My wife is giving birth next year and we are on a multientry L visa with 90 days duration that doesn't expire until the end of next year. However, the 90 days is going to be up right around the time for the birth so we are looking for ways to not have to leave the country if we don't have to.

Is there a thing as medical extension to the DURATION of the visa, not the visa itself? I.e. instead of 90 days, can we somehow stay to 120 days or so, legally, without losing our old visa?

Or do we need to forgo our nice old visa and apply for a new, inferior one with 30 day duration?

Thanks
Ray

We always get L visa with 180 days. Suggest you enquire at the office on Beijing Lu.

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that was possible. Is the 180 days multientry or single entry, i.e. do you have to leave after 180 days and reapply?

We just re-apply. I'm not sure how many times you can do that. It would be worth having a conversation with the office just to be sure.