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  1. 19-Feb-2014, 12:00 PM #1
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    It looks like I might go to China at the end of March. I have read the past few China visa posts here. Between nonrev.net and my companies website forums it seems people can get visa's with standby itinerary and hotel reservations. But, everyone seems to say they went in person to the embassy.

    I have called CIBT and passport visa express, even the Delta priority phone number at CIBT and I can not get a positive answer on if standby tickets will work.
    They give my the 'all we can do is give them your paperwork, its up the the embassy if they except it or not'. I was really expecting CIBT to know if standby tickets work since they seem to do a lot of dealing with Delta.

    Has anyone here sent there paperwork with standby itinerary and if so who did they go through?

    Not much I can do except send in the paperwork and see what happens. But if anyone used a company that worked, let me know.

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    I think one common trick is to buy a refundable confirmed ticket (doesn't have to be transpac, just out of China, so ICN or NRT or something would work) scheduled to go out a couple days after your actual planned day out. Then use that to get your visa, but standby to actually get out. Then refund your ticket once you're back
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  • 19-Feb-2014, 03:11 PM #3
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    Drop Vulindlela NonRev correspondent - Indianapolis, a line, as I recall he went to China last year.
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  • 19-Feb-2014, 08:48 PM #4
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    Hi Tony,
    Last June I hand carried the applications for myself and my wife to the consulate in Houston, TX. Make sure EVERYTHING is filled out properly. My wife printed out our standby itinerary at work (It looks different than what we print at home) and it did look similar to an actual e-ticket. It did say "Standby" on it when she handed it to me, but it might have disappeared sometime before I turned it over to the Chinese. About 10 days later it was ready and I flew back to Houston and picked them up. As a bonus, they gave me multiple entries instead of the 1 that I had requested. (I had read that 1st time visitors rarely get multiple so I checked off 1 entry). We went to Beijing in July and had a wonderful time.
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  • 20-Feb-2014, 12:58 AM #5
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    Thanks scotfitz, problem is I have no time off between now and the end of March to do this in person. I have found a lot of people doing this by 'walking in' but have not really found someone who has used a visa service.

    Not that it would matter but they did change there visa form in July or September of 2013.

    wish me luck.

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  • 20-Feb-2014, 02:15 AM #6
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    I think what scotfitz says is quite spot on. The embassy staff are not ticketing agent and they would not know if an E-ticket is on standby or not. If you show them a ticket with the words "STANDBY", you are just opening a can of worms. or spongebue strategy works well as well if you can find a ticketing agent to do that for you
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  • 20-Feb-2014, 10:57 AM #7
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    Read current rules for visa and 72 hr transit visas. then read them again! Have you called a Chinese embassy or emailed them? I flew standby but my visa was supported by a letter from Beijing pilot from South America! I printed itinerary and requested multiple entries so I could "visit his wife" more than once. I used CIBT--good service. I supplied my own discounted shipping labels. I have used Haifa for Russian visa, so I'd ask for her or email her :
    Esi-Haifa.Orleans-Li@cibt.com
    PS--I take my own visa pics and print on 4x6. I get 4 pics for $.29

    BTW--China has changed policies regarding visas frequently in the past year or two.
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  • 20-Feb-2014, 11:48 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotfitz View Post
    Hi Tony,
    Last June I hand carried the applications for myself and my wife to the consulate in Houston, TX. Make sure EVERYTHING is filled out properly. My wife printed out our standby itinerary at work (It looks different than what we print at home) and it did look similar to an actual e-ticket. It did say "Standby" on it when she handed it to me, but it might have disappeared sometime before I turned it over to the Chinese. About 10 days later it was ready and I flew back to Houston and picked them up. As a bonus, they gave me multiple entries instead of the 1 that I had requested. (I had read that 1st time visitors rarely get multiple so I checked off 1 entry). We went to Beijing in July and had a wonderful time.

    I went to China in maybe some 6-7 years ago, don't know what if anything has changed. I got the visa a one time entry visa to China for 100 bucks each person. With standby tickets going into China and leaving China, no problem. I got the visas at the Chinese embassy in Houston. Flew out of Beijing to Manila on PAL. Here is some China pictures.......on my vt travel page....

    "CHINA" China by Thestumps
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    Drop Vulindlela NonRev correspondent - Indianapolis, a line, as I recall he went to China last year.
    We did the 72 hour visa free, so I would not be of much help...
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  • 20-Feb-2014, 07:38 PM #10
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    Thanks everyone, I was able to contact a coworker who had used mychinavisa dot com with United standby itinerary. I listed on a United flight to see what the ticket looked like and it is MUCH more official looking than a Delta itinerary. I am sure the visa service company does not matter because it will all come down to the person at the embassy but I think I will use mychinavisa and a United itinerary.
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