obtained before departure from the 
United States. All American citizens 
who intend to land in or pass through 
China must be in possession of a valid 
entrance visa in order to avoid the in¬ 
evitable complications which will arise 
by attempting to enter China without it. 
10. It is understood that under recent 
regulations of the Chinese Government 
visas on passports are required for travel 
in the interior of China in addition to 
the usual entrance visa on passports. 
Information concerning the visa for the 
interior should be obtained upon arrival 
in China from the nearest American con¬ 
sulate. The American Legation at Pei¬ 
ping has informed the Department by 
telegraph that ignorance of the necessity 
of the visa for the interior has caused 
expense, delay, and inconvenience to 
many travelers. 
11. Stamping of Chinese translation 
of the English text on passports in 
China. —American citizens are urgently 
warned that upon arrival in China they 
should present their passports at the 
Legation, or at an American consulate in 
China, or, upon arrival in Hong Kong or 
Rangoon, at the consulates in those cities, 
for the stamping thereon of a Chinese 
translation of the English text. 
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12. It is understood that the Chinese 
Government objects to Americans travel¬ 
ing into the interior of China on pass¬ 
ports which do not contain a Chinese 
translation of the English text. 
13. Foreign visas should be ob¬ 
tained. —Nearly all foreign governments 
require persons of other nationality en¬ 
tering their countries to be in possession 
of passport visas granted by the diplo¬ 
matic or consular officers of those coun¬ 
tries. Certain exceptions are noted below. 
As certain foreign visas are valid for one 
trip only, or restricted in the period of 
time for which they may be used, appli¬ 
cants for visas should be careful to state 
the length of the intended sojourn in the 
foreign country and the expected num¬ 
ber of trips thereto. Persons proceeding 
to France are especially urged to observe 
this precaution in order to avoid diffi¬ 
culties in France when attempting to 
obtain permission for the extension of 
their stay beyond the period designated 
in the visa. Travelers by air must com¬ 
ply with the same visa regulations as 
apply to travelers by land or water. 
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