Conference
participants may need a Chinese visa to enter China.
Specifically, those who are not Chinese citizens, except
passport holders from Singapore, Brunei, and Japan, need
a Chinese visa. Participants can apply for a visa at the
Chinese embassy or consulate in the region in which they
live. To avoid uncertainty, participants will be advised
to apply for a visa as early as possible. It is
recommended that they apply for a Chinese visa at least
1 month in advance.
For most attendees, it is easier to apply for a Tourist
("L") visa; an invitation letter is NOT required for
obtaining a Tourist visa.
If some participants need another type of visa that does
require an invitation letter, the ICBDE 2023 local
arrangement committee will be glad to help. To obtain an
invitation letter, please send e-mail to
icbde@academic.net, together with your registration, and in
the case of being an author, your accepted paper ID. The
Conference Secretariat will then send a formal visa
application form via airmail or fax with which the
participants can apply for a visa.
How to Apply?
»A passport which is valid for at least six months
following the date of submission, with an entire blank
page available for the visa;
»One Visa Application Form of the Peoples Republic of
China, which is filled clearly with true, authentic and
complete information and signed by the applicant;
»One recent, 2 inch full-faced and bareheaded passport
photo (the daily life photo, photo copy or digital photo
printed on the ordinary paper shall not be accepted);
»Other related application materials according to
different purposes for your trip to China;
»Other materials related to the visa application, deemed
as necessary by the visa officer.
* For more information, please contact the local Chinese
Embassy in your country or visit the website:
http://www.visaforchina.org/.
Alternatively, participants may ask their travel agents
to arrange their travel to China and obtain a tourist
visa irrespective of whether or not they have registered
with the Conference Secretariat. If participants have
any difficulties in obtaining their visa, they should
contact the Conference Secretary.
Note:
Should your application be denied, ICBDE cannot change
the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, nor
will ICBDE engage in discussion or correspondence with
the MOFA or the Embassy on behalf of the applicant. The
registration fee cannot be refunded when the VISA
application of individual being denied.