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How To Visit China Longer

2011-02-15T21:27:00.000-08:00

Getting a visa to China today is difficult as compared three years ago. That is why a lot of Filipinos are stuck in China hiding themselves from the authorities.
Years ago, there are no strict measures in getting a tourist visa. One needs to only provide few documents and will be granted 30 days visa. Another good thing is that, the visa may be even extended twice! Meaning, you can stay in China for 90 days straight!

But now, due to a huge number of cases where Filipinos are involved into, like drugs, prostitution, and overstaying, China became very strict in accepting visitors from Philippines.

So my suggestion? Well, if you want to stay longer in China, get a student visa. Getting a student visa will grant you 6 months visa.
Getting a Student Visa is easy. You just need someone from China to enroll you in a certain school, then after 2-3 weeks, you will receive all your documents and can start filing it in China Consulate.

Student Visa is valid for 3-6 months depending on the length of course you enroll to.

If you wish to, I can help you enroll in a University of your choice... Just drop me a message.

VISA ASSISTANCE nigthmare

2010-04-27T06:34:00.000-07:00

I had already secured all the requirements for the china visa.

1. NBI Clearance
2. Invitation Letter (2)
3. Chinese National Identity Card
4. Bank Certificate
5. Round-Trip Ticket
6. Employment Certificate
7. Business Permits (3)

They did not ask for the ITR, thanks God.. I am hundred miles away from home and I still have to transfer my records to Davao City from Sultan Kudarat (where I was enrolled to) which would take for more than a week.

I received the formal invitation letter from China on April 17, 2010 (Saturday) at about 1:00 PM.. I rushed to the nearest Internet Cafe Station around downtown. There was no electricity by that time, and I have to look around for a Cafe that has generator. Then I immediately went to the travel agency for the visa assistance and handed over all my requirements. They were not sure if they can process it before my flight. What I did was to rush in another agency again. But there was no assurance as well. I made a call to an agency in Davao and they assured me that they can give it to me before my flight. I immediately went home to pack my things up and hurriedly went to Davao. It was Saturday around 11:30 PM when I arrived. Early morning on Monday, April 19, I went to the 3rd agency which I called-up on Saturday. They accepted immediately all my requirements and assured me that Tuesday next week they can give me the visa. They also have a note posted that they process visa in 3 to 4 days... That Tuesday is also my scheduled flight from Manila to Shanghai at 9:30 PM. Then I went home after 2 days of staying in Davao.

On April 23, I called the agency to make a follow-up. To my surprise they said that I need to provide again a Bank Certificate amounting to a minimum of P50,000. Because I only have P46,000 on it. I hurriedly went to the bank and they provided me the certificate the next day. It is already amounted to P70,000+. I do an express delivery from terminal to terminal with a 3 hours interval.

On April 25, It was my birthday... I woke up and went to church. Upon reaching home, the agency called me just to say that I have to re-book my flight for 1 week. I startled. I do not know what to do. I was blaming them for not telling me earlier about the bank certificate, if they only have me informed on the 2nd and 3rd day, It should have gotten this far.

I called the airlines' hot line. I asked them how much would it cost me to re-book my fight in a given date. To my surprise, it was not just a hundred bucks, but instead a thousand bucks!! Its P11,000 charge for just a single flight... I do not know what to do. But in later part I re-booked it for an interval of 10 days. I did not tell my parents about the huge charges. Instead I only tell them that I just need to pay P1,000 for the fare differences. I lied! I do not want them to be burdened by this.

All my life, this is the only birthday that I celebrated bluntly. I was crying and hurting inside. Nobody knows. Only me. They gave me a birthday celebration yet I was not happy. Every minute, I was thinking of my visa. I was thinking that I failed my parents again. I feel that I was a failure.

Now, I am looking for any means just to cover-up 11,000 charge. I excused myself from my parents and went to General Santos City the next day. I was hoping that all my products will be sold there. So that I can raise that particular amount.

I was also hoping that the agency will do their part to render all their client's need. That they will not wait for the time that it will be too late. I hope that this will not happen again.

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR SHANGHAI

2010-02-05T23:35:00.000-08:00

In as much as I can, I want to gather every information needed in
preparation for my upcoming visit to Shanghai. I do not want to end up like a dumb at the middle of the road. Here are the things that I gathered from the internet. (thanks to shanghaiexpat.com).... Feel free to add anything that will help me and the future visitors to Shanghai.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS (ENGLISH SUPPORT)

110- Police Department
119- Fire Department
120- Ambulance

OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS (ENGLISH SUPPORT)

160- Traffic Inquiry
12121- Weather Forecast
6357-7913- Police Station
5260-4620-2- Hongquiao Airport
9608-1388-2- Pudong Airport
5385-4017- Yellow pages Office Information ( http://www.en.yellowpage.com.cn )

Confused where that place is? Type send to 85880
-and you will be receive a response of its location.

OFFICES

Philippine Consulate General Shanghai
Rm 368, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Rd (W)
Tel No. 6279-8337

FLIGHT TICKETING OFFICES

Philippine Airlines
Suite 735A, East Wing, Shanghai Centre
1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200040, China
Tel No. 6279 8765
Fax: 6279 8762

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http://www.philippineairlines.com/

Cebu Pacific Air - Booking Offices:

Shanghai Citic International Travel Co. Ltd.
Rm 1609, 1018, Xikang Road,
Shanghai, China 200060
Tel: (86-21) 517-80659 / (86-21) 51780606
Fax No.: (86-21) 322-70623

Shanghai Junli Air Service Co., Ltd.
RM 102 NO.8 LANE 394 YAN AN XI ROAD
SHANGHAI CHINA 200040
Tel: (86-21) 228-19115 / (86-21) 624-92689 / (86-21) 624-81135
Fax No.: (86-21) 624-81135

China Air Service Ltd. Shanghai Office
Rm 805, No.28 Jin Ling Road(W), Jin Ling Mansion
Shanghai, China 200021
Tel: (86-21) 515-03966 /(86-21) 515-03977
Fax No.: (86-21) 330-80774

RENEWAL OF VISA

Bureau of Exit and Entry
1500 Minsheng Road (Near Jinxiu Road, Metro Line 2 Science and Technology Museum Station).
Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM;
Sat 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Tel No. 6295 5262

Want to send money in Philippines?
Metrobank Shanghai Branch
1203 Marine Tower, 1 Pudong Ave., Shanghai
Tel No. 6886-0008
www.metrobank.com.cn

Catholic Church with English Mass
Saint Peter's Church in Puxi
Address: 270 Chongqing Road (Near Fuxing Road)
Tel No. 6474 4974
English mass every Saturday - 5:00 PM
Sunday - 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM

Sacred Heart of Pudong
Address: 151 Hong Feng Road (Near Biyun Road)
Tel No. 5854 6621
English mass every Sunday 10:30 AM

COFFEE SHOP (FILIPINO)

Figaro Coffee Company
160 Xingye Road (Near Madang Road, Metro Line 1 Huangpi Nan Road Station)
Tel No. 6384 7242
http://www.figarocoffee.com

FILIPINO STYLE RESTAURANTS

Macau Portuguese Restaurant
466 Xi Kang Road
Tel No. 6255 0092

A help from China

2010-01-31T18:50:00.000-08:00

I already canvassed as to how much would I spend to process my VISA. The travel agency quoted me

Php 2,700.00 that will be released within 3 days.

The agency asked for the ff requirements:

1. invitation letter

2. passport

3. NBI clearance (Travel Purposes)

4. Business Permit and ITR

I already have all these requirements except for the ITR... I still could not update my tax at present because the business is becoming very slow and I do not have a stable income anymore. So, I asked the agent if there is still a way. After several minutes of discussions, they told me to secure a business permit from the inviting company in China... So, I asked help from my supplier in China, and he immediately sent me an invitation letter and their business permit.

Business Permit

Thanks for sending me this Hans.

My Shanghai Ticket

2010-01-19T08:53:00.000-08:00

I am a Registered Nurse and Pharmacist with no permanent job at present. I just finished my contract with

the Department of Health last December 31, 2009. They told me that I just have to wait for further notice if it will be served again by the Philippine government. Before I started working with the DOH, during my interview, the head of offices who happened to be the panelist secured us that the contract is renewable for 5 years in a row. Buy hey! We're in the middle of January, but there were still no memo from the National Office. Grrr.... (where shall I get a penny for my food now?)..... Due to frustration, I made a decision to hunt for another job... I began searching the Internet and found one. It is located in Beijing China. The name of the institution is YANDA HEALTH CITY. Then, I hurriedly submitted a resume through email. According to their website www.yandaco.com, they will start operating this January 2010. I was still hopeful that I may be able to win the job and fly to China. But a part of my mind says that the job is already filled and I will never be called and get that job. After a week, I decided to find my luck again in the Internet. I checked my mail and to my surprise there was a promo flight to Shanghai China this summer, April 1- June 30, 2010. I booked a flight right away on the 18th of January and I was hopeful that this will be my chance to go look for a job around Shanghai and its nearby cities. My date of travel will be on April 27 and my ETA is 11:30pm. The cost of my round trip fare ticket from Manila to Shanghai is only Php6,931 only, inclusive of Travel tax. Now, what I have to do is to look for any job through the web so that the moment that I arrive there, It wont be that hard for me to look for a job. I wish that I may also be able to meet Filipinos there, and make some friends.