Chinese visa in beijing

Beijing Expat Service Center specializes in providing visa information in Beijing.

All the information on our webpage are most recent information, we translated the up-to-date visa information according to the immigration division of Beijing PSB.

As you can see on the right-hand menu, you can find the visa rules and regulations:

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Beijing working visa or residence permit in Beijing

Chinese Work Visa (Z): Issued to foreigners who are to take up a post or employment in China, and their accompanying family members will get S1 visa.

Is China Z visa the same as work visa?

Chinese Work visa holder is required by law to register with local authority in China within 30 days of arrival. At that moment, work visa will be changed to Residence Permit, which allows for multiple exit and entry.

Procedure:

  1. Online Application
  2. Renewing Employment Permit
  3. Renewing Residence Permit

Documents required:

  • Passport
  • No Criminal Record Certificate
  • Bachelor degree certificate
  • 2 years oversea work experience
  • 2 White-background photos (Photo Requirements of Chinese Visa)
  • Registration Form of Temporary Residence
  • Foreigner Employment Certificate with annual inspection
  • The dongle for online application
  • Application form for Resident Permit / Foreigner Visa
  • Official application letter with red seal from your employer company
  • Copy of Health Certificate issued or authenticated by the Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Administration (Should be from the city that your employer is located)
  • Copy of the Business License and Organization Code License of the company,if your company is foreign-own enterprise, please also provide Certificate of Approval for Foreign Enterprise

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China F visa extension in Beijing

1 entry China F visa issued by Beijing police on 16th Nov 2012

China F Visa Extension or Renewal

Immigration department of Beijing Police's Instructions on F Visa Extension or Renewal for Foreigners

Supporting Documents and Relative Requirement

1. Valid passport or other international travel documents.

2. Completing the VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with black ink or sign pen, attached with a  recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo (Photo Requirements of Chinese Visa).

3. Valid accommodation registration of the applicant obtained from local police station or hotel of present residence.

4. Relevant certificates of the host organization relating to its legal status in Beijing, such as enterprise business license, registration certificate for permanent representative institution of foreign (regional) enterprise, etc., depending on various nature of host organization.

5. For F visa holders, certification letter from the host and inviting organization, which shall give every detail of the applicant’s travel to China and all information provided shall be true and correct.

6. In the light of the circumstances, supporting materials relating to the state of business of host and inviting organization.

7. Other supporting materials that the Exit-Entry Administration Department may require. 

Timeline for Application

1. F visa holders could apply for an extension with validity of no longer than 180 days.

2. Non-F-visa-holders could apply for an F visa renewal with the validity of less than 1 year, the stay duration of less than 180 days and various number of entries from zero to multiple. However the accumulative duration of stay with the renewed visa could not exceed 1 year from the date of the latest entry of China.

3. The extension of a current F visa is only valid for this referred entry and does not affect the number of entries or the validity on the original visa. The accumulated term of extension shall not exceed the original duration of stay which is specified on the visa.

Points for Attention

1. The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under 16 or above 60, or inconvenient to travel due to disability, or high-level and exceptional ability talents qualified as much-needed of the state, the host organization or a particular service agency can submit the application on behalf of the applicant (a copy of the trustee’s ID is required). Nonetheless, if the Exit-Entry Administration Department notifies the applicant that an interview is necessary, the applicant must go through the interview personally.

2. For the above-stated materials, original documents need to be verified and copies of original documents submitted, whereas for Paragraph 5 of Supporting Documents and Relative Requirement, the original document shall be submitted.

3. Any application materials in foreign language (except English) should be translated into Chinese by qualified translation Company before submission.

4. Applicant who doesn’t nullify cancel China's household registration should apply after the cancellation of household registration. The relevant cancellation certificate issued by local police station of the registration shall be submitted if the Exit-Entry Administration Department consider it necessary.

5. Relevant rules please refer to No. 23 Notice of the Regulations on Foreigners’ Visa Application.

China's Visit Visa (F): Issued to foreigners who are invited to China for visit, research, lecture, business, scientific-technological and cultural exchanges or short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of less than six months.

F visa in China

If you enter into China on a tourist “L” or “F” visa with intention to stay beyond the validity period specified on the current visa, BeijingESC can assists you to extend your current “F” visa or perform a conversion from “L” visa to “F” visa. You can re-apply for single-entry or multiple-entry F visa for a maximum of one year period.

Please note that the validity period of the F visa shall not exceed one year from your last entry into China.

China Tourism Visa (L visa): Issued to those who enter China temporarily for leisure, family visiting or other personal affairs (If the applicant applys for visa extension in China, multiple-entry is not granted for this category with an options of up to two entries).

1-year Chinese L visa

1-year Chinese L visa, issued oversea on the 26th Oct 2016

2-year Chinese L visa

2-year Chinese L visa, issued oversea on the 2nd Nov 2016

Chinese Tourism Visa Application and Extension

The Immigration Department of Beijing Police's instructions on Chinese tourist visa extension.

Applicant: Inbound foreigners who holds Chinese tourist visa

Supporting Documents and Relative Requirement

  1. Valid passport or other international travel documents.
  2. Completely filled VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo (Photo Requirements of Chinese Visa) . Please fill in the application form in black ink or sign pen.
  3. Valid accommodation registration of the applicant provided by the local police station or hotel of present residence.
  4. Applicants for a Tourist (L) visa shall provide their travel itineraries, which should contain detailed information about the applicant’s stay in China.
  5. Group travelers shall provide a proof document by a Beijing travel agency. The proof document should explain relevant information about the group travelers and arrangements should the visa has to be extended.
  6. Other supporting materials that the Exit And Entry Administration Department requires.

Timeline for Application

  1. The applicant can apply for an extension of no longer than 30 days. The accumulated length of extension shall not exceed the original duration of stay specified in the visa.
  2. The extension for a longer duration of L visa is only valid for this referred entry and does not affect the entry times and period of validity of the original visa.

Points for Attention

  1. Applicants will be required to accept a face-to-face interview.
  2. For the above-stated materials, the original documents need to be verified, and submit the copies.
  3. Any application materials in foreign language (except English) should be translated into Chinese by qualified translation Company before submission.
  4. Applicant who doesn’t nullify cancel China's household registration should apply after the cancellation of household registration. The relevant cancellation certificate issued by local police station of the registration shall be submitted if the Exit-entry Administration Department consider it necessary.
  5. Foreigners under 18 who submit the application for the first time in China must submit their birth certificates, passports of parents and overseas residence certification.
  6. Relevant rules please refer to No. 23 Notice of the Regulations on Foreigners’ Visa Application.

Processing time: 7 business days, in case of all materials for application are provided completely.

If you enter into China on a tourist “L” visa with intent to stay beyond the validity period specified on the current visa, Beijing Expat Service Center can assists you to extend your current “L” visa in Beijing. So that you can get a one month zero-entry or single-entry L visa once without leaving China.

You may submit the application to the Visa Office of the Embassy or Consulate which holds consular jurisdiction.

The regular processing time is 4 working days. In some country, it can be issued in the same day.

Required Documents of Chinese Tourism Visa Application:

  1. A valid passport as well as a copy of its information page: Your valid passport must have at least seven (7) months of remaining validity and at least one blank visa page in it.
  2. Application form
  3. Photo: one recent photo (Photo Requirements of Chinese Visa) glued or stapled on the application form.
  4. Travel Insurance (French Only)

  First time applicants whose former nationality was Chinese, shall write down his Chinese name in the application form and submit his original Chinese passport and the photocopy of the information page of the passport. Applicant who was formerly Chinese and has acquired a new US passport, if there is a Chinese visa in the old passport, shall submit his old US passport or the photocopy of the Chinese visa.

  Normally the duration of stay of a "L" visa is 30 days, which means the holder of the visa may stay in China for up to 30 days from the date of entry. If your estimated stay in China is longer than 30 days, please make it clear in the application form and ask for the Visa Officer's approval when you submit your application.

  Visa Officers are empowered to make final decision on the validity,duration of stay and times of entry of a visa and may require the applicants provide relevant documents.

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