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China Visa

At the current stage, any Malaysian who wishes to travel to China is required to obtain a traveling visa. Because the whole family will be traveling to China this month, the father had to apply visa for each member. There are two options that every Malaysian can choose from: self-apply at the China visa office or apply through travel agency with extra fee. For self-apply option, the visa processing fee will be RM100 per passport holder (for 3 working days processing). In Klang Valley, the China visa office is at Level 5 & 6, Hampshire Place, Jalan Mayang Sari, Kuala Lumpur. Visa application is at level 5. This is where you need to submit the filled form (downloadable from the website) with two passport photos (white background) and passport, with a copy of the info page as well. For children, a copy of birth certificate is required. Also required is copy of return air ticket or accommodation booking in China. You will be surprised to find that the whole process is very fast. When I obtained my queue number from the counter, I was called up immediately. Passed all the documents to the officer, and everything was done within 5 minutes. Then I came back to level 6 after 3 working days, to collect the passport with visa attached. Again, no crowd. After obtained the queue number, I was called up immediately. Proceeded to the counter, made payment, and done. Less than 5 minutes. Not even needed to pay for my car parking fee due to parking less than 15 minutes in the building.


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