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VISA DOCUMENTATION

China visa invitation letter, issued by the agency planning your trip

If your consulate asks for an invitation from a Chinese company, the letter has to match your passport, your dates and every hotel night. We issue that pack in-house — letter, hotel confirmations and a checklist matched to your nationality.

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THE DOCUMENT

What a China invitation letter actually is

It is a letter from a Chinese host organisation confirming who you are, when you travel, where you stay and who is responsible for your ground arrangements. It is not a visa and it is not a booking confirmation — it is the document that ties the two together.

Consulates ask for it because it answers the questions a hotel printout cannot: who in China is expecting this traveller, under what licence, and who answers the phone if something goes wrong. Ours is issued on the letterhead of Guangzhou MEIAN International Travel Agency Co., Ltd., with licence number L-GD02116 and the company seal.

The letter only works when it matches the rest of your file. A letter dated for March with flights in April, or a hotel confirmation for five nights against a ten-night itinerary, is how applications get sent back. That is why we issue the letter, the hotel confirmations and the checklist as one pack — and cross-check them against each other before anything is sent to you.

WHO NEEDS ONE

Match the letter to your visa route

The same trip can need different paperwork depending on your passport and how you enter. We confirm which line below applies to you before drafting anything.

Tourist visa (L)
Required by some consulates for independent travellers, and by most for first-time visitors applying without a packaged tour. The letter names your host, your dates and the cities on your plan.
Business visa (M)
Usually needs an invitation from the Chinese host company. We coordinate with the host and supply the travel-side documents so the two invitations do not contradict each other.
Visa-free entry
If your passport qualifies for unilateral visa-free entry — commonly 30 days — no invitation letter is needed. We confirm the current rule and the permitted stay before you book flights.
240-hour transit
No letter required, but you need onward tickets and hotel confirmations. We prepare both and check that your route stays inside the permitted region.
Hong Kong or Macau start
Different immigration rules apply if your China trip starts or ends there. Tell us the routing and we map the documents for each border separately.
WHAT YOU GET

One pack, every document the consulate asks for

Issued together so the names, dates and addresses cannot drift apart.

01

Invitation letter

Company letterhead, licence L-GD02116, company seal, your passport details exactly as printed, travel dates and the cities on your itinerary.

02

Hotel confirmations

Every night of the plan, with addresses matching the visa form. Missing nights are the single most common reason a file is returned.

03

Document checklist

Matched to your nationality and consulate: photos, forms, insurance, flight reservations, proof of funds where required.

04

Itinerary summary

A one-page day-by-day outline the consulate can read against your hotel bookings and flights.

HOW IT WORKS

Four steps, usually inside a week

01

Send your details

Passport bio page, dates, cities and who is travelling. A screenshot of your consulate checklist helps if you have one.

02

We draft and cross-check

Your name is spelled exactly as in the passport, dates match your flights, and hotels cover every night of the plan.

03

You receive the pack

PDF by email within 48 hours of a confirmed plan. Paper originals are couriered where the consulate requires them.

04

Apply, and tell us

If the consulate asks for a corrected letter or an extra document, we reissue it at no extra charge.

HONEST LIMITS

What a letter can and cannot do

We would rather say this plainly than have you find out at a visa centre.

An invitation letter cannot guarantee approval, shorten processing, or replace a required interview. The consulate decides, and no agency can promise otherwise. What we control is the documentary side: a licensed, contactable host, consistent dates, and hotel coverage for every night.

We also do not backdate letters, invent itineraries, or issue documents for travel we are not handling. A letter that misstates the host or the dates is worse than no letter at all — it creates a record the consulate can check.

Entry rules have changed repeatedly in the past two years. Every pack is checked against the current month's rules for your nationality, not notes from last season.

QUESTIONS

Invitation letter questions, answered

Do I need an invitation letter for a China tourist visa?
It depends on your nationality and the consulate you apply through. Many applicants now travel visa-free or apply with hotel bookings alone; some consulates still ask independent travellers for an invitation from a Chinese company. We confirm the current rule for your passport before you pay for anything.
What information do you need from me?
A clear photo of your passport bio page, your intended dates, the cities you want to visit, who is travelling, and the consulate checklist if you have one. If you already booked flights, send the itinerary — the letter must match the dates exactly.
How long does the letter take?
The draft pack is issued within 48 hours of a confirmed plan. If your consulate requires a paper original, add courier time for your country; we send it tracked and share the number.
Is a scanned letter enough, or does the consulate need the original?
Most consulates and visa centres accept a PDF. A minority insist on a sealed original. We check your specific consulate's current requirement and issue accordingly, so you are not posting documents that were never needed.
Does an invitation letter guarantee my visa?
No. The decision belongs to the consulate. What the letter does is remove the documentary reasons applications get refused or returned: mismatched dates, missing hotel nights, an unlicensed or unidentified inviter.
Do you issue letters for travellers who are not booking a tour with you?
Invitation letters are issued for trips MEIAN plans and books. We do not sell stand-alone letters against itineraries arranged by another company — the letter states who is responsible for your ground arrangements, and that has to be true.
My consulate asks for a specific format or a barcode. Can you match it?
Yes, if you send the template or checklist your consulate uses. Some consulates run their own online invitation forms; in that case we fill the host section and send you the completed reference.
Can you provide hotel confirmations for every night?
Yes. Every night of the plan is covered, with addresses matching the ones on your visa form. The bookings are real and cancellable under the hotel's terms, which is what consulates expect to see.
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