Forums > Living in Kunming > How long to issue student visa invitation?

Thank you.
I'm definitely considering the tourist option.
I'll make another post about that, see if those new regulations are for real.
jdd

Forums > Living in Kunming > How long to issue student visa invitation?

Summit said they hope to be able to do visas 'next semester' (it of course says on their website that they can provide visa).

Mei's mandarin said that 'due to the train station attacks' they can only arrange the student visa once you're in km and had a 'psb interview'.
Sounds to me like not enough guanxi/money/prestige for them to have the ability to issue the JW202 visa form.

I would prefer this, actually; getting a tourist visa and taking care of it all after arriving in Kunming, but according to the embassy website, you have to jump through major hoops these days to get a 30-day tourist visa. You have to have an invitation letter with the person's ID, bank account balance, proof that you have a job in your home country AND that they let you go on vacation, tickets/reservations to/from China...

College of Eastern Languages, said that it'd take 'at least one month' to issue the JW202 visa form.
Sounds like Truthspeak for 'we're trying to apply/pay for the certification to be able to invite students, hope to get it next month (and everything happens how/when planned in China), so just pay now and maybe it'll work out'.

So I wanted to ask if anybody has a recent experience of coming on a student visa to a private school (as opposed to university) to study Chinese, and there being a month delay between applying and them sending the visa form.

Thank you,
jdd

Forums > Living in Kunming > Must leave after work visa expires, or could get tourist/student visa here?

good advice, thanks.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Must leave after work visa expires, or could get tourist/student visa here?

sho'enuff. went there and this old officer waffled and waffled, saying it can't be done, with typical chinese vagueness. finally said that if i provide a document from employer stating that my contract there ends and that i want to travel for a month after, i can come and apply.
things are always so easy, uncomplicated and logical here.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Must leave after work visa expires, or could get tourist/student visa here?

thanks for that, i would have gone to the old place.
i'm guessing they'll be closed wednesday for new year, but not tuesday....anybody have info to the contrary?