I need to travel to Shanghai in early December for a five day business trip. I am a Canadian Citizen (with Canadian Passport) and hold a US Green Card. I live in San Francisco.
I have consulted both the Chinese Consulate Web sites, and the online Visa requirement tools provided by Delta and other airlines, as well as spoken to a United representative when I booked my flight, and I cannot seem to get a definitive answer...
Question: Is it best (i.e., less hassle) to get the Visa from the Consulate BEFORE I travel to Shanghai, or can I get one at PVG on arrival. From what I read online, getting a visa on arrival can be a hit or miss affair (sometimes the office is unmanned, etc.). Then again, I don't want to waste a day to and from the Consulate in SF either.
Can anyone here offer specific advice about getting mainland China visas before travel, or upon arrival in Shanghai?
Thanks in advance.
I have consulted both the Chinese Consulate Web sites, and the online Visa requirement tools provided by Delta and other airlines, as well as spoken to a United representative when I booked my flight, and I cannot seem to get a definitive answer...
Question: Is it best (i.e., less hassle) to get the Visa from the Consulate BEFORE I travel to Shanghai, or can I get one at PVG on arrival. From what I read online, getting a visa on arrival can be a hit or miss affair (sometimes the office is unmanned, etc.). Then again, I don't want to waste a day to and from the Consulate in SF either.
Can anyone here offer specific advice about getting mainland China visas before travel, or upon arrival in Shanghai?
Thanks in advance.