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Enrolment, visa and travel

Everything you need to get here — and everything we do to make it easy.

How it works

From enquiry to certificate in five steps

You do not need to commit to anything until your visa is in your passport.

Tell us your dates

Say which course and which month suit you. We reply within 24 hours with availability and a full cost breakdown.

We reserve your bench

No deposit, no prepayment. We hold your bench for fourteen days — you pay when you arrive.

We help with your visa paperwork

We normally provide an invitation letter and a copy of our business licence to support your application. What a consulate asks for changes, so confirm the current requirements with yours before you book travel.

Fly in, we collect you

Send us your flight number. An instructor meets you at Fuzhou airport and travels with you to your accommodation.

Train, then take your certificate

Six days a week at the bench if you want it. On your last day you sit a practical assessment and leave with a certificate and photographs of your work.

Enrolment & Visa

Visa and invitation letter

China offers several visa categories that suit short training courses. Which one applies to you depends on your nationality, how long you are staying and the practice of the embassy in your country.

We can normally provide an invitation letter and a copy of our business licence for your application. Where a document is something we cannot supply, we tell you before you book anything. Send us your passport details and we will usually have the paperwork to you within a couple of working days.

  • M visa — commercial and trade activities, the most common choice for our students
  • F visa — non-commercial visits and short exchanges
  • L visa — tourist visa, often used for courses shorter than 30 days

Visa and invitation letter

Visa rules change. Always confirm current requirements with the Chinese embassy or visa application centre in your own country before you apply.

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Accommodation

Accommodation is included free of charge on the four-week and six-week courses. We reserve a private room in a serviced apartment building about ten minutes' walk from the workshop for the whole of your stay. Students on the two-week course can book the same rooms from around $12 per night, depending on the room and the season. Tell us what you would like and we will make the reservation for you.

Payment

No deposit and nothing to pay in advance. The course fee is due when you arrive — bank transfer, Visa, Mastercard, Wise or Alipay. Receipt and invoice provided.

  • No deposit — nothing is paid before you arrive
  • Course fee — due on your first day
  • Split payment — pay half on day one and half at the end of week two

What to bring

Everything at the bench is provided. Bring yourself, your passport and comfortable clothes. The workshop is a working environment, so avoid loose sleeves and open shoes.

  • Passport and visa, plus printed copies of your invitation letter
  • Any watch you would like to practise on or repair while you are here
  • Reading glasses if you use them — you will work under magnification
  • A notebook or laptop if you want to keep your own service records

Airport pickup

Send us your flight number and arrival time. An instructor meets you in the arrivals hall at Fuzhou Changle International Airport and travels with you to your accommodation. There is no charge for this.

Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)

What is included

Everything you need, and nothing you do not

One price covers your whole course, and from the four-week course onwards it includes your accommodation. The only extras are flights, visa fees and meals.

  • Full bench access, six days a week
  • Complete professional tool set at your bench
  • All practice movements, spare parts and consumables
  • Printed course manual with bilingual step-by-step notes
  • Timegrapher and water-resistance testing
  • Certificate and portfolio photographs

Your bench is waiting

Tell us your dates and we will hold a place for you. No payment is needed to reserve a bench for fourteen days.

We reply to every enquiry within 24 hours.