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> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge trip to China<br>> From: cm.hardware.software.elsewhere@gmail.com<br>> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<br>> CC: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<br>> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 02:47:52 -0700<br>> <br>> On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 00:20 -0700, Mitch Altman wrote:<br>> > Several people have contacted me off-list saying that they are<br>> > interested in a Noisebridge trip to China.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > The dates aren't set yet, but we will probably leave on 15-September,<br>> > or so, and then come back about 10 days later. The dates really<br>> > depend on Mike, since his time is most limited (and he's the head of<br>> > the contract manufacturing company).<br>> <br>> [...]<br>> <br>> > Since there is obviously considerable interest in this trip, I'll<br>> > create a wiki page for it when I have some time (which may take a few<br>> > days, as I'm leaving for Vienna in a few hours).<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Mitch.<br>> <br>> Do the Chinese just let you enter the country when you show up, or do<br>> you need to jump through a lot of hoops at a consulate to get a visa?<br>> <br>> Getting a visa (and a valid passport to put it in) might be rather time<br>> consuming.<br>> <br>> What are your experiences with visa for China?<br>> <br>> Christoph<br><br><br>You need a visa to enter China. I've gotten them several times before. It is easiest to get a tourist visa, which is what everyone will get for this trip. To get the visa, we'll need exact dates (which we'll get soon). You can get a visa fairly fast -- as I remember, it took me two day: visit the Chinese consulate with all the paperwork, and the next day to go to the consulate to pick it my passport with the visa pasted in.<br><br>http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/<br><br><br>Mitch.<br><br> </body>
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