VISA Application

Before visiting China, please check your visa requirements and make sure you have a valid visa. You may also follow the 144-hour visa-free transit policy of China to attend the conference. Detains can be found here.

• Countries eligible for Visa-exempt entry

To check if you are eligible for the visa exemption program, please visit here.

• Countries not eligible for Visa-exempt entry:

Option 1: Use the 144-hour visa-free transit policy of China. The National Immigration Administration (NIA）of China has implemented the 144-hour visa-free transit policy at 37 exit-entry port, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen ports etc. Citizens of 54 countries (including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, etc.), who hold valid international travel documents and confirmed connecting tickets for flights, trains and ships departing for third countries / regions (Hong Kong SAR included) within 144 hours after having arrived in China, are eligible to transit through any of the 37 aforementioned ports without visas. Within the stay periods, you can travel, engage in business activities, visit friends and relatives, and engage in other short-term activities. For example, one can buy a flight from home to Shenzhen / Guangzhou and a train ticket from Shenzhen to Hong Kong SAR, of which the two departure dates are within 6 days. Then, there will be sufficient time to attend the conference without a visa. Finally, one can go back home by a flight from Hong Kong. Please click here.

Option 2: Apply for a visa in advance. Conference visas must be applied for in advance at a Chinese embassy or consulate. This 

Chinese government website provides you detailed information about the visa application process.

To request a visa letter from the IEEE-ITW’24, you MUST follow the instructions below.

1) For authors, you can request an invitation letter here. Instructions can be found here.

2) For non authors, invitation letters will only be issued to registered participants with payments. After completing the registration process, please fill

this invitation letter request form, and email to zhanglvyin@ais.cn. The Visa letter will then be sent back via email.

PLEASE NOTE
1) Request for hard copy version of the letter will not be accommodated.  

2) Visa letter requests may take upto 5 working days to process.

3) IEEE ITW'2024 can only issue the Letter of Invitation for the conference. No other kind of documents will be provided for visa applications.