Correct - still the same as far as I know.

More information and the PSB extension brochure for download here: http://fxzl.blogspot.com/2008/06/where-can-i-extend-my-visa-in-beijing.h...

Note that you'll probably need to provide a bank statement from a Chinese account in your name.

The 21 K has to be in a chinese bank account in your name and be locked for a period of at least 30 days. Statement is not enough... Went this morning, took 10 minutes, got 30 days.

By the way, I just extended my L for 30 days and I had 21000RMB in the bank locked for ONE WEEK. You dont have to keep it in there for 30 days! It's hard enough to gather and freeze the funds for 7 days.

Good luck to you and me. I have to go through this again next week.

I hope this visa stuff gets easier and doesn't stay the same. I paid 4 months rent assuming that the rules will ease up.

Hi, I'm rather new to this thing as I've always been having a Z Visa and arranged by my company. But now my family member is coming to BJ and staying with me for 2 months. The embassy where she's located will only issue a 30-day single entry L visa. She plan to come on Sep 13 and leave on Nov 4, and the ticket is issued as such. Question is, those of you who managed to get an extension, are your visas the same type, that is 30-day single entry visa issued in your home country? So does that mean that my family member will be able to extend her visa in Beijing for another 30 days near the time of visa expiry which is Oct 12, for as long as she can provide all those docs that you all mentioned?

Due to the nationality, she would not be able to get a new 30-day visa in HK.

ABout the air ticket, does it have to be a 30-day period from departure to return dates when applying for the visa, and then later change the return date to a later one? Or can she just submit the air ticket for Sep 13 and returning Nov 4 and still be granted a 30-day Visa?

Also, since it would be Oct 12 when initial visa expire, which means that rules could have been relaxed by then, do you presume that it would be easier to get an extension? 15 or 30 days extension will be fine with her.

Thanks much for the info.

Hi,

Has anyone else tried and only got 10 days? Is this a "new thing" or are they just unlucky or from a particular country/region? I need to get my visa extended for a further 30 days on the 20'th and could also go to another area to be sure of 30 but would rather do it in beijing. I have a british passport and will have 21k rmb in a chinese account, the last time I did this I just had a stamped bank print out and didn't freeze any funds.

Cheers

I need to extend my Business visa (type F?). Does that work the same as extending the L Visa? Can I go to a PSB or do I need to go to some other place?

Basically, I want to get a Work Visa and Permit and the company I will work for is helping me do that, but I need to go back to the USA to complete the process. My hopes are that I can extend my current visa (which expires in about 2 weeks) long enough to make it until November (when I already plan to go back for a couple weeks). So, it would work out if I could extend my current visa for 30 days (two times).

Any thoughts???

Getting an invitation letter is easy - I already work for this company in China (it is an american company, but they have a registered entity here in China). What does this invitation letter need to say?

So, should I try that (extend my F visa) OR is it easier/possible for me to change my visa to an L visa?

Thanks for the help!

Is proof of a flight out of China needed for L visa extensions?

so ... what about extending an F visa without leaving beijing? my company is now planing to send me to hongkong but am wondering if there are other options.

To those who had their L visa extended for only 10 days:

Was the visa extension you were issued also an L visa, or did it have a *STAR* symbol.

I have heard of people being issued *STAR* visas that allow them 10 days to leave the country. This might have something to do with the fact that your visa was denied, but by the time it was returned to you, your original L visa had expired. In this case, the 10 day visa may be a notice that you must leave the country immediately.

Just a guess...

It doesn't seem to be required outside of Beijing. Here's what you need to have a visa renewed in Shanghai: http://www.chinatravel.net/forum/Shanghai-How-to-Renew-and-Extend-your-C...

It depends on your nationality. The price can be found in thr PSB leaflet which I've hosted here: http://www.fileqube.com/shared/wUlSKQicV46413

It's 160 RMB for Europeans.