The notes in visa application after 1st, July,2013
The Administration Law of Exit and Entry of the People's Republic of China shall enter into force from July 1, 2013.
Please pay attention to the changes below:
1. Those who handles residence certificate (previously referred to as "residence permit") must be present whether it is his first application or renewal.
2. The changes of time calculation of the residence permit: you should apply for the local public Security Bureau to renew the residence permit appropriately 30 days in advance (namely, you should apply for the college at least 40 days in advance). No matter how early the application is, the deadline of the applied residence permit is still calculated based on the due date of the current one.
3. The time of the residence permit for students: the minimum duration to apply for a residence is 180 days (six months). Before you graduate and return home, you can apply for a short-term visa (S sign).
4. Only students with X1 visa can apply for residence permit, or you cannot apply for it as students. X2 is the permit to remain only for going abroad, such certificate cannot be converted to other visas.
5. If any relative intends to visit you, you must inform the Public Security Bureau; it is no need for the foreigners to report if there is no significant departure reason upon their going abroad, but it is a necessity for the dropouts and the others to report to the Public Security Bureau for their departure.
6. Work-study program: the foreign students are allowed to do work-study so long as the school agrees to issue a letter of consent, the receiving department issues a certificate, the Public Security Bureau indicates the words "work-study" below the residence permit. You can't change the department of the work-study program; you should bear heavy fines if you are employed illegally.
7. Illegal residence: it'll impose a fine of RMB500 per day per illegal residence, not exceeding a total fine of RMB10, 000 or 5 to 15 days' detention.
8. The time to handle the residence certificate has been extended. From the date of submission, it will take about 20 days for you to get a new residence permit.