Instructions on Application for a Residence Permit and Its Extension for Foreign Journalists

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Instructions on Application for a Residence Permit for Foreign Journalists

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Resident correspondents in Beijing can apply for a residence permit.

2-Step Registration

What to Prepare in Advance

1. A valid passport or other international travel documents.

2. A completed VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo.

3. The applicant's valid accommodation registration in Beijing.

4. Foreigners aged 18-70 who apply for residence permits with a validity period of more than one year are required to submit the Verification Certificate of Medical Examination Records of Overseas Personnel issued by Entry-Exit Health Quarantine Department of China within 6 months.

5. An Official certification letter that expresses consent on the visa application issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hong Kong & Macao Office of the State Council, and Journalist Certificate.

Locations & Office Hours

Timeline for Application

The application shall be completed in 7 working days upon the completion of the application materials.

Time and Place of Acceptance

Exit-Entry Administration Reception Hall of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau: at 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Saturday (Except statutory holidays)

See the Reminders for Visa/Stay Permit and Residence Permit Application for details of the acceptance time and place of each branch office.

Important Things to Know

Points for Attention
Legal Reminders

1. Relevant formalities shall be handled by the person himself/herself at the exit-entry administration of the public security organs.

2. The decision made by the exit-entry administration of the public security organs on rejecting the applications for extension, renewal or reissuance of ordinary visa or on not issuing foreigners' stay or residence permits or on not extending the duration of residence shall be final.

3. The application materials shall be submitted in original.

4. Relevant materials in foreign languages shall be translated into Chinese.

5. Persons who have not canceled their Chinese household registration and resident identity card shall apply again upon cancellation.

Hotline for Information and Supervision: +86-10-12367

Official WeChat Account of Exit & Entry Administration Bureau of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau: Exit & Entry of Beijing Public Security

What changes in residence permit information need to be reported?
When the registered information in a foreigner's residence permit has changed (including the bearer's name, sex, date of birth, reason for residence, duration of residence, date and place of issuance, passport number, or other international travel document numbers), the holder shall, within 10 days from the date of change, report to an exit-entry administration organ of a public security bureau above the county level in the place of residence to proceed with alteration formalities.

To whom are the journalist-type residence permits issued to?
A residence permit for journalists shall be issued to resident foreign journalists of foreign news agencies in China. The first application is valid for no less than 180 days.