签证及居留许可办理International Student Visa and Residence Permit Procedure Guide

作者： 发布时间：2019/2/25 17:44:18

Foreigner students who reside in China must comply with relevant local laws; and foreigner students must have a valid Visa or a valid residence permit to stay in China. In order to prevent any troubles against the local laws, please read carefully the important details on the student Visa and residence permit rules below.

1. Visa and Residence Permit Types

X1 Visa Type

Students with X1 Visa will have 30 days after their first-time entry in China. Student must go to International Education Department to apply for a residence permit before the Visa expires. This type of Visa cannot change to any other Visa type. Before applying for a resident permit, students also need to visit Henan International Travel Healthy Center to obtain a health certificate.

X2 Visa, F Visa and L Visa Types

X2 Visa is for short-term study, F Visa is for visitors and L Visa is for tourists. The total days Visa holders are allowed to stay in China after their first-time entry to China will be shown on the Visa page. For example, if the Visa holder enters China on September 5th, 2014 and the Visa is valid for 90 days, the Visa holder would stay in China no later than December 3rd, 2014.

The number of entries allowed will also be shown on the Visa page; the Visa holder may be able to enter China several times during the valid duration days. For example, with a 90-day two-entry Visa, the holder can use this visa to enter china twice within 90 days. If you want to extend your Visa, the renewed expired date and the duration days after you re-enter the country will also be shown on your extension Visa page.

Residence Permit

Students who study in China over one year will need to apply for residence permits. The duration days will be shown on the residence permit. Multiple entries will be permitted.

Note: International students who study at YRCTI must hold the Residence Permit

2. Visas and Residence Permit Procedure

According to the Kaifeng Police Station Exit-Entry Administration Office, students will submit the application as required in one month.

Then the student can choose either to submit this application form with other relevant documentation to the Exit-Entry Administration Office by themselves or follow the teacher’s arrangement. It usually takes 7 working days for Visa application procedure and 20working days for the residence permit. Students should apply the Visa and residence permit early to avoid unnecessary trouble due to not being able to use the passport during the application time. The passport will be taken by the PSB for processing during the application time.

First-Time Residence Permit and Visa Application:

The valid passport

The Admission Notification and the Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201 or JW202 Form)

One passport-size photo (2 inches, facing the front, without hat, white background)

A photocopy of the Registration Form of Temporary Residence

The Health Certificate issued by Beijing International Travel Healthcare Center（only for residence permit）

The receipts of tuition fee and medical insurance

Extension of Residence Permit and Visa Application:

The valid passport

One passport-size photo (2 inches, facing the front, without hat, white background)

A photocopy of the Registration Form of Temporary Residence

The receipts of tuition fee and medical insurance

3. Registration of Accommodation

Foreigners who reside in China should, according to the law, apply for registration of accommodation within 24 hours after their arrival in China. This can be done in cooperation with where the student is living, in most cases a temporary accommodation registration form will need to be filled in.

Make sure to tell the teacher or students’ assistants about your tickets information every time you come back to China.

4. Other Relevant Details

a) Replace passport

After replacement of your passport in China, you must report to the International Education Department and go to the Kaifeng Exit-Entry Administration Department within 10 days for passport number changing procedures. Otherwise you will be punished for illegal residence.

b) Family visa

The university can help international students apply for the family visa for their spouses and children in China. However, it will not provide any invitation letter for the family members to visit China. Hence, family members are advised to prepare a kinship certificate certified by the embassy of China in home country before arriving in China.

c) Extend Visa and change Visa Type

After your first-time entry, you can change the Visa type or extend the duration days, or increase the number of entries. The longest duration days allowed is 180 days, and the maximum number of entries is 2.

d) Lose and reapply passport and Visa

When you lose your passport, you need to follow the below procedures to reapply your passport and Visa as quickly as possible to prevent unnecessary troubles:

Go to the local police office to report your loss and obtain a loss report of your passport

Obtain the relevant proof document of the university from International Student Division

After receiving the 2 reports above, you should go to the District Public Security Bureau to get the loss certificate of your passport.

Take the loss certificate of passport to the embassy of your home country to apply for a new passport.

Go to the International Education Department with your new passport within 10 days to apply for a new visa or residence permit. After receiving your Visa, go to the local police station to renew your accommodation registration status.

f) Cancel Visa and residence permits

If you have any academic changes such as study suspension, leave of absence, study retention, credit transfer or withdrawal, your Visa and residence permit issued by YRCTI must be changed to a zero-entry temporary visa. Otherwise the University cannot approve your academic change request.

g) Change Issuance city of residence permit

Freshmen who already have the residence permit from other cities may come to register first, and must come to the International Education Department to change the issuance city of the residence permit within 10 days after registration.

h) Change cell phone number in Kaifeng

During your study at YRCTI, if you change your cell phone number, please inform the International Education Department promptly.

i) Punishment for unregistered stay

If you don’t have any valid Visa, residence permit or accommodation registration or if the documents have expired, you will be considered “illegal alien” according to the Chinese Law. This status can attract a warning by the local government, a fine of 500 to 10000 RMB or even detention and deportation. In order to avoid such punishment, students must ensure that all their documentation and residence permits are valid during your stay in China.

Please be sure to carefully read the above instructions before preceding your visa application. If you have any questions, you can also find help at the International Education Department at 0371- 23658698.