For a category M Business (or F for academic exchange) Visa ,  you can apply directly with the Chinese Embassy, or you may hire Oasis China Visa Services to assist with your visa application. Processing steps and mailing instructions

Chinese Visa Online Application Form (COVA)

To start, you should fill out the new Chinese Visa Online Application Form (COVA) and Email us your application I.D with your passport number. This new application form is filled out online and is 8-10 pages depending on the applicant’s situation.  The new form will ask applicants for detailed information on family members, education background starting from high school, and employment histories. Therefore, we advise the applicant to complete the form, but do not submit and generate the final printable PDF form.  Although we cannot fill out the form for you, we can review and help you to check over the form by using the Application I.D and passport number before the information gets submitted.  We cannot guarantee the form to be error free or 100% be accepted by the Embassy, but we will do our best to catch any errors or flag any issues on the form. Once the form is submitted online, the Embassy will ask the applicant to complete the form again if any edit or corrections on the form is needed. The Embassy does not accept any handwritten corrections on the generated PDF form.

Processing time

The visa turnaround time is affected by many factors.  Most of the cases we submit get processed within about 1  week.   Submission date & time are depending on the AVAS appointment system.  However,  the application process can often encounter various unforeseeable delays .   We advise you to not purchase your ticket before receiving the visa in hand.  

Service & Fees

Basic documents required For M/F visa

The following documents are commonly needed to prepare for a visa application.  Other supporting documents may be required depending on the individual situation.  After the Chinese Embassy’s pre-approval, original documents will need to be mailed into our office at the time of submission.

1. COVA Form.

* Do NOT submit after filling out the web form, wait for Oasis review first)

* Upload a selfie for the visa photo to continue with the form.

* Oasis can help you with the photo edit and uploading later.  

2. Photocopy of your Passport information page

3. Photocopy of your most recent Chinese Visa. 

* Not needed if this is your first time applying.

* If your most recent Chinese Visa is in your previous Passport, a photocopy of your previous passport information page should also be provided.

4. Visa photo   

* You can ask friends or family to help you to take this photo. 

* Stand against a whitewall, wear something not is white.

* Use your smartphone / digital camera to take an upper body photograph. 

* Do not wear glasses, jewelry, or necklace. 

* Make sure your face (including your forehead) and your ears are showing (not blocked by hairs), so the photo may pass the COVA photo exam. 

* Email your photo in JPG format, Oasis can help you to edit it and upload it.

5. 28 day travel record (no longer needed)

6. Photocopy of Driver’s License

7. COVID Vaccine Card (no longer needed)

8. PU invitation letter  (Only needed for certain applicants)

9. Invitation letter from the Chinese inviting business / company, which should contain: 

a) Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.) 

b) Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures)

 c) Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)

10. Other forms which will be provided by Oasis. 

All materials can only be printed on single side papers. Do not use Duplex printings. 

Jurisdictions and residency

Currently we can only drop off applications to the Chinese Embassy for applicants who live or work within the following states:  Washington DC, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky,  Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas

Please email our office for processing details.

​If you have any other questions, email is the best way to contact our office.