The visa is a required item for our journey to the middle kingdom.
The process of getting it:
1. Passport: find passport, make sure it's not expired.
2. Form: print and fill this form (make sure the letterhead is on there. it didn't come out on mine so they made me refill the form at the embassy)
3. Passport Photo: get passport photo (2x2). I got mine at Kinko's for $14. It was a total rip off but I was pressed for time. Simon had some left over from other trips. Kingman paid $6.
4. Embassy: drop off form and passport at the embassy. We went early, at 9AM, to avoid the line. We waited about 15 minutes. They made us refill the forms a couple of times because of the letterhead and address of our contact (has to be in China, not Hong Kong).
5. Wait: it takes about 4 business days
6. Pick Up: Only 1 person needed to go pick up. Simon volunteered. He said there were 2 lines: 1 to get a ticket and 1 to pay and pickup. It took him 1.5 hours during lunch time.
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