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Old 23 Jul 2014
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China visa on Central Asia

Hi,

I am struggling to get visa for China here in Turkey.
6 months ago China government changed regulation and it is now impossible to get the Chinese visa issued here in Turkey if you are not officially a Turkish-resident.
I believe this is the case in all countries.

Nevertheless, I wonder whether anyone here had any luck requesting visa for China in any country (Iran? Kyrgyzstan? Azerbaijan? Armenia? etc etc) which is not his/her home-country.

Thanks on advance.

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Hi angel,
Not sure if it's your route, but we travelled with some people through china who got their visa in ulan bataar, Mongolia.
We were told Kyrgysztan is a terrible place to get a visa for china: cyclists we met sent their passports back to Germany from Bishkek in order to get their visas.
Don't know about other places I'm afraid.



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no shouldnt be to hard anywhere else

i would try to get 1 in KZ, you shouldnt have a problem getting a Chinese visa, if this is the case in Turkey it is a out of the ordinary case, i just got a visa for china done in Australia with out being a resident,

But let me ask you please what drivers licence do you need to drive in china?????? NEED TO KNOW!!!
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china visa

hi, i got my china visa in ulan bataar, mongolia. very easy. almaty in kasachstan is a bad place to try it.
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Hi

I tried to get my China Visa in Bishkek, the Embassy website said 1 week processing. When I got there they said 2-3 weeks. Unfortunately I had to be at the Chinese border before then. So I DHL'd my visa to a London China visa agency, and they sent it back within a week.

Your guide for china should be sorting the driving licence out for you. Have you arranged a guide yet or are you going to try and get in without one?
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Hi guys,


quick post. I finally got my Chinese visa in Tehran. VERY VERY easy. Took only 2 days for the express option (70USD express/40USD normal).
If you pass by and need a Chinese visa, that's probably your place.

The China crossing has been pre-organized. The group is supposed to enter from Torugart next Monday 15th September.

Thanks everyone for your replies.

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