China Travel Guide 3

[amihan07]

^ Sis, wag kang mawalan ng loob. Habang may buhay, may pag-asa.   May paraan na hindi mo na kailangan ng ITR, bank statements and bank certficate, kaso kailangan mo ng invitation letter sa authorized travel agencies nila kaso medyo may kamahalan ang travel agencies na ito and alam ko kailangan whole package kunin mo sa kanila para bigyan ka nila ng invitation letter. Or kunyari magpa-sponsor ka na lang sa father/husband or fiancee mo kung mayroon ka pero may additional requirements yun.

@sis amihan, sa Beijing airport ang departure ko. wala ng travel tax and terminal fee. dito lang ata saten uso yun hehe

Sis Bluepple, sa Indonesia kasi meron silang terminal fee pero wala namang travel tax. 40,000 Rupiah for domestic flights while 150,000 Rupiah naman for international flights kaya ngayon, lagi kong sinu-sure for every airport. Hehe.. 

[blueapple]

^ hindi pala tayo nagiisa na may terminal fee hehe. so far sa lahat ng napuntahan ko wala naman. thanks sa info na meron pala sa Indonesia.

[jiffy]

Hi  for those of you who booked with cebu pacific, what are the alternatives for transportation to hotel at aroudn midnight? is the bus or train still open during those times? TIA... I'm planning to book at swissotel beijing - any feedback? TIA! 

[blueapple]

^airport transfer or taxi

[mama squeak!]

^^Give it an hour or so to clear immigration and get your bags, you'll be done by 1AM. The last trip of the airport bus and train service to the city is around 10-11PM. Unless you are willing to wait at the airport arrival lobby for the first train trip at 6AM, no other option except taking a cab or arrange for an airport-hotel transfer with your booked hotel.   

[yellow_bell]

^ Sis, wag kang mawalan ng loob. Habang may buhay, may pag-asa.   May paraan na hindi mo na kailangan ng ITR, bank statements and bank certficate, kaso kailangan mo ng invitation letter sa authorized travel agencies nila kaso medyo may kamahalan ang travel agencies na ito and alam ko kailangan whole package kunin mo sa kanila para bigyan ka nila ng invitation letter. Or kunyari magpa-sponsor ka na lang sa father/husband or fiancee mo kung mayroon ka pero may additional requirements yun.

hi sis, nag email na ko ng various accredited agencies but iba iba binibigay nila reason why they can't issue an invitation letter. yung isa sabi policy daw nila na pag less than 7 days hindi sila nag iissue. yung isa naman sabi pag less than 5 pax hindi rin sila makakaissue invitation letter. and they quoted me a whooping us$850 for a 4 full days trip. 

oh well. would probably cancel the trip. sayang, but wala akong choice. wala din naman kasi makakapagsponsor sakin. haaayyy.. ang unfair.

i'm a banker. and i know that it is not wise to park your 100k in a savings/current account for that period when you can invest it somewhere more profitable. kalungkot.

maybe it's not meant for us to go. will try again next time perhaps.

[gorgeousmama]

 thanks to mama squeak and dr smile for the input 

 pinaayos ko na sa travel agency yung visa namin and yes 100k na nga daw yung need sa bank statement and mahigpit daw yung embassy ngayon madami nga daw na DENY,,, bigla nga daw naghigpit ang Chinese Embassy

na approve na ang visa namin , problem is hubby is having second thought because of the tension
brewing,  between China and our country,just like before na di kami nag HONG KONG becuse  of  THE FIASCO noon ke Mendoza

haay si hubby,mg Korea na lang daw kami

[dr.smile]

@gorgeousmama,

You're welcome.. Sayang naman ang visa na approve.. ehehhe..
September is the best month to visit China.. But Korea is also a nice place

[jiffy]

how's the airport taxi in beijing? tourist trap ba? had a bad experience in macau last month, the taxi overcharged us palibhasa madaling araw flight!

[mama squeak!]

^So far no bad experience with taxi drivers. Just make sure you have a copy of your hotel's name in Chinese characters so you can show it to the driver. This might help. Mas mahal talaga ang charges pag off hours so expect to pay a little bit more.

[jiffy]

thanks mama squeak! 

[amihan07]

Weeee!!! Ang saya-saya!!! Nakuha na namin Chinese visas namin ng mga kaibigan ko today!!! Waaaahhh!!! Nalolowkah ako! hehe..  Beijing and Shanghai, here we come!!! 

^ hindi pala tayo nagiisa na may terminal fee hehe. so far sa lahat ng napuntahan ko wala naman. thanks sa info na meron pala sa Indonesia.

Hehe.. No problem sis. 


Sis YellowBell, sayang naman.   Ako rin hindi masyado into paglagay ng masyadong maraming pera sa mga "almost-non-existent interest" savings account. Ako nga muntikan na rin. Kaya lesson learned din sa akin. Binasa ko na lahat ng requirements ng future visas na kukunin ko para habang maaga, mag-prepare agad ako.

[appleberry9]

Hi, regarding visa, I don't have 100k in my account, is it possible to present my Mom's financial documents as supporting documents? And can you include credit card statements as well for supporting docs?

^ congrats for getting your visa! what are all the docs you presented? Should I apply for the visa a month before the trip?

[princess lorraine]

My family and i are planning to go to beijing this october. Ok daw weather pag ganung month eh hindi pa mashadong malamig.  mga around 100k na balance sa bank cert ok na kaya? I'm a plain housewife so itr nalang ni hubby gagamitin ko.
Sabi ng best friend ko yucky daw yung mga cr talaga sa beijing lalo na sa greatwall. Sana makaya ng powers ko. 

[amihan07]

^^ Sis Appleberry9, kahit wala nang credit card statements. Either savings/current account lang ang tinatanggap nila and ang dapat laman ay at least 100k from 1st month to 6th month before the date of application. Important ang ending balance and average daily balance ay dapat 100k din. Strict sila dito promise. The earlier the better pero wag naman more than 3 months. Ok na yung a month before. 

^ Sis Princess Lorraine, better call the embassy para sure. Hindi ko lang alam if pwede ang 1 ITR sa 2 tao. 

[gorgeousmama]

@gorgeousmama,

You're welcome.. Sayang naman ang visa na approve.. ehehhe..
September is the best month to visit China.. But Korea is also a nice place

oo nga sis sayang , hehe, di bale  me next year pa naman,

[princess lorraine]

Thanks sis amihan! Si hubbymay china visa na eh because he went there for business trip a couple of times already. For renewal nalang siya. Plan ko rin thru travel agency yung visa application para less hassle na. Tamad mode eh. Thanks

[blueapple]

^^^^big and clean naman ang CR sa GWC Mutianyu area . carry lang din yung mga portalets sa tiananmen square. the rest, goodluck na lang hehe

[appleberry9]

Thanks amihan07 I'll start preparing for the requirements already

[amihan07]

You're welcome Sis Princess Lorraine and Sis Appleberry9. Good luck sa Chinese Visa Application.