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These new rules will supposedly be published on April 15th but are already being applied. Here are the details:

Apart from Z visa, no visas are issued which allow you to stay in China for more than 30 days in a row. This is said to last until October 17th, when the regulations will be reviewed, and applies for visa issued in China or abroad.

From July 1st, no L (tourist) visas will be issued unless you hold tickets for the Olympic Games. For these to be issued, a full itinerary of hotels and exit flights must be submitted before the visa is issued. If no Olympic tickets are provided, there seems to be the option that upon proof of 100 USD per day in China an L visa can be issued (this has yet to be confirmed).

F visas will probably continue to be issued for a 30 day period also. For 30 days F-Visa, the original invitation letter has to be produced. Other rumors say F visa will be completely suspended from July to September.

The time to renew the visa once the holder has left China will now be no less than 3 days up to 5. (i.e. if someone goes to HK to renew, they must stay there between 3 and 5 days before reentering.) Flights for the next exit of China must be produced at the consular outside China before the visa is issued. For L visas, as well as F, only those with invitation letters from companies or family will be considered for a visa, though each case will be dealt with on an individual basis. A written hotel confirmation from China should be available covering the complete stay in China.

You can no longer apply for Z visa in China or HK (unless you’re the Chief Representative or GM of a company), you must return to your country of origin and the process might take up to 2 weeks.