为进一步便利外籍商务人士来湘开展商务贸易活动，拟对符合条件的外籍商务人士提供专项签证便利措施，具体内容如下。

    一、服务对象

    本通告所指的外籍商务人士是指“需经常来华从事商业贸易活动、对湖南对外经贸合作发挥积极作用的外籍商务人士，及其配偶和子女”。邀请单位包括在湖南省范围内注册的国有、民营、外资等各类市场主体（以下简称邀请主体）。

    二、服务内容

    湖南省人民政府外事办公室为符合条件的外籍商务人士签发5年多次、每次停留期为180日的专项邀请函。中国驻外签证机关根据专项邀请函审发5年多次、每次停留期为180日的M字或相应类别签证；申请人可免予采集指纹并可委托他人办理签证，且只收取一年多次签证费用。

    三、申办流程

    （一）邀请主体登陆“湖南省外国人来华签证邀请函信息管理系统”（https://invite.hnhere.cn/）进行注册（已有账户可直接登录申办），录入相关信息，并向邀请主体注册地所在市（州）及湘江新区外事部门提出申请。

    （二）湖南省各市（州）及湘江新区外事部门对提出申请的邀请主体相关资质和外籍商务人士有关情况进行审核，通过审核后报湖南省人民政府外事办公室。

    （三）湖南省人民政府外事办公室为通过审批的外籍商务人士签发专项邀请函。

    （四）邀请主体在“湖南省外国人来华签证邀请函信息管理系统”（https://invite.hnhere.cn/）下载专项邀请函，并推送给外籍商务人士。

    （五）外籍商务人士需在3个月内持专项邀请函向中国驻外签证机关申办签证。

    四、邀请主体申请专项邀请函需提交的材料

    （一）申办公函（邀请主体需用单位函头纸行文、负责人签名并加盖公章，内容包括：邀请主体和被邀请外国人员的基本情况介绍、来华事由、双方关系及费用来源等）

    （二）《邀请外国人来华申请表》（在线填报信息后自动生成）

    （三） 邀请主体简介。

    （四） 授权承诺书。

    （五）被邀请外国人员护照信息页扫描件。

    （六）邀请单位资质证明（包括工商营业执照或机构代码证复印件、纳税记录、对外贸易经营者备案登记表复印件等）

    （七） 能够证明邀请主体与外籍商务人士之间存在真实直接正常往来的文件（加盖邀请主体公章）；邀请配偶和子女还需提供婚姻证明和出生证明；

    （八） 首次来湘日程安排。 

    五、注意事项

    1. 邀请主体只能为本单位邀请的来华从事商务活动的相关人员申请签证，不得擅自扩大范围，不得为非商务目的来华人员申请。

    2. 获得此项签证便利的外籍商务人员，来华后如有涉“三非”或其他违法犯罪情形的，湖南省人民政府外事办公室将依法依规取消相关企业的申请资质。

    六、其他

    1. 对符合条件的外籍商务人员，湖南省人民政府外事办公室在邀请主体按要求提交申请后的三天内审发“专项签证邀请函”。

    2. 办理《专项签证邀请函》，不收取任何费用。

    七、湖南省各有关单位联系方式

湖南省人民政府外事办公室
2025年3月17日

Notice on Special Visa Facilitation for Foreign Business People to Hunan

    In order to further facilitate foreign business people coming to Hunan for business activities, the following special visa facilitation measures will be taken for eligible foreign business people.

    I.Who can benefit

    The foreign business people in this Notice primarily refer to “foreign nationals who need to frequently come to China for business activities and have made positive contributions to Hunan’s international business and trade cooperation,as well as their spouses and children”. Inviting organizations include state-owned, private and foreign-invested enterprises registered within the administrative region of Hunan Province (hereafter referred to as the inviting organizations).

    II.What is it about

    The Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province offers a special invitation letter for eligible foreign business visitors, allowing them to apply for a five-year multiple-entry M visa with a 180-day stay per trip. With this invitation, Chinese visa-issuing authorities abroad may grant the corresponding M visa (or an equivalent visa type). Applicants are exempt from fingerprint collection and may entrust others to apply on their behalf. Only the fee for a one-year multiple-entry visa will be charged.

    III.How to apply

    1.The inviting organization must sign up on the “Hunan Province Foreigners' Visa Invitation Letter Information Management System” (https://invite.hnhere.cn/). (Existing account holders may log in directly to apply). After entering relevant information, the inviting organization shall submit their application to Foreign Affairs Office of the cities or Xiangjiang New Area where they are registered.

    2.Foreign Affairs Offices of cities in Hunan Province and Xiangjiang New Area are responsible for reviewing the qualifications of inviting organizations and the eligibility of the foreign business visitors as applicants. Once approved,the application shall be forwarded to the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province.

    3.The Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province will subsequently issue a Special Invitation letter for the approved foreign business visitors.

    4.The inviting organization shall download the Special Invitation Letter from the “Hunan Province Foreigners' Visa Invitation Letter Information Management System” (https://invite.hnhere.cn/) and send it to the foreign business visitors.

    5.The foreign business visitors shall use the Special Visa Invitation Letter to apply for a visa at the relevant Chinese visa-issuing authorities abroad within three months.

    IV.What materials are required during application

    1.Official application letter (Issued on an official letter of the inviting organization, bearing the signature of the person in charge and an official seal. The content shall include: basic introduction of both the inviting organization and the  foreign personnel who are invited, purpose of visit to China, relationship between the two parties, and sources of funding)

    2.Application Form of Inviting Foreigners to China (Pre-filled online application form generated automatically upon completion of the online submission)

    3.Introduction of the inviting organization.

    4.Letter of commitment and authorization.

    5.Scanned copy of the information page of the passport of foreign personnel being invited.

    6.Inviting organization’s unit qualification certificate(Includeing copies of business license or organization code certificate, tax payment records, foreign trade operator registration record, etc.)

    7.Supporting documents that can prove a genuine and direct business relationship between the inviting organization and the foreign business visitors (stamped with the company seal of the inviting organization); marriage certificate and birth certificate(s) if the spouse and children are invited.

    8.Travel itinerary for the visitor’s first trip to Hunan.

    V.Things to note

    1.An inviting organization shall only file visa applications for those invited by itself to visit China for business activities, and shall not arbitrarily expand the scope or apply for those coming to China for non-business purposes.

    2.If a foreign business person benefiting from this visa facilitation engages in illegal and criminal activities in China, the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province shall revoke the application qualifications of relevant enterprises in accordance with the law.

    VI.Others

    1.A Special Visa Invitation Letter shall be issued by the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province for eligible foreign business people within three days after the inviting organization submits the application as required.

    2.No fee is charged for the processing of the Special Visa Invitation Letter.

    Contact information

Hunan Provincial People's Government Office of Foreign Affairs
March 17, 2025