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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: bank statement for the L visa
guys any idea how much is the standard for the bank statement for the L visa?
12 years 21 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
It should be about US$5,000. They just want to make sure you can support yourself while you are here.
Do you mean cost? The easiest way is to go online and locate the website for the chinese consulate in the country where you will make your L visa application. I apply in Edinburgh Scotland and this is the associated costs......
VISA FEE of Standard Service as effective from July 1, 2004
Nationality
Single Entry
Double Entry
Multiple Entries
Half a year
One year & two
Years
British
£30
£45
£60
£90
Amercan
£65
£65
£65
£65
Most other
Nationalities
£20
£30
£40
£60
Next Day Express Service Charge:£15+Standard Fee
I think you have to prove that you have $100 dollars to spend per day for the duration of the new visa. At least that's what it used to be.
In six years and multiple visa's never had to produce anything, I think it depends on where you are. The most recent in May this year I got a 12 month family stay visa, all I had to do was produce a rental agreement on the apartment, never had to prove how I would pay the rent or feed myself. Double check with the visa police and see what they say.
It has been required from me once when I was in-between positions. They wanted to see a balance of 20,000RMB for a 1 month extension of my L visa. But this was in Wuhan, the armpit of China.
So far I have been through 3 L visas and 1 F visa, and have never been asked for a bank statement. And I even extended an L visa once.
Maybe this depends on the country you get the visa in, or your nationality.
I would check the local Chinese consulate website in your country to find out the requirements.
Wherever you live go on line I was in the States and got my visa within 5 days cost me 60 bucks for express there and back ...never heard about bank statement
good luck
Like 'theDude"and 'MrPopular" (love the names BTW), I have never been asked for a bank statement. Ive gotten visas (2 L visas and 6 F visas) inside China, in Hong Kong, from San Fran and Houston in the US etc. etc.
Even Visas to Nam and Turkey (5 so far) they never asked for a bank statement. Heck photoshop it, how are they gonna know? What self respecting corrupt bank would reply to an inquiry from the Chinese consulate? Banks dont even answer to their own governments!
If you are married to a citizen you show nothing but a marriage certificate. I've always maintained a job so I've never worried about it even being married to a Chinese woman. I was also offered a one year resident visa for being married by the local PSB but it doesn't give me the right to work legally, "not that I care", but with a wife and child, who needs the hassle.
The last law for the income was in 2008 $3,000USD per month of stay. If your applying in Beijing this will probably happen, if your extending then they usually dont care as long as you have caused no problems.