a. For the first visa application of the foreign-born children of Chinese descent, please provide their birth certificates and one of their parents' foreign passport or foreign permanent residence identity card (for example: the US green card) in addition to the relevant documents required for by the above regulations.

b. Applicants who were born in China, applying for the Chinese visa for the first time must aslo provide their Chinese passports or their previous foreign passports along with the above mentioned documents/materials.