Planning time with family in China? China Visa Depot provides China family visa assistance in Los Angeles for Q1, Q2, S1 and S2 applications. We help review invitations and supporting records, prepare application information, and plan passport submission.
China Visa Depot is a private visa assistance company. The Chinese Consulate makes the visa decision and may request further documents or review.
Chinese citizen, permanent resident or foreign resident.
More than 180 days or 180 days or less.
Check the category’s eligible relationships.
Keep the invitation and records consistent.
Tell us who you will visit, how long you intend to stay and which records you have. We will explain the preparation and review support available.
Begin with general details. Ask how to provide documents before sending passport images or other sensitive records.
Start with the inviter’s status in China, then check your intended stay and family relationship.
More than 180 days with eligible family of a Chinese citizen living in China or a foreign citizen with Chinese permanent resident status.
180 days or less to visit relatives who are Chinese citizens living in China or foreign citizens with Chinese permanent resident status living in China.
More than 180 days to visit a foreign resident working or studying in China. The family category covers spouses, parents, children under 18 and parents-in-law.
180 days or less for family members visiting a foreign resident working or studying in China.
Q1’s family list includes spouses, parents, sons, daughters, their spouses, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and parents-in-law. This comparison covers ordinary family visits and reunion. Foster-care and other private-affairs cases have different checklists.
Compare your circumstances with the Consulate’s Q1, Q2, S1 and S2 category requirements. The visa issued determines your permitted stay and entries.
We help you organize the preparation tasks and understand the next step.
We check the letter for visible gaps in names, visit dates, relationship information and inviter details.
We help organize your information and review application entries against the supporting records before submission.
We look for differences between passport details, invitation information and relationship records.
We help interpret official review requests and discuss passport submission and collection support included in your service.
We confirm the available support, fees and service scope before work begins. Learn more about our application and document review service.
Prepare a passport with more than six months’ remaining validity and a blank visa page, an online application photo, and proof of residence. Prior Chinese visas, nationality, U.S. status, name changes or a minor applicant may require more records.
A Chinese inviter’s ID, front and back, or a foreign inviter’s passport and Chinese permanent residence card, front and back.
The foreign inviter’s passport and Chinese residence permit.
Q1 and S1 require uploaded relationship certificates plus an original and copy at submission. S2 family visits require uploaded relationship evidence. Q2’s standard category checklist lists the invitation and inviter ID; further evidence may be requested.
Age and family nationality can affect the records required. Tell us if the applicant is a minor so the relevant checklist can be reviewed.
Use the current Los Angeles document checklist and the official system’s instructions for your case.
Check the visitor’s identity and passport details, the family relationship, visit dates and intended stay. Include the inviter’s identity, address in China, contact details, signature and date.
For example, if a name differs between a marriage certificate and current passport, gather the available name-change record so the difference can be explained in the application.
The inviter supplies and signs the letter. We review the information provided; we do not create family records or sign for your relative. See the official invitation letter guidance.
The Los Angeles Consulate covers Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Applicants using a Chinese embassy or consulate in the United States must be physically in the United States.
Your family member’s address in China does not select your U.S. consular office. Check the Los Angeles consular jurisdiction guide against your residence.
Check your category, complete the form and upload the applicable records.
Check messages and respond to correction or additional-document requests.
At Passport to be submitted, bring the passport, printed barcode/status page and required originals.
Follow the official collection status and agreed pickup or return arrangements.
The Consulate recommends applying one to two months before travel. Its general four-working-day review period begins after online review has passed and the passport has been submitted. Individual cases may take longer.
Invitation or relationship-document corrections, online review, office closures and passport return sit outside that period. If your travel date is close, contact us with your current status so we can discuss the remaining tasks.
Visa charges follow the official fee schedule.
Your quote identifies the preparation, review or submission support included.
Any agreed courier or passport return costs appear separately.
Q1 and S1 holders must apply for a residence permit through local immigration authorities within 30 days after entry. Prepare for this separate stage before travel.
For Q2 and S2, follow the stay and entry conditions on the issued visa. Check the visa details when you collect your passport.
Q visas relate to family in China who are Chinese citizens or foreign citizens with Chinese permanent resident status. S family-visit visas relate to qualifying family of foreign residents working or studying in China. Your inviter’s status and your intended stay help determine the category.
For a qualifying visit to a Chinese citizen or Chinese permanent resident, a stay of 180 days or less falls within Q2. Q1 is the long-term family reunion category for more than 180 days. The issued visa determines the stay you are permitted.
S1’s family list includes spouses, parents, children under 18 and parents-in-law. An adult child is outside that specific child category. Tell us the intended stay and inviter’s status so the applicable official checklist can be reviewed.
The Los Angeles checklist requires online uploads plus the original relationship certificate and a copy for Q1 and S1. S2 family visits require uploaded relationship evidence without routine physical submission. Q2’s standard category checklist lists the invitation and inviter identification; additional evidence may still be requested.
We can help review the information in an invitation letter against the application and supporting records. The inviter must provide truthful information and sign the letter. We do not issue an invitation on behalf of a family member.
An authorized representative may submit physical materials when the application reaches Passport to be submitted. Each applicant needs their own application and applicable records. We confirm available submission and collection support before service begins.
Ask for a quote based on the preparation, review and submission support you need. Your quote separates private assistance, government charges and any agreed delivery costs. We explain the service scope before work begins.
Q1 and S1 holders must apply for a residence permit through the local immigration authorities within 30 days after entry. Plan the required records and local arrangements before traveling. This is a separate stage from the visa application.
Q1, Q2, S1 and S2 records, invitation details and physical submission rules.
Inviter status, family relationships and long-term versus short-term categories.
Online review, timing, authorized representatives and invitation guidance.
Stay conditions and the Q1/S1 residence permit requirement.
Tell us who you will visit, your relationship, the intended stay, citizenship, state of residence and application status. We will explain the assistance available and the service scope before work begins.
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