When you apply for a visa, the following items are needed: 1. One completed application form 2. One recently taken passport size photo (subject must be bareheaded and facing forward) 3. A Valid passport with ample blank pages Chinese Embassies or Consulate, Hong Kong travel agencies and the Airport are convenient for you to apply for visas. According to different purposes, visa could be marked with different phonetic letters and issued to different aliens. Visa D：To aliens who are to reside permanently in China. Visa Z：To aliens who come to China to take up posts or employment and to their accompanying family members. Visa X：To aliens who come to China for study, advanced study or job-training for a period of six months or more. Visa F：To aliens who are invited to China on a visit or study, lecture or business tour, for scientific-technological or cultural exchange, for short-term refresher course or for job-training, for a period of more six months. Visa L：To aliens who come to China for sight-seeing, visiting relatives or other private purposes. A group visa may be issued to a group of nine or more aliens on a sight-seeing trip to China . Visa J-1：To resident foreign correspondents in China; Visa J-2：To foreign correspondents who make short trips to China on reporting tasks. Most People enter China on a single-entry Tourism Visa (L) (three months validity), which is later converted to a multi-entry Employment Visa upon obtaining a Health Certificate and Work Permit. After the Employment Visa is obtained, you may apply for dependant visas for your spouse and children. Extended Stay in China Visa is the fact of life for foreigners visiting or living in China. Here are the required documents and procedures if your are like to extend your stay in China: Step 1:
Temporary Residence Permit (stay less than one year)
It's a simple registration process you need to do within 24-hr following your arrival in Beijing. This procedure is to be done at the closest police station in the district you are living in, you'll need:
· Passport
· Fee: RMB 100 Step 2:
Health Certificate
The examination and tests required to get this permit may be done in your home country, but the Chinese Government may not accept an overseas exam. If you are having your exam here, go to the Beijing Health Examination-Health Certificate. To receive a health exam you'll need:
· Passport
· A copy of your passport
· 2 passport photos
· Fee: RMB 420 Step3:
Work License
It can be applied for at the Labor Bureau Foreign Employment Administration Office. You will need to prepare the following documents:
· The foreign Work Application Form with company stamp
· A copy of the business license
· Resume
· Qualifications Proof (a copy of personal highest degree, Skill certificate)
· Passport and a copy of your passport
· Fee: RMB 210 Step 4:
Temporary Z Visa
It must be applied for within 30 days at the Division of Exit & Entry Administration Dept. of Public Security of Beijing. You will need to prepare the following documents :
· Health Certificate
· Temporary residence permit
· Work License? A copy of the business license
· 2 passport photos? Application Form with company stamp
· Passport
· Fees depend on your nationality Step 5:
Work Permit (Red Book)
This is usually obtained through your employer via an application to the Beijing Labor Bureau. You will need to prepare the following documents:
· Work registration form
· A copy of the Health Certificate
· A copy of the work contract
· 2 Passport photos
· Passport and Temporary Z Visa
· Fee: RMB 120 per year Step 6:
Employment Visa (Z)
You can apply for the permit at the Beijing Labor Bureau. You will need to prepare the following documents:
· Temporary residence registration
· Work permit? Health certificate
· passport photos
· A copy of the business license
· Passport and a copy of passport
· Application Form with company stamp
· Visa and papers supporting their purposes of residence
· Fee depends on the nationalities Step 7:
Residence Permit (Green Book)
You can apply for the permit at the Division of Exit & Entry Administration Dept. of Public Security of Beijng. You will need to prepare the following documents:
· Temporary residence registration
· Work permit? Health certificate
· 2 passport photos
· A copy of the business license
· Passport and a copy of passport
· Application Form with company stamp
· Fee: RMB 200
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