A. Eligibility
Children under 18 of foreign or overseas Chinese entrusted to the care of Beijing residents

B. Application Documents
1. Passport with Current visa
2. Residence Registration Certificate in Beijing
3. Entry visa/Resident Permit Application Form
4. A recent 2-inch photo with pale blue background
5. Birth Certificate of children with foreign citizenship
6. Passports or documents certifying permanent residency abroad for parents
7. Parents' Letter of Entrustment (stating name of the person over the custody or custodian of the child; as well as term of entrustment)
8. Marriage Certificate for spouse
9. Birth/kinship Certificate for children.
Note: Photocopies and the originals are required of the above listed documents; whilst notarisation by the local Chinese Consulates is required for certificates issued abroad.

C. Term of Validity
Visas good for 6 or 12 months with 0/single/double/ multi entries are granted for unlimited times of application.

D. Time for Approval
Approval upon submission of requisite documents will take 5 workdays, which does not include Saturday when applications are collected.

E. Office Hour
08:30 - 16:30 Monday through to Saturday

F. Address of Our Office
2 Andingmen Avenue (East), Dongcheng District, Beijing (Southeast of BeiXiaoJie Bridge, 2nd Ring Road)
Public transportation: BeiXiaoJie HuoKou Stop by Bus 44, 13, 116, 807, 117, 2special (Te-Er), or Lama Temple Station by Underground Line 2

G. Visa Rates
Please refer to [Visa Rates for Countries on Reciprocal Treaties], [Visa Fee Rate for Coun tries not on Reciprocal Treaties], and [Fee Regulations (2003) 392] promulgated by State Planning Board and Ministry of Finance.

H. Information Desk
Telephone: 86 - 10 - 8402 0101, or Visit our webpage for information about entry visa or Resident Permit application procedures at www.bjgaj.gov.cn.

I. Customer Service Line
Telephone: 86-10-84015300