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<div>I was lucky. The LA Consulate procedure wasn't too bad and I managed to get mine in a day. They accepted MC & Visa. Get there on time.</div>
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<div>Of course there was that bit about driving 2.5 hours each way in LA traffic and a cost of 170 USD.</div>
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On Mar 25, 2013, at 9:58 AM, "Chris Chaplow" <<a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com">chris@andalucia.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">After a delay in getting a host letter I could not rely on post and went to the Chinese Embassy in Madrid (Spain) last week in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Despite the information on the website. The ‘urgent’ one or two day special service has been discontinued.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The fastest turn round route available was one week. So I need to send somebody to collect mine tomorrow. (1,200 km round trip)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I assume every by now has their visa for Beijing, but if not - don’t rely on the ‘urgent’ service.
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