TL;DR – the 30-second version A fapiao (invoice) is China’s official proof of purchase. You want one any time you might claim money back – work trips, client dinners, a phone top-up your company owes you for. These days almost all fapiaos are digital – a QR code, an app download, or a PDF in…
Nobody warns you that your own birth certificate is useless abroad until it carries a Chinese seal. Most people find out the week before a visa deadline. The route is short: one visit to a notary office, one stamp from the foreign affairs office, and since late 2023, usually no consulate. TL;DR — the 30-second…
Your passport photo is a 2×2-inch square. China’s visa photo is 33 by 48 millimeters. That is the whole difference most people miss, and it is the reason a photo that passed at home gets rejected here before you even finish talking. TL;DR — the 30-second version Size: 33 x 48 mm, printed on a…
