How to get a China visa from Liberia

• This the type of visa issued to those who intend to visit China for tourism or to see their family.
• Proof of accommodation which could be a copy of a Chinese hotel booking for the whole duration of your stay is required.
• Each time you enter China, you can stay for a period between 30 and 60 days (the length of each visit can vary, the Chinese Consulate will decide).
• Overstaying is an offence. Be very careful to leave China before your visa expires (which can be between 30 or 60 days).
• If you intend to stay at your friend or relative’s house, you won’t need to book a hotel. However, your friend/relative will have to send an invitation letter and a valid means of identification to you.
• The invitation letter must contain the purpose and duration of the trip.
• Single-entry, double-entry and multiple-entry visas are all available for tourists.
• The most common tourist Visa is the Single Entry Tourist Visa which indicates that you can't leave China and then enter again with the same visa.
• The Double Entry Tourist Visa (2 entries, 30 days each), is also common.
• The Tibet Autonomous Region requires special permits for tourist travel and it can be gotten through a Chinese travel agent. If you enter a restricted area without the required permit, you could be fined, taken into custody, and deported for illegal entry.
• Failure to register with the police within 24 hours of arrival in the country could result in fines and deportation.
• You will be required to carry valid passports and Chinese visas or residence permits at all times in the country.
• Police regularly conduct unannounced drug tests on people suspected of drug use - including foreign citizens. Police may require you to provide a urine, blood, or hair follicle sample on short notice, and may force you to participate in the collection.
• Police, school administrators, transportation officials, and hotel staff may check your visa to make sure you have not overstayed.
• If you overstay your visa’s duration, you may be denied service by hotels, airports and train stations, as well as face fines and detention.

• A business visa is issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities.
• The China M visa is issued for business and trade purposes while the F visa is for business activities that are non-commercial.
• For the F visa, visitors can visit China to conduct lectures, an investigation, scientific and cultural exchanges, study tours.
• Business Visa is usually issued for single-entry, double-entry or multiple-entry.
• Single Entry — allows one entry, costs CNY 240 and is valid for 3 months.
• Double Entry — allows two entries, costs CNY 360 and is valid for 6 months.
• Multiple Entry — allows multiple entries and costs CNY 480 for a validity of 6 months while the multiple entry visa valid for one-year costs CNY 720.
• Applicants of this visa are not allowed to work. If you want to legally work in China, you need a Work Visa.
• You are required to provide an invitation letter issued by a registered Chinese company or organization.
  
• The invitation letter should include the full details of the applicant visiting China.
• If the inviting company will be responsible for the financial expenses of the applicant, it should be stated in the letter.
• Original and photocopy of the business registration certificate and tax clearance or IRS are required during the visa application.

• The study visa is issued to those who have been admitted by a Chinese college.
• Student Visa is sub-divided into X1 and X2.
• X1 is issued to foreign students who come to China to study for more than 6 months.
• X2 is issued to those who come to China with the same purpose but for a period of fewer than 6 months.
• X2 visa is issued for single-entry only. X1 visa can be issued for multiple entries with validity for up to 5 years.
• Proof of accommodation is needed.
• You are required to submit a valid medical certificate when applying for a student visa.
• Those who intend to go to China for research, lecture, scientific, cultural exchange and study tour can apply for the Non-Commerce Visa (F) which is normally issued for single or double entry only.
• A letter of admission from the Chinese school you are enrolling in is necessary.
• All documents presented should be translated into Chinese.

• The China work visa is for Liberians with the intention of legally working in China.
• You must have been offered a job in China to apply for a work visa.
• Work Visa is also issued to people holding a commercial performance in China.
• Foreigners that work in China has been divided into 3 classes: Class A (high-level talents), Class B (professional personnel), Class C (foreigners who are nontechnical or service workers hired on a temporary/seasonal basis).
• If you have a valid China visa in another passport, you will need to submit that passport together with the new passport when applying for a new visa.
• Holders of Work Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of entry, register and apply for the residence permit in Public Security Bureau (police station).
• Certain jobs might not be valid enough to get a work visa and if you are caught working with the wrong visa, you risk paying a fine that ranges between 5,000 and 20,000 Chinese Yuan, and may even end up in prison from between five to fifteen days.
• This Z visa only allows a stay duration of 30 days from the date of arrival in China, during which time you and your employer must seek a Temporary Residence Permit that will cover for the duration of your contract, to a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 5 years.
• The work visa costs $90.
• Not all employers can get you a Work Visa. For instance, small, private English schools often can’t.
• In addition to the Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by the relevant Chinese entity, in most of the cases, you will have to provide a Foreigner’s Work Permit issued by the State Bureau of Foreign Experts.
  

It depends. In some places, it will be considerably easier to procure a Chinese visa than in others.