Welcome to CAFA 11/21/2008

CAFA Provides Visa Service on Saturday, 12/1/2007

URGENT Announcement: Chinese Embassy won't accept Personal Checks - Cash, Money Order or Cashier's Check Only!

We were just notified by the Chinese Embassy that it will NOT accept personal checks from visa applicants. Acceptable payment is cash, money order, or bank cashier's check. If cash, applicants are responsible for ensuring that all cash tendered is genuine. This applies to CAFA's Chinese visa service this coming Saturday on December 1, 2007.

刚接到中国大使馆通知, 使馆不再接收个人支票. 中国签证申请人必须用 现金, 邮政汇票或银行汇票支付申请费用和预付邮资. 此通知适用华联十 二月一日周六中国签证协办服务.


CAFA will provide assistance to Chinese visa applicants on Saturday, December 1, 2007. We will not take any passport renewal applications this time since it will require a face-to-face interview with a Chinese Embassy official.

We will collect valid passports and completed applications in Raleigh in the morning, in Cary around noon, and at Chapel Hill in the afternoon:

9:30 am - 11:30 am, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007
Raleigh Academy of Chinese Language (RACL)
Room 207 (Library) of South Building
Forest Hills Baptist Church 201
Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
Direction: http://fhbc.info/pn/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=16

11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007
Cary Chinese School (CCS)
at Kingswood Elementary School
200 E. Johnson Street
Cary, NC 27513
Directions: http://www.carychineseschool.org/directions.aspx

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Saturday Dec 1, 2007
Chinese School at Chapel Hill (CSCH)
G. B. Phillip Middle School
606 Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(Pleae tap http://www.mapquest.com/ for directions)

We are assisting the Chinese Embassy in collecting Chinese visa applications only; no passport renewal/replacement service will be provided. A $10 fee will be collected by and payable to CAFA for processing each passport. Embassy collected fees are extra and payable to the Chinese Embassy. The visa assistance will be provided to current CAFA members only; returning members and friends are welcome and cordially invited to join CAFA at either site to immediately enjoy member benefits including this visa application assistance. You can download CAFA membership application or renewal forms at http://cafanc.org/membership.aspx. Chinese visa application rules and forms are available at Chinese Embassy's http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/.

The visa assistance will be provided to current CAFA members only; returning members and friends are welcome and cordially invited to join CAFA at either site to immediately enjoy member benefits including this visa application assistance. You can download CAFA membership application or renewal forms at http://cafanc.org/membership.aspx

十二月一日星期六, 华联将在下列时间和地点为华联会员协办赴中国签证服务; 欢迎非会员朋友现场加入华联并立即享受该服务及其他福利:

时间 : 9:30 am -11:30 am, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007
地点: Raleigh 中文学校
Room 207 (Library) of South Building
Forest Hills Baptist Church
201 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
http://fhbc.info/pn/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=16

时间:11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007
地点: Cary 凯瑞中文学校 (CCS)
at Kingswood Elementary School
200 E. Johnson Street
Cary, NC 27513
Directions: http://www.carychineseschool.org/directions.aspx

时间: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday, Dec 1, 2007
地点: Chapel Hill 中文学校
G. B. Phillip Middle School
606 Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(请自 http://www.mapquest.com/ 查找路径)

每本护照华联收取手续费$10美元, 支票抬头请写CAFA。使馆费用请另计, 具体做法请参见中国大使馆官方网站 http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/


本次签证协办工作遵循下列细则:
  1. 此项服务仅涉及中国旅行探亲签证,其他类型的签证申请不在此次服务范围。
  2. 华联将协助中国使馆在本地核收申请者有效护照,申请表,申请费,及回邮标签,并负责将收讫材料送达中国使馆。
  3. 此项服务仅限本届华联会员。华联家庭会员含配偶和子女,单身会员仅限本人 (不包括配偶和子女)。欢欢迎非会员朋友现场加入华联并立即享受该服务。
  4. 申请材料必须由申请人亲自在指定时间和地点递交,误时不候。申请人配偶和子女的申请材料可一并由申请人代交。
  5. 申请表格,申请程序,护照延期/签证申请费用,和其它相关细节及文件请参看使馆网站 http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/. 申请人对申请资格和申请表格内容负责,华联恕不提供咨询。
  6. 办理中国旅行探亲签证的申请人的护照有效期必需有半年以上,短于半年者请与使馆直接联系签证申请事宜。
  7. 申请人必需按使馆要求如实填写回邮单; 华联负责将申请人回邮单及其它申请材料送达中国使馆。
  8. 中国大使馆通知, 使馆不再接收个人支票. 中国签证申请人必须用现金, 邮政汇票(Money Order)或银行汇票(Cashier's Check)支付申请费用和预付邮资
  9. 同一家庭的护照和签证申办费可以用同一张 Money Order or Cashier's Check 支付。大使馆要求的回邮手续费为每个家庭$5。
  10. 华联收取的手续费请用个人支票交付给华联 (payable to CAFA) 。
  11. 每个家庭需准备一个 8x10 纸皮信封,并填写好 FedEx的邮寄单(USA Air Bill), 无需准备FedEx信封。
  12. 邮寄单的邮寄和寄出地址均请准确填写申请人的住宅地址。请注意FedEx 不投递 PO Box 或邮箱地址,只递送有准确路名的地址。申请人需保存邮寄单的第一联。
  13. 大使馆规定的签证文件资料及说明,请申请人仔细阅读并遵守,以免因材料不全或填写有误而耽误了签证审批。华联人手有限,不负责签证护照等文件和申请材料的核对工作。
  14. 使馆审批签证正常时间约需7-10个工作日。如申请人在两周后还没有收到签证,可向大使馆查询,查询方法请看大使馆网站。
  15. 为维持良好的秩序,收件处将以发号形式排队。申请人请服从工作人员的指挥,按次序领取号码,不要争先恐后。 华联保证收取所有在规定时间内递交的证件和申请材料。
  16. 本细则解释权归华联董事会所有。

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