1 day visa to shenzhen

I will be in Hong Kong for a few days and would like to take a day trip to Shenzhen to see Window of the World. I read somewhere that you can get a 1 day visa for about $15 USD. Is this true and if so where would I apply for that? I am American and the regular visa is around $50 and I am only going to be there for one day, just to go to the theme park with my mom and my kids. The cost of the round trip train tickets and the park entrance fee is only around $25 per person so it seems a bit pricey to spend $200 on visas for just one day. How is Window of the World, is it worth going just for that? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks!

1 day visa to shenzhen

Americans cannot get the Shenzhen only visa.

The full visa will cost you around USD120.

As to what Windows of the World is worth..

1 day visa to shenzhen

Cost of Chinese visa for US passport holders if obtained in HK, at the ministry

fmcoprc.gov.hk/eng/zgqz/blsjfy/default.htm

Sorry I was wrong. It will cost you around US$130.

My best advice to you is to obtain your visa before you enter China either at Hong Kong%26#39;s Airport or at your nearest Chinese embassy.

If you wait until you get to the Hong Kong/Chinese border, you will waste a lot of your day queuing for a Visa.

Rules and costs of Visas for UK and USA citizens are a little bit more expansive than for other citizens of the world.

US citizens cannot get a visa at the shenzhen border.

I am UK passport holder and have been to Shenzhen from Hong Kong a couple of times for the big shop. I am travelling to HK again in August and was planning to cross the border again, however my friends in HK have told me that you can no longer buy a single entry visa at the border as they are tightening up in preparation for the Olympics in the summer. Does anyone know if this is true? And does anyone know what the shopping is like in Zhuhai?

Snoozie, I%26#39;m afraid the report is true - no more visas on arrival at any of the border crossings (which counts out Zhuhai, too). There are rumours that regulations will tighten even further in a couple of months; we%26#39;ll have to see what happens.

Depending on what you%26#39;re looking for there is some excellent bargain shopping to be done in Macau if you want a break from HK.

Non HK residents / workers can no longer get a Chinese visa in Hong Kong.

See fmcoprc.gov.hk/eng/zgqz/bgfwxx/default.htm

Back to the future ... next thing we%26#39;ll be needing a recommendation from our union boss to get a visa again... (or, with ';socialism with Chinese characteristics,'; quite possibly from our investment manager).