Is it possible to get a Chinese visa if you already possess a valid visa for a different purpose?

9/30/2016 2:39:06 AM

Yes, you can. I have applied for a business visa while having a still valid visitor visa. Please note that for US citizens China issues a 10 year visitor visas, so according to the friend one could not visit China for any non-tourist purpose without either visiting China as a tourist, or waiting for ten years. This does not make any practical sense.

9/30/2016 4:36:59 AM

This could vary from embassy to embassy. The one in Switzerland says on its FAQ page (question 49):

Since examination work were done with your application, you have to pay for the single-entry visa although you don’t want it any more. And if you need double-entry, please apply for new double-entry visa with a set of new documents and follow the same application procedure as you did last time.

This implies that at least there you can get a new visa even with a valid, unused one.

In any case, it would be weird not to allow this, for reasons pointed out by George Y

If I were your friend, I’d contact the Chinese embassy in Moscow and ask them about this.

Was it even a visa officer in Irkutsk that refused to consider an application for your friend? Often ordinary clerks will spout rubbish before you even get to the visa officer

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