| You would be able to get a multi-year visa to the US if the Chinese government would give Americans and other foreigners tourist visas that were valid for longer than 6 months. Countries normally give each others citizens visas based on reciprocity. The US has been trying for years to get China to give American tourists and businesspeople visas that would be good for longer than 6 months - but China refuses. Normally, the US would also limit your visa to 6 months but they went ahead and gave Chinese a year visa. The US wants to give 5-10 year visas to Chinese citizens that qualify for visas because they figure if you qualify once - then you qualify. So you can thank Beijing for having to go back every year. |