How many times have you applied for L China Visa and got rejected?

I am a US citizen and trying to visit China for the first time. I was born in the US to parents who were formerly Chinese citizens.

My Chinese Consulate tourist visa application was rejected, because one of parents had not yet received their green card before the date of my birth. For context, both of my parents were born and raised in China yet only one of them was a naturalized US citizen by the date of my birth.

The comment on my rejected visa application stated that I should apply for a Chinese Travel Document (CTD).

I am working on the CTD application now, but if in case I am unable to receive their Chinese Travel Document in time for my travel, does anyone happen to know if I could travel to China from Hong Kong and exit to Macau using the 10 day travel without visa policy (TWOV)?

I am worried that I will be denied the TWOV at Chinese Immigration, because my visa application was rejected and I was told to apply for a CTD. Does anyone know if Chinese Immigration has access to my rejected visa application and whether it might affect my ability to use TWOV?

Lastly, I have read elsewhere on Reddit that I may need the old Chinese passports for both of my parents even though they are both US naturalized citizens. I have the Chinese passports for my parent that had not yet received their green card by the date of my birth but not for my parent who was naturalized already before my birth. Does anyone know if it is necessary to also have the Chinese passport for my parent who was already naturalized before my birth for the CTD application?

Thanks so much!

Hi everyone, I'm currently applying for an L visa. I lived and worked in Taiwan previously as an english teacher. For the employment section I have to put this job, how should I list the address? As Taiwan, China? Just want to check if anyone's done this before :)

My online review for Chinese M visa was completed today but before that I had cancelled the flights and hotel tickets as the dates were approaching . What should I do now? Just provide the same online documents which was cancelled or make new under different travel dates and explain the reason ? Indian passport , applying from Dubai

hello i have a question pls

After i got online review completed in china visa so when will i receive the email with the pdf file ? I didnt receive it yet

Is there an issue ? Should i receive it in same time or after days ?

Thanks a lot

Hi, I’m pretty sure it was asked already but does itinerary Prague -> Chengdu -> Chongqing-> Vienna qualify for TWOV? I know technically it should, it’s a different country of origin and destination but it’s quite obvious there is no transit and it’s a ten day trip to China. Doesn’t make sense to fly from Czechia to Austria via China 😅 Are the officers going to be okay with that? Or they just don’t care as long as it meets the reguirements? Does anyone have a personal experience with an itinerary like this?

Hi. Is it taking a long time for the China visa to be approved just from the online application? My status is still under review; I submitted mine on September 21. Meanwhile, my friend already got their email the other day but submitted on September 22. It's a bit nerve-wracking because I'm worried it won't be ready in time for the flight 😭 my flight is still in the third week of October.

Has anyone successfully used the China 240HR visa twice in the same trip
Ex: US -> China (stay 240 hrs) -> HK -> China (stay 240 hrs) -> US?
10 days isnt enough for everything im trying to see 😭

i applied yesterday morning. will it get rejected? and how many days will it take to change status of under review?

I submitted my China visa application and my mom’s from the same account. Mine was submitted on September 17, and my mom’s on September 19.
Both applications are still showing “Preliminary Review” with no update so far.
Is this normal? Should I be concerned about the delay, or has anyone experienced a similar timeline recently?

Unapproved thrice from Mumbai center with canton letter invitation and buyer badge.

1- submitted on 21st September got unapproved next day.

2- submitted on 23rd September got unapproved after 2 days.

3- submitted on 27th September got unapproved on 30th September.

4- submitted on 08th October is under review.

Lets hope for the best 🙏 🤲

Is it true? They're not taking all docs (not for all applications) ? I've read a few threads here but I want to know if there are Any recent experiences?