The
visa and residence permit are crucial for your stay in China. It plays an
important role in your study and graduation here. You cannot be too careful
about the validity of the two.
Visa and Permit Types:
l X1-Visa
The
length of validity of an X1-visa is 30 days. Holders of this type should apply
for a residence permit from the office for international student affairs within
30 days from the date of entry. This type of visa cannot be changed to any
other types.
l X2/F/L-Visa
The
designated days of stay show on the X2/F/L visa. It counts from the date of
entry. For example, if you enter China on August 25 with an X2/F/L visa valid
for 90 days, you can stay here legally until November 23.
The allowed times of entry also show on the visa.
The holder can enter the country as many times as designated. For instance, a
two-entry X2-visa means that you can enter China with this visa two times at
most, and your duration of stay starts counting from the date of the second
entry.
l Residence Permit
Students
who plan to study in China for a year or more need to apply for the residence
permit. The expiration date shows on the permit. Holders can enter the country
multiple times within the validity period.
l S-Visa
This type serves in two kinds: S1 and S2. The first
is valid more than 180 days, while the latter is no more than 180 days.
About residence registration:
Foreigners who plan to stay in China should register
their residence according to the laws and regulations. Within 24 hours upon the
stayer’s arrival, the accommodation provider, organization, or the stayer
himself should take his passport and the household register of the
accommodation provider to the local public security department for declaration
and fill out the registration form for his temporary accommodation.
Please note that in case you have renewed your
passport or visa, or changed the residence address, you will need to renew your
residence registration within 10 days from the date of any change of the above,
otherwise, your stay will be treated as illegal.
For residence permit:
You
can go to the Entry-Exit Administration Service Center, Bengbu Public Security
Bureau (address: 600 Nanhu Road; Tel: 0552-2089264) to get the permit.
Documents required are:
Provided by you:
① Passport
(at least 6-month validity; and copies of the holder’s information page and the
last signature page)
② Certificate
of physical examination (the original copy and a photocopy – the validity of
the original should be half-a-year)
③ One
ID photo (3.5cm*5.3cm)
④ Admission
Letter (the third page of the original JW202 form – only required for the
first-time application for the permit)
⑤ A
filled-out “REGISTRATION FORM OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE FOR VISITORS”
Provided by the International Education Department:
⑥ Organization
code certificate of the college
⑦ Official
letter from the college
⑧ “VISA
/ STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM”
For
any plan to stay in the college for study after the expiration of residence
permit, it requires an early renewal of the permit before the expiry date. The
prolonged part must be more than 30 days.
Dependent Visa:
The
foreign spouse or children under 18-year-old of the international students can
apply for the six-month-valid S2 visa or the long-stay S1 visa. No limits to
the application time but the validity of the spouse or child should not go
beyond the student’s visa or resident permit validity.
Punishment for Illegal Residence:
The
expiration of visa or residence permit or the absence or expiration of
residence registration is regarded as a violation of the relevant laws of China
and illegal residence. The illegal residence can lead to warning, penalty,
detention, or even deportation in accordance with the seriousness of the case
judged by the public security organs. So please be reminded that you need to
renew your visa or residence registration when necessary to avoid any
unnecessary troubles.
