I. Visa Application, Extension and Renewal
Foreign family members, including spouses, parents, spouse’s parents, children, brothers and sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, and children’s spouses who pay short-term visits to foreigners who stay in Chongqing on the purpose of work, study or other reasons, or foreigners who need to stay in Chongqing on the purpose of other private affairs can apply to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ for “S2” visa extension or renewal. In addition, foreign students, who are from overseas colleges and universities and are invited for internship by enterprises of the Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone and enter China with a non- “S2” visa, can apply for renewal of short-term personal affairs visa (with “internship” annotated). They shall be present for the interview in person, and submit the following materials as required
1. Valid passport and visa.
2. Accurate-filled Visa/Stay Permit/ Residence Permit Application Form in black ink, a recent taken two-inch visa photo and a valid Receipt of Exit-Entry Photograph gotten from a local photo studio authorized for digital exit-entry photographs.
3. Family members paying short-term visits to foreigners who stay in Chongqing due to work:
(1) Shall submit the marriage certificate, birth certificate, adoption certificate issued by relevant national competent department, or relative relationship certificate issued by relevant subdistrict office, police substation, personnel department of government, the country’s embassy and consulate in China or other related notarizations. In case foreigners visit the same person again, the kinship certificate is not required.
(2) Shall submit the first and visa pages of the effective passport of the visited person and the relevant work evidentiary materials.
(3) Shall submit the evidentiary letter issued by the visited person (it is required to clarify the kinship with the visited person and the complete name of the work unit of the visited person, and provide a guarantee about the living expenses of the visiting person and his obeying Chinese laws during his stay in China).
4. Family members paying short-term visits to foreigners who stay in Chongqing due to study:
(1) Shall submit the marriage certificate, birth certificate, adoption certificate issued by relevant national competent department, or relative relationship certificate issued by relevant subdistrict office, police substation, personnel department of government, the country’s embassy and consulate in China or other related notarizations. In case foreigners visit the same person again, the kinship certificate is not required.
(2) Shall submit the first and visa pages of the effective passport of the visited person.
(3) Shall submit the evidentiary letter issued by the visited person (it is required to clarify the kinship with the visited person and the complete name of the school of the visited person, and provide a guarantee about the living expenses of the visiting person and his obeying Chinese laws during his stay in China).
5. Other personnel involved in private affairs shall submit the evidentiary materials concerning handling private affairs (e.g., treatment and adoption, legacy inheritance, participation in lawsuits and other affairs) or humanitarian reasons.
6. Foreigners, who receive medical assistance and service in Chongqing, shall submit a hospitalization certificate or a certificate of receiving medical services issued by the medical institution; the accompanying person shall be a family member of the applicant (not more than 2 persons), and a family relationship certificate shall be submitted, as well as the escort certificate issued by aforementioned medical institution.
7. For foreign students, who are from overseas colleges and universities and are invited for internship by enterprises of the Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone and who enter China with a non-“S2” visa and apply for renewal of short-term personal affairs visa (with “internship” annotated), it is also required to submit the evidentiary materials that they are students of the overseas university; the guarantee letter issued by the reception unit of Chongqing Municipality; the invitation letter stating the reception plan and the reasons for the internship, internship agreement and commitment letter. In case the inviting unit is applying for a visa document for a foreigner for the first time, the following materials shall be submitted in addition to the aforementioned visa document application materials: ① Information Form of Units Inviting Foreigners, Commitment Letter of Responsibilities of Legal Representatives of Units Inviting Foreigners (download URL of the form and commitment letter: http: //www.cqga.gov.cn）.
② The original of the legal qualification evidentiary materials of the corporate for inspection. ③ The original of effective identity documents of the corporate legal representative and agent.
II. Application for Re-issuance of Visa
The foreigners, who have entered China and whose visa has been lost, damaged, stolen or robbed, can apply for re-issuing an “S2” Visa to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ. They shall be present to accept the interview in person, and submit the following materials in addition to the materials included in the Application for Visa Extension and Renewal:
1. For applicants whose visas are lost or stolen: a certificate of loss report of passport or a diplomatic note presented by their states’ embassies or consulates to China and a new passport.
2. For applicants whose visas are damaged: the damaged passport or a diplomatic note presented by their states’ embassies or consulates to China and a new passport.
III. Tips
1. Before applying for a foreigner’s exit-entry permit, it is required that the residence registration of foreigners has been completed at the residence place (in case of residence at hotel, the residence registration shall be handled at the reception, and in case of residence at places other than hotel, the lodger or the applicant shall handle the residence registration at the police substation of the residence place within 24h after arriving at the residence place), and it is unnecessary to submit the registration evidence.
2. The originals of all the application materials shall be submitted for inspection, with the copy kept (A4 paper).
3. In case the evidentiary material has been provided by the corresponding overseas organization, it is required to be authenticated by our country’s embassy and consulate in a foreign country; in case the evidentiary material is in foreign language, it shall be translated into Chinese by a qualified translation company.
4. The personnel, who hasn’t canceled their Chinese household registration yet, shall re-apply after canceling it. The registered residence cancellation certificate issued by the relevant police office shall be submitted, when necessary.
5. Those applying for an extension of the duration of stay of a visa shall apply 7 days before the expiration of the duration of stay indicated on the visa.
6. When the applicant’s passport or other international travel documents are received and kept for handling a visa document, he can, within 7 workdays, stay legally within the territory of China with the acceptance receipt.
7. The unit issuing the invitation letter shall be held responsible for the authenticity of the content of the invitation.
8. The Chinese of foreign nationality involved in enjoying more favorable visa policy convenience (the Chinese of foreign nationality include: the foreigners who have had a Chinese nationality; the foreigners whose parents or grandparents have or have had a Chinese nationality), shall submit the relevant evidence concerning their having had a Chinese nationality or their parents' or grandparents' having or having had a Chinese nationality (e.g., the original passport of People’s the Republic of China, identity card, household register certificate, household register cancellation certificate, expatriation certificate of the People’s Republic of China, etc.); those who have never had a Chinese nationality shall also submit a kinship certificate.
9. The teenager, whose parent(s) is(are) Chinese and who is less than 18 years old and is applying for a visa for the first time in China, should submit the original and a copy of his birth certificate (an overseas certificate should be authenticated and translated), a copy of the foreign passport of the foreign parent(s) as well as the original and a copy of the identity certificate of the Chinese parent(s); in case a teenager was born at abroad, the original and a copy of the Chinese passport and visa or permanent residence certificate of the Chinese parent(s) at the time of his birth should also be submitted. For a teenager who has been confirmed as having a Chinese nationality, no visa will be issued, but an exit-entry permit of the People’s Republic of China can be handled according to the relevant provisions.
10. The exit-entry administration authority of public security organ can verify the authenticity of the purpose of application through interview, telephone enquiry, on-site investigation, etc., or requires that other supplementary materials (economic source certificates, certificates on changes of name or other information, enterprise business certificates, etc.) are submitted. In case the interview isn’t accepted or the materials are not submitted at the agreed time, no visa document will be signed and issued unless there are causes of force majeure.
11. Decisions made by the exit-entry administration of public security organ on rejecting applications for visa extension or re-issuance, or on not issuing foreigners’ stay or residence permits or not extending the duration of residence shall be final.
IV. Completion Time Limit:
The procedure shall complete within 7 workdays upon complete and eligible materials (excluding investigation time).
V. Charging Standards:
See the Reply of the State Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance on Agreeing to Adjust the Charging Standards for Foreigners’ Visa issued by the Mainland Public Security Bureaus (JJG [2003] No. 392).
Source: Exit-Entry Administration Division of Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau