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Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce Shanghai
中国瑞士商会-上海

1612, Regus Silver Centre
No.1388 North Shaanxi Road
Shanghai 200060, P.R.China
上海市陕西北路1388号银座企业中心1612室

Tel: +86 21 6149 8207
Fax: +86 21 6149 8132
Email: info@sha.swisscham.org Zip Code: 200060

Monday-Friday 9:00-18:00



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Public Holidays 2012

New Year, Jan 1 - Jan 3
Chinese New Year, Jan 22 - Jan 28
Qingming Festival, Apr 2 - Apr 4
Labor Day, Apr 29 - May 1
Dragon Boat Festival, June 22 - June 24
Mid-autumn Festival, Sep 30
National Day, Oct 1 - Oct 7



 
New China Visa Procedure from April to October 2008


In addition to the original passport, photo and completed visa application form, Swiss applicants who apply for a Business visa are now also required to hand in the following documents:

- A Copy of hotel reservation
- A copy of outward and return flight ticket booking (e-tickets accepted but one way ticket will not be sufficient).
- Official invitation letter issued by the relevant department of Chinese government. Please note that an original document is required and an invitation from a Chinese company will no longer be sufficient.) For the application of these documents in Shanghai please contact the governmental offices where your company is registered. (For Puxi and Pudong see addresses below).

Puxi:
Shanghai Foreign Economic Committee
Address: Room 1805, Lou Shan Guan Lu 55, Shanghai 200336
Tel. 021 62752200
Fax. 62705511

http://www.smert.gov.cn/visa/

Pudong:
Pudong Foreign Affairs Office
Counter 6, He Huan Lu 2, Pudong, Shanghai 200135
Tel. 28282640
Fax. 50810724
http://www.pudong.gov.cn/website/usercenter/ProjectDetail.jsp?pr_id=o1213

To get the official invitation the following procedure will take place:
a) subscribe to the governmental homepage where your company is registered
b) Apply online for a visa-invitation
c) Wait 2-3 days, and check again online weather your application has been verified
d) Once your application has been verified, you can go the to pick up your invitation letter.

The additional procedure will take at least 3 days.
For Hong Kong different procedures may apply.
Job Announcement


Executive Director
SwissCham Shanghai is looking for a new Executive Director. If you are interested by this challenging position, please download the following file: Job Description Executive Director SwissCham Shanghai..

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SwissCham - Swiss Club Ball 2012: Sponsorship
It is our great joy to announce that SwissCham Shanghai and the Swiss Club Shanghai have once again joined forces to organize the Annual Swiss Grand Ball 2012 on Saturday, March 31st, 2012.
After the fabulous success of last year’s Ball, we would like to invite the Swiss Community and friends as well as all Swiss Companies, Swiss businessmen and businesswomen and their Chinese partners & friends to this very special Swiss evening.
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CEO/Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012
Dear Members & Friends, following last year huge success, we are proud to organize again the CEO/Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012 during the Ball 2012.
We are now looking for nominees in the fields of Business, Science and Art. If you are keen to propose your candidature, please follow this link for more information. [read more]
Corporate Gifts 2011
SwissCham is offering you a special corporate gift opportunity for Swiss products throughout the year. This year, Lindt, MQ Wines, Swatch and Victorinox have hundreds of surprises for you.

Send your wishes to your clients & family with our selection of typical Swiss gifts, give them a chance to enjoy quality products and exotic savours from Switzerland.

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