Where do I renew my Chinese visa in Shanghai?

kesirui
 December 06, 2008, 09:45 AM posted in General Discussion

Has anyone renewed their Visa in Shanghai? I am a little confused about where to go, and it would be great to find out here rather than searching for hours

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bababardwan
 December 08, 2008, 01:01 PM

办签证麻烦不麻烦？

Sorry kesirui I can't help but at least this'll get your question back up there :)

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changye
 December 08, 2008, 01:10 PM

Just go to the nearest 公安局 first. Incidentally, what kind of visa do you have?

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kesirui
 December 09, 2008, 07:18 AM

bababardwan, 

haha, thanks, I was afraid I was lost in the flurry. Its not very complicated, I just neglected to find out where I need to go to renew it when I was getting it for the first time in Chicago, you just pay them and wait... the women helping me was rather hard to understand.

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kesirui
 December 09, 2008, 07:18 AM

Changye,

I have did go to the 公安局 actually, they tried to be helpful, they did give me an address but no phone number, I'm not sure the communication was that great... I have a 90 day (L) tourist visa because I came on the heels of the Olympics and didn't have much choice.

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changye
 December 09, 2008, 07:45 AM

Hi kesirui,

I recommend you ask one of your Chinese friends to go the place with you just to be sure. I think there is no problem with extending L visa in Shanghai.

http://www.chinatravel.net/forum/Shanghai-How-to-Renew-and-Extend-your-China-L-Tourist-Visa-from-Shanghai/498.html

 

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clakkers
 December 09, 2008, 09:17 AM

you can go to the visa office in pudong.  Its near the science and technology museum and if you take the subway/metro it is signposted from there.  I can't remember which exit but it might be exit three.  I'm sure if you look at one of the metro maps in the metro station it will tell you...

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kesirui
 December 10, 2008, 06:18 AM

Changye,

Thanks! I just went back with a Chinese friend and I think I know where to go now, thanks a lot to you. I want to change my L visa to an F visa as well, I hope thats not to complicated.... looks harder than I thought...

Clakkers,

Thanks! I found it on the site changyu gave me, and the police confirmed it, stressful situations my my Mandarin horrible...