Visa and Immigration Information
IOGCEC delegates travelling to China must be in possession of:
- A passport valid for at least six (6) months on arrival, and
- A visa issued by the appropriate Chinese officials prior to departure from your home country.
- Please check with your travel agent or the China Embassy on regulations relating to visa before your departure. You must have an entry visa stamped in your passport for entry to China. You cannot enter on the letter of invitation and then apply for a visa on site.
- Official invitations to apply for Chinese visas are available from the China International Conference Center for Science & Technology (CICCST) through the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
- To obtain an invitation, please return the completed Request for China Visa Invitation Form to Society of Petroleum Engineers by fax. +60.3.2284.9220 or email: spekl@spe.org, by 18 May 2010.
- Upon receipt of the invitation issued by China International Conference Center for Science & Technology (CICCST), complete an official Visa Application Form, which can be obtained from the China Embassy/Consulate or your travel agency.
To apply for a visa, you may:
- Take the invitation and application, together with your passport and photo(s) to the Chinese Embassy/Consulate nearest to you, or
- Contact your travel agency for visa assistance.
Every visitor to China has to complete the health declaration form and relevant travellers’ declaration forms, to be handed to the officer at the immigration check point.
