To ensure a seamless visa application process, we will invest considerable time and effort to assist applicants with form verification and the coordination of material submissions. Please read the following instructions carefully to begin preparing your application materials.
Procedures and steps:
Step 1: Regardless of which type of visa you are applying for, please start filling out the COVA form, but don’t submit it. If you have already submitted the COVA form, please go to step 2.
It’s okay if you have questions and issues during the form filling phase, please fill out the form to the best of your ability!
Don’t worry if you make mistakes, we will help you check & correct later. If you need our help to upload a visa photo, just take an upper-body selfie and email it to us.
Step 2: Send the COVA form ID number, passport number, phone number, and the following basic materials to Oasis by email in JPG or PDF files:
- -passport biopage (information page)
- -Driver’s license or state issued I.D (to prove the state of your residence)
- -Most recently Chinese visa & Residence permit record (if any)
- –Business Invitation Letter (for business visa only, preferred to be in Chinese than English, not required for tourist visa)
- –Family Invitation Letter (for family visiting only, not required for tourist visa)
- -Inviting person’s valid Chinese I.D or Residence Permit (only for family visiting visa)
- –Where You Stay Form (please promise this is where you live)
- -Green card or other types of resident visas (for Non-U.S passport holders)
- -Our email address is “Service@OasisChinaVisa.Com” (hosted with Google Workspace Enterprise, S/MIME message encryption supported)/ Option for Microsoft Email Message Encryption is also available upon request.
- -For security reasons, we refrain from clicking on external links or downloading .zip files. Kindly send the documents in PDF or JPG formats.
Family visa (s2/Q2) requires a family member’s personal invitation letter; Business visa (M or F) requires an organizational invitation letter; Tourism visa (L) requires a friend’s personal invitation letter, tour company’s invitation letter, or a confirm flight & hotel reservation. We do not book flights or hotels, but you can contact agencies like Flychina.com to purchase your flight tickets to China.
Step 3: Oasis logs in to your COVA form, checks the basic materials, and then performs an evaluation.
During the process of checking your COVA form, we will make an assessment based on the information in your form and supporting documents. If we are able to assist you with your visa application, we will provide you with our payment options, and guide you through the process of modifying your COVA form and mailing the required documents to our office. If we determine that we are unable to assist you with your visa application, your are not required to pay for anything. The asseement takes 1-2 working days after receiving all of your materials, and another 1-2 working days to receive detailed shipping instructions after payment is made.
Step 4: Oasis will do the final inspection after receiving the materials you sent, and then help to make an appointment and submit them.
If we find any issues after receiving the materials, we will promptly contact the applicant to make supplementary or corrective measures.
Step 5: After a few weeks (or days), the applicant will receive their passport and visa in the mail(or picked up from Oasis office).
Payment Method and Fees:
Standard processing service fee: $200-$260 (TBD based on your case) ; Embassy Fee is $140, FedEx 2nday PM Shipping fee $20(Tracking number/Signature Confirmation / Insured upto $500); 2-3 weeks turn-around time.
Expedited processing service fee: $400 ; Embassy Fee is $165, FedEx Next Shipping fee $55; 1-2 weeks turn-around time.
If you need the visa in less than 1 week, please contact us by phone so we can have a better understanding of your needs, and provide you with other options.
Embassy fee and shipping are calculated separately based on your nationality, validity of the visa, …etc
We do not charge any fees during the service introduction phase. If the applicant decides to use our service and we have started preparing the documents and providing advice, the service fee will not be refunded. If the applicant decides to cancel the service during the processing period, the service fee will not be refunded, but the visa application fee and mailing fee can be refunded.
Jurisdictions:
We work directly with the Chinese Embassy Visa Section in Washington D.C; Given the sensitive nature of visa application information, our company operates independently and does not engage in partnerships or collaborations with other visa agencies. This policy is in place to ensure the utmost confidentiality and security of the information we handle.
Frequently asked questions:
Do I need to go to the embassy in person?
No, you can entrust someone else or a service organization such as our company to do it on your behalf
How long does it take to process a visa after submitting it to the embassy?
The normal processing time of the embassy is 4-5 working days, and the expedited processing time is 2-3 working days
I go to the embassy to submit the application documents myself, can you help me to pickup and mail back my passports?
Yes, of course, our office is next to the visa section of the embassy. For passport and visa pickup services, please find more details here.
What is the passport validity requirement?
The minimum passport validity required by the Embassy to apply for a visa is 6 months. If you want to apply for a visa valid for 10 years, your U.S passport needs to be valid for at least another 12 months.
My U.S. passport doesn’t have a visa page, can I get a visa?
No, you will need a new U.S. passport.
Other notes:
If you have a new passport, the old visa is still in the old passport, please provide the original passport when applying for the visa.