No. Wai (59)Ling-2/17460

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the
Embassy of the United States of America and, referring to the
latter ’ s Note No. 23 of July 31, 1970, in regard to the
agreement by the Government of the United States of America to
amend, on the basis of reciprocity, the Sino-American Reciprocal
Arrangements for the Issuance of Non-immigrant Visas to include
five additional visa classifications, has the honor to state as
follows:
1.The Government of the Republic of China expresses its
agreement to the stipulation that L-1 and L-2 classification
visas will be issued valid up to 48 months but not beyond the
period approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
2.It has been some fifteen years since the Sino-American
Reciprocal Arrangements for the Issuance of Non-immigrant
Visas came into effect on April 1, 1956. During this period,
the arrangements have been amended three times. For this
reason, the Ministry has the honor to review the current
arrangements governing “ fee ”“ validity of visa ” and “
number of times visas may be used ” for non-immigrant visas
to be issued by the Government of the Republic of China to
American nationals and recapitulate the salient points thereof
as follows:

Validity Number
Class Fee of Visa of Times
Visa May
Be Used


1.Ambassador, public minister, Gratis 12 months Multiple
career diplomatic or consular
officer, and members of
immediate family

2.Other government official or Gratis 12 months Multiple
employee, and members of
immediate family

3.Attendant, servant, or personal Gratis 12 months Multiple
employee of officials under
Class 1 and 2 as specified
herein, and members of immediate
family

4.Principal resident Gratis 12 months Multiple
representative to international
organization, his staff, and
members of immediate family

5.Other representative to Gratis 12 months Multiple
international organization, and
members of imme- diate family

6.International organization Gratis 12 months Multiple
officer or employee, and members
of immediate family

7.Attendant, servant, or personal Gratis 12 months Multiple
employee of officials under
Classes 4, 5 and 6 as specified
herein, and members of immediate
family

8.Temporary visitor for business Gratis 48 months Multiple
or pleasure

9.Transients of all categories Gratis 48 months Multiple

10.Government official and members Gratis 12 months Multiple
of immediate family attendant,
servant or personal employee in
transit

11.Seamen or airmen in possession Gratis 48 months Multiple
of valid American passports or
other documents having the
elements of a passport
(eligible seamen or airmen not
in possession of valid American
passports will be admitted if
their names are included in a
crew list which has been visaed
by the appropriate authorities
of the Chinese Government)

12.Treaty merchant, spouse and Gratis 48 months Multiple
children

13.Exchange visitor, spouse and Gratis 48 months Multiple
children

14.Temporary worker of Gratis Depending Multiple
distinguished merit and on
ability duration
of
employment

15.Other temporary worker, skilled Gratis Depending Multiple
or unskilled on
duration
of
employment

16.Industrial Trainee Gratis Depending Multiple
on
duration
of
training

17.Student Gratis 48 months Multiple

18.Representative of information Gratis 48 months Multiple
media, spouse and children

19.Minister of any religious Gratis 48 months Multiple
denomina- tion, spouse and
children

20.Spouse or child of an American Gratis Same as Multiple
under Classes 14, 15 & 16 provided
for
14, 15 & 1

21.Fiance or fiancee of Chinese Gratis 6 months Single
citizen

22.Minor child of fiance or Gratis 6 months Single
fiancee of Chinese citizen

23.Intracompany transferee Gratis up to 48 Multiple
(Executive, managerial, and months
specialized personnel
continuing employment with
international firm or
corporation)

24.Spouse or minor child or Gratis same as Multiple
person under Class 23 for 23 provided

It is hoped that the Government of the United States of America
will also review and recapitulate the salient points with regard
to the fees to be charged and the validity of the visas to be
issued to Chinese nationals applying for admission into the
United States of America as non-immigrants.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Taipei, September 23, 1970

NOTE OF THE EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No. 30
The Embassy of the United States of America presents its
compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of China and has the honor to refer to the Ministry ’ s Note
No. Wai-(59)-Ling-2-17460 dated September 22, 1970, concerning
the “ Sino-American Reciprocal Arrangements for the Issuance of
Nonimmigrant Visas. ” The schedule of nonimmigrant visa fees
and validity prescribed for citizens of the Republic of China,
currently in effect, is as follow:

Class Visa Fee Validity of Number
Symbol Visa of Times
Visa May
Be Used

Ambassador, public A-1 None 12 months Multiple
minister, career
diplomatic or consular
officer, and members of
immediate family

Other government officia A-2 None 12 months Multiple
or employee, and members
of immediate family

Attendant, servant, or A-3 None 12 months Multiple
personal employee of A-1
and A-2 classes, and
members of immediate
family

Temporary visitor for B-1 None 48 months Multiple
business

Temporary visitor for B-2 None 48 months Multiple
pleasure

Temporary visitor for B-1 None 48 months Multiple
business and pleasure & B-2

Alien in transit C-1 None 48 months Multiple

Alien in transit to Unit C-2 None 12 months Multiple
Nations Headquarters
District under 11 (3),
(4), or (5) of the
Headquarters Agreement

Government official, C-3 None 12 months Multiple
members of immediate
family, attendant,
servant, or personal
employee, in transit

Crewman (seaman or airma D None 48 months Multiple

Treaty trader, spouse an E-1 None 48 months Multiple
children

Treaty investor, spouse E-2 None 48 months Multiple
and children

Student F-1 None 48 months Multiple

Spouse or child of stude F-2 None 48 months Multiple

Principal resident G-1 None 12 months Multiple
representative to
international
organization, his staff,
and members of immediate
family

Other representative to G-2 None 12 months Multiple
inter- national
organization, and member
of immediate family

International organizati G-4 None 12 months Multiple
officer or employee, and
members of immediate
family

Attendant, servant, or G-5 None 12 months Multiple
personal employee of G-1
G-2, G-4 classes, and
members of Immediate
family

Temporary worker of H-1 None Duration of Multiple
distin- guished merit an visa petition
ability up to 48
months

Temporary worker H-2 None Duration of Multiple
performing services visa petition
unavailable in the Unite up to 48
States months

Trainee H-3 None Duration of Multiple
visa petition
up to 48
months

Spouse or child of perso H-4 None Same as H- 1, Multiple
classified H-1, H-2, or H-2, or H-
H-3

Representative of I-1 None 48 months Multiple
information media, spous
and children

exchange visitor J-1 None 48 months Multiple

Spouse or child of J-2 None 48 months Multiple
exchange visitor

Fiance or fiancee of U.S K-1 None 6 months Single
citizen

Minor child of Fiance or K-2 None 6 months Single
fiancee of U.S. citizen

Intracompany transferee L-1 None Duration of Multiple
(Executive, managerial, visa petition
and specialized personne up to 48
con- tinuing employment months
with inter- national fir
or corporation)

Spouse or minor child of L-2 None Same as L-1 Multiple
person classified L-1

Embassy of the United States of America,
Taipei, September 30, 1970