Foreign nationals of Chinese origin who intend to pay a long-term visit to their family members residing in Beijing, who are Chinese citizens or foreigners with permanent residence status in Beijing, including spouse, parents, the spouse's parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and children's spouse. The applicant may apply for the residence permit with validity of no longer than 5 years.

1. Valid passport or other international travel documents.

2. Completely filled VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo. Please fill in the application form in black ink or sign pen.

3. Valid accommodation registration form of the applicant obtained from local police station or hotel of present residence.

4. Supporting materials on the identification of foreign nationals of Chinese origin as follows as follows:

a. Applicants of former Chinese nationality shall provide the former personal ID card, domicile registration certificate, Chinese passport, certificate of the renunciation of Chinese nationality issued by the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant materials.

b. Applicants whose parents, any or both of whom, are foreign national of Chinese origin, shall provide Supporting materials relating to the former Chinese nationality of the parent(s), the applicant's birth certificate or equivalent document and other relevant materials.

c. Applicants whose parents, any or both of whom, are Chinese citizen, shall provide personal ID of the Chinese nationality of the parent(s), the applicant's birth certificate or equivalent document and other relevant materials.

5. The certificate on family relationship or kinship shall include be as followed:  

a. Q1 or Q2 holders shall provide certificate letters of family relationship or kinship. 

b. Holders of other types of visa shall provide certificate of family relationship or kinship, such as marriage certificate, birth certificate (or equivalent document), notarial certificate and other relevant supporting documents on their family relationship or kinship etc. (These documents issued by foreign authorities or notary offices need to be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in the relevant country.).

Note: If one or more of the aforesaid documents could not be provided, the applicant may voluntarily provide other relative supporting documents. As for following applications, if the family member has not changed as in the first time application, no supportive document of family relationship or kinship is needed.

6. The identification documents of the person to be visited and the residence registration form of validity of over 6 month registered under the actual residence address in Beijing as follows:

a. applicant visiting a Chinese citizen shall provide Beijing Household Register (or Temporary Residence Certificate of Beijing, Residence Permit or the Certificate of Work and Residence in Beijing) and Personal ID Card.

b. applicant visiting an overseas Chinese shall provide Chinese passport, Permanent Resident Permit of present residence country, a Registration Form of Temporary Residence with validity of over 6 months issued by the local police station of present residence.

c. applicant visiting Hong Kong or Macao residents shall provide valid Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, and a Registration Form of Temporary Residence with validity of over 6 months or Resident Permit For Hong Kong and Macao Residents issued by a local police station.

d. applicant visiting Taiwan residents shall provide valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or Travel Document of People's Republic of China, and a Registration Form of Temporary Residence with validity of over 6 months or Resident Permit For Taiwan Residentsissued by a local police station.

e. applicant visiting foreigner with permanent residence status in Beijing shall provide the Foreigner's Permanent Residence Card in China.

7. Foreigners over 18 years who apply for residence permit with the validity of no less than one year shall submit Verification Certificate of Medical Examination Records of Overseas Personnel issued by  Entry-Exit Health and Quarantine Department in China, which shall be valid for 6 months since the date of issuance.

The application can be processed within 7 working days once after it is accepted.

1. The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under16 or above 60 and inconvenient to travel due to disability, or apply for an extension of residence permit, the relative of applicant or a particular service agency can submit the application on behalf of the applicant (a copy of the trustee's ID is required). Nonetheless, if the Exit-Entry Administration Department notifies the applicant that an interview is necessary, the applicant must go through the interview personally.

2. For the above-stated materials, the original documents need to be verified, and the photocopies submitted.

3. Any application material in foreign language (except English) should be translated into Chinese.

4. Applicant who doesn't nullify China's household registration should apply after the cancellation of household registration.

5. Foreigners under 18 who submit the application for the first time in China shall prepare the Birth Certificate or equivalent document, passports and permanent resident permit of parents and other relative documents as certification of nationality.

1. Where visas held by Foreign nationals of Chinese origin specify that Foreign nationals of Chinese origin need to apply for residence permits after entry, such foreigners shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply for foreigners' residence permits.

2. Foreigners residing in China who apply for the extension of the duration of residence shall file their applications at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the validity period on their residence permits.

3. During the period when the applicant's passport or other travel document is under legal custody of the exit-entry authority for the issuance of visa or resident permit, the applicant may, bearing the receipt notice of the application herein, travel and reside legally within the territory of China.

4. Where the registered item in a foreigner's residence permit has changed (the items shall include the bearer's name, sex, date of birth, reason for residence and duration of residence of the holder, date and place of issuance, passport number or other international travel documents number), the holder shall, within 10 days from the date of change, apply to the exit-entry administration of public security organ under the local people's government at or above the county level in the place of residence for going through the formalities for alteration.

5. The exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ may verify the purpose of application through such means as interview, telephone inquiry and on-the-spot investigation, and the applicant as well as the entity or individual that has provided the letter of invitation or certification documents shall cooperate.

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

The right to interpret this Instruction shall reside in the Exit-Entry Administration Department of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.