Doing Business in China

Extend your China vista as Tourist visa Business visa Working visa.

Tourist visa (L visa): If you are a 1 time entry tourist visa holder, you can extend your visa for 2 times and each time you would get another 30 days to stay in China.

If you are a multiple entries tourist visa holder, you will have lots of chances to renew the entry date and to get another valid stay in China. However, you have to go out of China, to HK or other countries and re-enter into China. At the same time, you are also have the chances to extend your visa for 2 times and to get another 30 days for each extension.

Business visa (F visa): If you are a business visa holder, please pay more attention on your entry date. The F visa holders can not stay in China for a whole year.
Extension of Business (F) visa (F to F)
F---F3 (0) ===F visa extension with 3-month 0-ent
F---F3 (1) ===F visa extension with 3-month 1-entry
F---F6 (0) ===F visa extension with 6-month 0-entry
F---F6 (1) ===F visa extension with 6-month 1-entry
F---F6 (2) ===F visa extension with 6-month 2-entry
F---F6 (m) ===F visa extension with 6-month multi-entry
F---F12 (m) ===F visa extension with 12-month multi-entry

Working visa (Z visa): If you need a job here and want to get a valid visa to sponsor your employment, please choose Z visa application. It owns a complicated procedure but you can hold it once and for all.
There are 2 solutions for you to do the Z visa application:
Solution one: do the visa conversion without leaving China
1. apply a employment license;
2. apply a conversion from L/F to Z;
3. apply working permit;
4. apply a 1 year residence permit.

Solution two: apply a working invitation letter
1. apply a employment license;
2. apply a working invitation letter and fly to HK or other country to apply a Z visa by the letter;
3. extend your Z visa in China mainland;
4. apply a 1 year residence permit.