How to get a China visa from Myanmar

• Myanmars traveling to China for tourism purposes should apply for the Chinese tourist visa.
• This visa is valid for 30 days but can be extended from 60-90 days.
• Apply for a visa extension from your local Entry/Exit Bureau before attempting to leave the country. Do not expect your request to be expedited, so apply ahead of time.
  
• Applicants are required to provide an invitation letter.
• Applicants who intend to travel to Tibet must obtain a Tibet Travel Permit, which can be obtained from Tourism Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region by travel agencies.
• Currency restriction for entry into and exit out of China is Max RMB 20,000.
• Visitors are required to register their stay in China, failure to register with the police within 24 hours of arrival in the country could result in fines and deportation. You can register with hotel staff or the local police station.
• Local regulations require foreigners to carry valid passports at all times.
• Entry and exit requirements are strictly enforced, as are restrictions on activities allowed by any particular visa class.
• 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 of stay, you may be denied service by hotels, airports and train stations, as well as face fines and detention.
• Social media accounts are widely monitored in China. Local authorities may use information they deem critical, controversial, or that might involve illegal activity against both the poster of the material and the host of the social media forum under Chinese law.
• 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.
• Be cautious when using taxi services, especially at airports. Avoid unlicensed “black cabs,” insist that the driver use the meter, and get a receipt. Have the name of your destination written in Chinese characters and ask the driver to remove the bags from the trunk before you get out of the taxi and before you pay.

• Myanmars intending to travel to China for business purposes can apply for the Chinese business visa.
• Myanmars can apply for a business visa if they want to travel to China to attend any of the following: business meetings, summits, conferences, trade fairs, etc.
• Travelers going for a trade fair or conference are required to provide proof of registration or invitation.
• You are required to submit an invitation letter from the partner Chinese company serving as your host in the country.
• The invitation letter should contain the following:
• Your full name, gender, date of birth and other biographical information.
• The purpose of your visit to China and how long you intend to stay in China.
• Proof of accommodation such as a hotel address and contact details of the hotel.
• Your arrival and departure dates.
• Financial source to cover your entire stay in China.
• Proof of previous relations between you and the partner company.
• Your host’s name, contact details and the official stamp and signature of the legal representative of your Chinese host.
• The business license of your company or certificated business license by the Foreign Ministry must be submitted too.
• You are required to submit your bank statements for the last 3 months as proof of financial means.

• Myanmars traveling to China for the sole purpose of job employment are required to apply for a Chinese work visa.
• The Chinese work visa is also known as the L visa.
• Applicants need to submit one of the following work permits obtained through their employers in China:
• Foreigners Work Permit - issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC.
• Registration Certificate of Resident Representative Offices of enterprises of foreign countries (regions) - issued by Chinese authorities of industrial and commercial administration.
• An approval document for commercial performances - issued by the Chinese government authorities for cultural affairs.
• Invitation Letter to Foreigners for Offshore Petroleum Operations - issued by National Offshore Oil Corporation.
• Applicants are required to submit a police report that shows a clean criminal record.
• As soon as the arrive in China, you are required to apply for a Temporary residence permit.
• To apply for the temporary residence permit, applicants will have to go through full medical examination.
• Accompanying family members should apply for an S visa by submitting invitation letter from the relative with work Z visa in China and a 'proof of relationship', i.e. their marriage certificate for a spouse, or birth certificate for a child.
• Any person suffering from a mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other such infectious diseases shall not be permitted to enter China.
  

High season is considered to be June and July. The cheapest month to fly to China is September.