As a Japanese passport holder in China can I renew my passport in China and still keep my Chinese visa?
I am a Japanese citizen in China. I want to renew my Japanese passport in China and still use the Chinese visa from my old passport.
Is this possible at the Japanese Embassy in China?
Best Answer
If you renew your Japanese passport and are able to keep your old one, then yes, you can use your old and new passports together for travel to and from China.
This is stated in Timatic, a database used by airlines checking passengers.
Valid visas or resident permits in expired passports are accepted if holding a new valid passport of the same nationality. The personal information on both passports must be the same.
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What happens to my Chinese visa when I renew my passport?
Luckily, you don't have to apply for a Chinese Visa again. The Chinese government allows you to travel carrying both passports: a current valid US passport without a visa and an expired passport with the valid ten-year Chinese visa. If you lose your passport, however, you will have to apply for a visa again.Can you transfer a valid Chinese visa to a new passport?
If you have a valid China visa in your previous passport, and the personal data in your new passport are the same as in your previous one, and your purpose to visit China is the same as permitted of your visa, you may use the two passports together to enter China without 'transferring' the visa to the new passport.Can I renew my Chinese visa in China?
Generally speaking, it is not possible to renew, extend a China visa or change it into another type once it is issued. However, if you want to spend more time there, want a multiple-entry visa, or need to have a different type of visa, you can - in many circumstances - apply within China.Are Chinese visas still valid?
The "10-year Chinese Visa" is multi-year and multi-entry business, tourism, and family-visit visa issued for Canadians who meet the requirements in terms of the agreement on facilitation of people-to-people exchanges between China and Canada on March 9, 2015. The visa is valid for up to 10 years.China VISA \u0026 Travel updates| PU letter no longer required| What you need to know and do|
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You have to renew your passport and keep the old one is a common procedure. Then you have to travel with your two passports, the old one with the valid visa and the new one.
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