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Visa Cancellation & Airline Regulations

Visa Cancellation
At any time, the PSB Exit and Entry Administration can cancel your visa or residence permit.  Of course, this is unusual and would occur only if you are deemed not to be complying with regulations relating to the visa or you have broken Chinese law.  If the offence is serious enough you could be expelled under escort by the police, but for lesser situations you are normally allowed 7 days to exit the mainland or if you don't already have one, granted a 7 day tourist visa, to enable you to organise and exit China.

A common issue is that when you have entered China on a Z or X visa but later leave your employment or studies, you are not entitled to remain in China on that visa.  The organisation you were associated with is supposed to notify the PSB that you are no longer with them and you should apply for a new visa, most likely a tourist (L) visa.

If you do not seek a new visa and the PSB has been notified of the situation, you will probably have no trouble until you seek to leave the country.  Then you might be considered to have overstayed your visa. 

Airline Regulations
Even if you have a visa to China (or maybe you do not need a visa) your airline might refuse to allow you to board.  This is because airlines face penalties from governments if passengers are not eligible for entry to a country and they are also responsible for carrying them out again.  Generally, there is no problem if you have onward (or return) tickets.  If you don't have one of these, you might run into difficulties.  If you are planning to work or study in China for a year you might not want to buy a return ticket, so this can be a problem.  Sometimes you can overcome the problem by buying a refundable or partially refundable ticket in advance, or booking hotels in the next destination and perhaps forfeiting the deposit.

In situations where there might be some doubt you should check with your airline in advance and if they accept your situation try to get that in writing.  Each airline decides its own approach to this issue so check more than one before you purchase.

Travelers' Voices on Visa Cancellation & Airline Regulations

1.

Nov. 16,2009 02:04 Reply

Mr.Rajakumar(India) said:

I am an Indian. I am planning to visit Hong Kong and Macau. I was told that I can visit china from Macau and a visa will be issued after crossing into China from Macau by land. Is it true and what are the docuements required and how long is this visa valid and what is the fee.

Nov. 16,2009 06:26
Mr.macau(macau) replied:

This is not true. I recommend you call your nearest China embassy. The China Foreign Affairs does not issue visas to Indian passports

2.

Oct. 3,2009 07:14 Reply

Mr.cheong(malaysian) said:

hi ,

my name is cheong , i want to ask whether if i can apply visa on arrival at shen zhen airport and i m malaysian.

tq

Oct. 8,2009 21:24
Mr.John Nash(USA) replied:

It is possible for you apply for visa-on-arrival at Shenzhen Airport, however, the certainty is not 100%. Sometimes, Shenzhen will stop to issue Special Economic Zone Tourist Visa during the big event of China, such as Olympics, National Day

3.

Sep. 10,2009 23:58 Reply

Mrs.Ellisa Tanara(Indonesia) said:

I am Indonesian and will be joining group tour to visit China, including Macau, HK and Shenzhen. Once the tour program finish, my family and I will extend our stay and re-enter into Shenzhen for 3 days. Can I apply visa on arrival in Lowu? If yes, what documents are needed and approximately how long it will take to process the visa.

Sep. 11,2009 04:27
Mr.Brant replied:

Dear madam, someone said that the visa office at Luohu Port has stopped the visa issue service somewhere on this website several days ago, but someone said the visa service is still available there.
The best way is to confirm with the visa ofice of Luohu Port directly.
Tel: 86 755 8232 4022

4.

Aug. 15,2009 04:18 Reply

Ms.anu(India) said:

no..i am at my home right now.and noone has informed me so.is there any way that i can know it?

Aug. 15,2009 20:36
Mrs.Hannah replied:

You can get the answer from the China embassy or consulate where you applied for the visa.

5.

Aug. 14,2009 22:56 Reply

Ms.anu(india) said:

i was a student in china.but i had to return to my homeland because of some reasons.i had an X visa.but i dont know its status now.how can i check whether it has got cancelled or not?

Aug. 15,2009 02:05
Mr.Helper replied:

Did the university you study or police tell you that your X visa is cancelled?

6.

Jul. 24,2009 17:36 Reply

Mr.allen(China) said:

My friend informed me that her visa has been cancelled by her employer. All the documents are in my friend's hands so how could the employer cancel the visa? How can I check about her visa whether her employer is telling the truth or not?
Thanks a lot for your time reading this...

Jul. 24,2009 21:23
Mrs.Mable(Australia) replied:

Mr.allen, I think her temporary residence permit is cancelled by her employer rather than her visa. The work visa only permits 30 days duration of stay after entry, within 30 days, the employer should help her to apply for the temporary residence permit at the local public security bureau (PSB). The employer can cancel her residence permit from the PSB

7.

Jul. 19,2009 23:53 Reply

Mr.ray(canada) said:

Hi,
I live in Canada and will be studying in China next month for a year or more. I've bought a one way ticket with Air Canada and have received my X visa and the school acceptance letter. I would like to know if there is any problem to board...( the airline company gave me two different answers...)
Thanks

Jul. 20,2009 01:38
Ms.Jasmine replied:

I think you can enter China without any problem. You can reconfirm this with the air cpmpany who will carry you.

Jul. 24,2009 03:20
Mr.APau;lT(China/Australia) replied:

China will not cause any problems but your airline giving two answers is a concen. You would be wise to geet a definitive answer in writing before you head for the airport as you might be prevented from boarding.

8.

Jun. 19,2009 07:05 Reply

Mr.Mintz(Israel) said:

Hello,

I am an Israeli citizen. I tried to enter the u.s for traveling reasons and The CBP officers thought I was going to illeagaly work in the states.
my visa was revoked and i was returned to Israel.

I have no intentions to work. Will my visa be reissued in Israel?

Jun. 19,2009 22:04
Mrs.Cindy(USA) replied:

Please contact the U.S embassy in Israel for exact answer.

9.

Jun. 18,2009 08:20 Reply

Mr.janak(india) said:

i was a student of private college of new york u.s.a. i was having a valid M1 vocational student visa. I never had a crime in my whole life. I have passed almost 1year and 1 month in U.S.A. I never had any arrestment or any illegal work in my whole life.

i was having a master gegree in my home country. I had a confirm admission in 2 more colleges of U.S.A too. I visited my country after a year to visit family. Second time at newark airport immigration officer check my i-20 and replied me that you are out of status because of college. College terminnated your sevis status. I was shocked.

no one was satisfied by this college so everybody tried to get rid out of this college. even uscis received so many complaints against the college. College was totally profit oriented.

when immigration officer check my papers and tried to verify with college officer that why i am out of status? they told them that i never attended college. according to college officer i tried to make college officer's signature in i-20 third page to come back in to u.s.a.

college officer gave verbal and written confirmation to immigration officer. immigration officer has to find the truth instead of that they put blaim on me and deported me and revoke my m1 visa too.

i have almost 12 proof that i am innocent. i tried to convience immigration officer but they did't want to listen to me even.

i had confirm admission in two more colleges i can easily enter in u.s.a then why should i have to do fraud things.?

They people even can't see truth. This is just like a blackspot on my career. right now i am in india. i have sworn statement also. They gave me minnimum 5years ban.

How to get vaiwers for this ?
I want to highlight this issue how can i?
can i fight against the college?
what is the extreme stage that i can do against college.?

right now i am having my own business and want to expose this kind of fraud colleges of U.S.A and want to save students future and career.

10.

May. 14,2009 16:45 Reply

Mrs.g delacruz(phils) said:

i gave birth in the u.s.,im tourist,and the medical pay for my bill.it was questioned by the ins and told me that my visa(multiple )will be revoke that i have to pay my bill to the government.is the immigration officer in the right position to dothat?shouldi really have to pay my bill bec tha hospital toldme im not supposed to pay anything because it was being paid by the medi-cal.The medi-cal card of my daughter was confiscated and the officer got a copy of our california ID.I was thingking if visa of my children and my husband will be revoke also

May. 14,2009 21:44
Mrs.Caroline replied:

I think the immigrant officers have the right to revoke visas.

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