Visa Application :
　

Visitors to China, without exception, must have a passport valid for at least six months AND most nationalities need an entry visa.

Early application is highly recommended. In some countries, the visa approval process is rather complicated, and can take up to three months. Since the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China in August, 2008, which might cause some difficulties in visa application, please contact your embassy as soon as possible.

Participants should apply for visas from their nearest Embassy or Consulate of the People’s Republic of China, prior to departure for China.

List of Chinese Embassies or Consulates:
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/default.htm

The participants can visit China in two ways: short time traveling visa and scholar visa depending on the countries.

 Traveling visa:
An invitation letter issued by the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, which is considered as a formal invitation letter for visa application will be delivered to you by email and airmail as soon as you registered.

Scholar visa:
It takes about 1 month to obtain a complete visa notification form from the local municipal government. We strongly recommend you to give us the complete visa application information before March 5, 2008 via email if you need a visa letter. The information includes: your name on passport, issue place and date of the passport, date and place of birth, title, the intended date of entry and stay period, the nearest Chinese consulate to your resident, your brief CV, and how will your travel expense be covered.

Accompanying persons may also require a visa.

For any questions or concerns on the visa application process, please contact the secretariat (10th-iebs@xmu.edu.cn).

Travel:
　

Air routing:

There are few direct flights from foreign countries to Xiamen ( http://www.xiagc.com.cn/enweb/index.asp ). The most convenient connecting cities are in South-East of Asia or China .

Xiamen can be an expensive destination, but for international flight, especially from Europe and USA, consider flying to one of the following cities: Beijing, Hong-Kong, Qingdao, Shanghai, Banghok, Seoul, Singapore or Tokyo .

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport :

  • The airport has direct air links with 75 cities-58 of which are domestic and the rest international.
  • The airport is located on the northeastern tip of Xiamen Island and 20 km from Xiamen University .
  • More information is available at at http://www.xiagc.com.cn/enweb/index.asp