I. Application of Visa Extension and Renewal
Foreign family members, including spouse, parents, spouse’s parents, children, brothers and sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, and children’s spouses, who have a short visit of Chinese citizens and foreigner citizens with permanent residence in China can apply to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ for “Q2” visa extension or renewal. 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 an entry-exit certificate photo inspection and a valid Receipt of Exit-Entry Photograph gotten from a local photo studio authorized for digital exit-entry photographs.
3. Marriage certificate, birth certificate, adoption certificate issued by relevant national competent department, or relative relationship certificate issued by relevant subdistrict office, police station, personnel department of government, embassy or consulate of the host country or other related notarizations can be used to prove the relationship between family members or relatives. In case foreigners visit the same person again, the kinship certificate and identity certificate of the visited person are not required if they are biological family.
4. For visiting Mainland Chinese residents with registered residence in Chongqing, his or her resident ID card and registered residence certificate shall be submitted; for visiting Mainland Chinese residents with registered residence in other provinces or municipalities, his or her residence permit in Chongqing shall be submitted.
5. For visiting overseas Chinese who are permanent residents in Chongqing, his or her Chinese’s passport, foreign residence certificate, property certificate (or rental contract for more than 6 months) of the city and corresponding registration records of overseas personnel shall be submitted.
6. For visiting Hong Kong and Macao residents who are permanent residents in Chongqing: he or she shall submit a residence permit and property certificate (or rental contract for more than 6 months) of the city if having the residence permit; he or she shall submit the Home Return Permit, property certificate (or rental contract for more than 6 months) of the city and the corresponding registration records of overseas personnel if not having the residence permit.
7. For visiting Taiwan residents who are permanent residents in Chongqing: he or she shall submit a residence permit and property certificate (or rental contract for more than 6 months) of the city if having the residence permit; he or she shall submit the travel passes for Taiwan residents to enter or leave the mainland, the traveler's pass of the People's Republic of China, property certificate (or rental contract for more than 6 months) of the city and the corresponding registration records of overseas personnel if not having the residence permit.
8. For visiting foreigners who are permanent residents in Chongqing, the foreigners’ permanent resident ID card, property certificate (or rental contract for more than 6 months) of the city and the corresponding registration records of overseas personnel shall be submitted.
II. Application of Visa Reissue
The foreigners, who have entered China and whose visa has been lost, damaged, stolen or robbed, can apply for re-issuing an “Q2” Visa to the exit-entry administration authority of public security organ. In addition to submitting all the materials stipulated in the Application for Visa Extension and Renewal, the following materials shall be submitted:
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 visa document, 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. The applicant who apply for an extension of the visa shall submit the application 7 days before the expiration of the visa.
6. The applicant whose passport or other international travel documents are stored due to visa application can, within 7 workdays as of the date of application, stay legally within the territory of China with the acceptance receipt.
7. Chinese of foreign nationality who enjoy more preferential visa policies and conveniences include: foreigners who have ever had Chinese nationality; foreigners whose parents or grandparents have or had Chinese nationality. The person concerned shall submit relevant proof that they have ever had Chinese nationality or their parents or (foreign) grandparents have or had Chinese nationality, such as the original passport of People’s Republic of China, ID card, household registration certificate, household registration cancellation certificate, certificate of renunciation of People’s Republic of China, etc.; if the person concerned never had Chinese nationality, he or she shall submit a kinship certificate.
8. 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, shall submit the original and a copy of her birth certificate (an overseas certificate shall 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 shall 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.
9. 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.
10. 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 Standard:
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).