People from most countries will be required to obtain a visa to enter the People's Republic of China. Citizens of Singapore and Brunei holding ordinary passports may also enter China without a visa provided that their purpose of visit is for tourism, family visit, business or transit, and that their stay in China is no more than 15 days. Please check with Chinese Embassy or Consulate General or Chinese Visa Application Center (CVASC) which serves your residence area for your visa application details at your earliest convenience. For some visa applications, the process could take some time to complete, depending on your country of origin and certain visa restrictions so the application should be made preferably at least one month before departure for China.

In general, a Tourist Visa (L Visa) will suffice for you to attend the Congress. You do not need to show the letter of invitation from the Congress Organizers provided you apply for Tourist Visa. However, if it is required that a Business Visa (F Visa) is a must, you probably need an Invitation Letter.

We can issue you the Invitation Letter with signature and official stamp for visa application purpose. If you need, please click here to login your account to register the congress and pay for the registration fee firstly and then send the screenshot of your personal information page to us. If you do have any difficulties in obtaining your visa, and need a formal Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit, please contact us at wcrb2023@chinastargroup.com and submit the necessary information as below:

1. Scan copy of passport photo page;
2. The WCRB 2023 congress registration confirmation letter;
3. Scan copy of Work ID or Student ID card;
4. Address and Telephone/Mobile number.

Tips: Local organizers could NOT provide congress invitation letter to accompanying personnel according to related regulations. We suggest that accompanying personnel apply for tourism type visa, which will be much easier and require less paperwork.

144-hour Visa-free Transit Policy

Citizens from countries that are listed in the 144-hour Visa-Exemption Transit Policy can transfer to China via any of the following ports of entry including Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing West Railway Station and Beijing Daxing International Airport without Chinese visas by supplying their own valid international travel documents and onward flight/vessel/train tickets to a third country/region with confirmed date and seat within 144 hours upon their arrival.

After having successfully applied for 144-hour visa-exemption transit at one of the above-listed ports of entry, transit passengers are allowed to stay within the restricted administration precinct of Beijing City ONLY.

Citizens from the following countries can apply for 144-hour visa-exemption transit include:

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The principality of Monaco, The republic of Belarus, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Read more details about 144-hour Visa-free Transit Policy in Beijing

Instruction of 144-hour Visa Free Transit (from the People's Goverment of Beijing Municipality)

Note:

1. Please submit your files just one time. Multiple submissions may result in invalidation.
2. You should guarantee that all information provided is true and correct.
3. Due to the large expected number of inquiries, we can only reply to invitation letter queries AFTER you have paid your conference
4. In the letter for visa, we can only guarantee your stay in Beijing during congress period.
5. General visa information should be obtained from your local Embassy or Consulate of China. In order to facilitate the people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries, new adjustments for Chinese visa as follows, effective from March 14, 2023:
   i. You can use valid visa issued before March 28, 2020 to enter China.
   ii. You can apply for all categories of Chinese visa including tourist visa (L).
   For specific visa application and inquiry, please contact the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (https://www.visaforchina.org/) in your area directly.
6. Starting from August 30, 2023, China-bound travelers are no longer required to undergo COVID-19 PCR test or Antigen Rapid Test (ART) before entering China. It is no longer required to declare the test result in the Health Declaration Form.

In order to avoid any travel delays and disruptions, we recommend that all travelers read and follow the instructions in the guidance issued by the official websites of Chinese embassies in your countries carefully.