I'd you are applying from HK, You won't get a one year multiple entry visa to China without a work permit for HK. The work visa has to be valid for one year or more.
Have you tried applying from Canada for a multi entry visa? I think you will have better luck from there. Trying to apply as a businessman with company invitation letters might have better success.
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Thanks Virago,
As mentioned I've gotten 4 multi entry 6 month visas from Canada previously (3 are in my current passport)
From what I've seen the business visa, you need to first get an invitation letter for business with dual entries then after that is successful you can apply for a multi
Also, are you on the hook for them trying to go after you for taxes if you say you're doing business there?
Yes, but you should be able to find a friend of a friend to give you a business invitation.
Immigration and IRD are separate so it is very unlikely about the taxes issue you mentioned.
From what I can gather from China Immigration is it doesn't matter what you have had before about the number is multi entry visas and each situation is viewed separate.
I was refused once a one year multi entry visa as my hk work permit ran out 6 weeks prior to the one year visa so they gave me 6 months visa. I had 5, one year multiple entry visas before that. So they could not give a crap what you have had before.
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Last edited by virago; 28-08-2013 at 07:43 AM.