroad at the time of the child's birth (if at least one spouse is a Chinese citizen).
• It is worth considering that a foreigner who receives a Q1 visa must, in the next month after arriving in China, visit the local public security body in the city of residence in order to establish the fact of residence in the country and submit documents for the permanent residence.

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General provisions for opening one of these visa categories:

"Q1"/ "Q2"/ "S1"/ "S2" (purposes of a personal nature, up to and over 180 days of stay/entry corridor 3 months) – visiting relatives, treatment, etc.

Differences between S and Q visas.

• Q visas are suitable for relatives of Chinese citizens.
• Type S visas are for relatives of foreign nationals working or studying in China.

An invitation from relatives is required to apply for S and Q visas. Each of these categories is divided into two types, which differ in terms of stay in the country.

In more detail:

Q1/Q2 visa

You can choose to apply for a Q1 visa if you want to reunite with your family or become the guardian of a Chinese child. A husband, parents, children, great-grandparents, grandchildren will be considered a family member. Such a visa can be issued for a period of 180 days or more.

A Q2 visa is usually issued for up to 180 days. Such a permission document can be issued by residents who are visiting their relative who is a citizen of the PRC.

S1/S2 visa

Only a spouse, father, minor child or father of a spouse, working or student foreigner can submit documents for S1. In this case, he is in the country for more than 180 days.

The S2 visa is issued for a period of slightly more than 180 days. This permit can be issued to people who want to visit their relatives who are working or studying in China.

What documents are required for Q1 and Q2 family visas?

In order to issue an invitation visa and reunite with relatives, the following documents should be submitted:

• Foreign passport - must be valid for at least 6 months after returning from the planned trip to China, and also have at least one blank page;
• 1 color photo (3.5x4.5 cm) on a white background (preferably in electronic form);
• A copy of the internal passport (all pages!);
• The applicant's questionnaire with all filled-in data;
• Letter of invitation from a Chinese citizen.
• Photocopies of Chinese passports of inviting persons;
• The original and a copy of the documents that could be used to confirm the family relationship with the person who wants to issue the authorization document (for the Q1 visa). In this case, it will be sufficient to have a marriage certificate, a child's birth certificate, a family bond, which is issued by the public security agency and certified by a notary.
• Copy of all pages of the second valid foreign passport;
• Proof that you have one passport. It is needed if:

- you have one valid passport;

- you had a previous foreign passport, but you surrendered/lost it and you have no copies left.

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Invitations can be provided in various forms (faxes, photocopies or printouts). But in some cases, the consular department needs the original document.

Officers of the consular department may request additional papers or materials to clarify important nuances, as well as call you for a personal interview.

The consular department makes the final decision regarding the approval/refusal of the issuance of the permit document, the period of possible stay in the country, the number of arrivals/departures of the applicant. For this, all the information in the complex and the specific situation that arose with the applicant are taken into account.

There are two ways to pay for the arrival of a foreign relative when applying for a guest or family visa. In one case, travel, rent and insurance are paid by the host, and in the other by the guest.

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What documents are required for S1/S2 visitor visas?

To issue a permit document of category S, it is necessary to provide the following package of papers:

• Foreign passport - must be valid for at least 6 months after returning from the planned trip to China, and also have at least one blank page;
• 1 color photo (3.5x4.5 cm) on a white background (preferably in electronic form);
• A copy of the internal passport (all pages!);
• The applicant's questionnaire with all filled-in data;
• Invitation letter from private individuals. It must contain the same information as in the case of a Q1 visa.
• A copy of the passport and residence permit of the inviting person.
• The original, a copy of the documents confirming the presence of family ties between the visiting foreigner and a person staying in the country on a student or work visa.
• Copy of all pages of the second valid foreign passport;
• Proof that you have one passport. It is needed if:

- you have one valid passport;

- you had a previous foreign passport, but you surrendered/lost it and you have no copies left.

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As mentioned earlier:

• A husband, father, minor child, father-in-law/mother-in-law or father-in-law can issue an S1 document for coming to China for a long period. In this case, the guest of the country must also visit the local public security authorities in the next 30 days to establish the fact of residence in a specific city of the PRC.
• The S2 visa can also be obtained by spouses of children of a foreigner with a residence permit, brother, sister, great-grandparents, grandchildren.