Application Guide of Study Residence Permit for Foreigners in Chongqing

I. Application for Residence Permit (extension)

Foreigners, who come to Chongqing to study, can apply to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ for a study residence permit. 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. An official Chinese letter stamped with the official seal from the school to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ, which shall include:

(1) Basic information of the institution and the applicant;

(2) Purpose of application: including the studying contents in China, the duration of stay in China, and the entry-exit arrangement;

(3) Abidance by the Chinese legal securities;

(4) If the residence permit is extended, the study attendance of the foreign student shall be indicated in the official letter.

4. Foreigners, who apply for residence permits in Chongqing for the first time, shall submit the Admission Notice or Enrollment Notice issued by the institution.

5. Foreigners, who apply for residence permits in Chongqing for the first time, shall submit the Foreign Student Visa Application Form (JW201/JW202) issued by the Chinese unit or the Registration Form for Foreign Students Studying in Chongqing issued by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission.

6. Foreigners over the age of 18 who apply for residence certificates for the first time shall submit their health certificates issued by the domestic inspection and quarantine department within 6 months.

II. Application for Reissuance of Residence Permit

The foreigners can apply to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ for a re-issuance of residence permits due to certificate loss, damage, theft or robbery. They shall be present for the interview in person. In addition to all the materials in the Application for Residence Permit, the following materials are also required:

1. For applicants whose residence permits 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 residence permits 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 an foreigner’s exit-entry permit, it is required that the residence registration of foreigners has undergone in the residence places (in case of residence at hotel, the residence registration should be handled at the reception, and in case of residence at places other than hotel, the lodger or the applicant should 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 Chinese embassy and consulate in a foreign country; in case the evidentiary material is in foreign language, it should 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 should be submitted, when necessary.

5. To apply for an extension of the residence certificate period, an application shall be submitted 30 days before the expiration of the residence certificate.

6. If the registration items of the residence certificate are changed, the applicant shall apply for the change within 10 days from the date of the change and submit relevant certificates at the same time.

7. The schools shall promptly report to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ if they find that foreign students have dropped out of school or been expelled, violated the regulations of exit-entry management, or died or disappeared.

8. During the period when the passport or other international travel documents held by the applicant are kept for visa application, the applicant may legally reside in China within 15 working days with the acceptance receipt.

9. The unit issuing the invitation letter shall be responsible for the authenticity of the invitation content.

10. Foreigners holding study residence certificates, who need to practice outside the school, shall submit a letter issued by the institution and internship unit agreeing to practice outside the school, and apply to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ for an annotation of the residence certificate.

11. In case overseas Chinese, who enjoy preferential visa policies (overseas Chinese include: foreigners who used to have Chinese nationality; parents or grandparents who have or had Chinese nationality), shall submit relevant certificates that they have or that their parents or grandparents have or had Chinese nationality (such as the original passport of People’s Republic of China (PRC), identity card, household registration certificate, household registration cancellation certificate, and certificate of the renunciation of PRC nationality); and those who have never had Chinese nationality shall submit the proof of kinship.

12. The teenager, whose parent(s) is(are) Chinese and who is less than 18 years old and applies for a visa document with foreign passport, 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.

13. 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.

14. 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 15 workdays upon complete and eligible materials (excluding investigation time).

Ⅴ. Charging Standard:

(1) Residence permit valid within one year: 400 yuan;

(2) Residence permit valid for one year (including) to less than three years: 800 yuan; 

(3) Residence permit valid for three years (including) to five years (including): 1000 yuan.

See the Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on the Charging Standards for Residence Permit of Foreigners and the Related Issues (FGJG [2004] No. 2230).