1. Foreigners who pursue long term academic studies in Beijing. 

2. Foreign students currently studying in colleges in Beijing, who shall participate in off-campus internship in relevant enterprises or organizations due to the need of school courses.

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, with stamp of the school's official seal on the form.

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

4. Foreigners who apply for International Student Residence Permits shall submit the documents as follows:

a. For X1 visa holders, certificate of enrollment or admission with remark of study duration from the host institute.

b. For non-X1 visa holders, besides the certificate aforesaid, Visa Application for Study in China (Form JW201/JW202), or enrollment letter from Beijing Municipal Commission of Education.

c. Applicants, who are aged above 18 and apply for residence permit with validity of more than 1 year, shall provide Verification Certificate of Medical Examination Records of Overseas Personnel issued by entry-exit health and quarantine institutions in China. The aforesaid verification certificate is valid for 6 months since the date of issuance.

5. Foreigners who apply for the remark for off-campus internship on International Student Residence Permits shall submit the documents as follows:

a. Certification letter (in Chinese) on enrollment and approval of the off-campus internship by the college that the applicant is current studying in. The name of the organization or enterprise for internship, term of internship and specific content shall be clarified in the letter.

b. Certification letter (in Chinese) on receiving the applicant in internship or contract of internship. Information of the applicant and the internship shall be clarified in the letter, including personal information, name of the college that the applicant is current studying in, term of internship and specific content. The two letters aforesaid shall be consistent with each other regarding to relevant issues.

Applicant may be applying for residence permit with the term in the certification of enrollment or admission letter, which shall be no less than 180 days and no exceeding the end of study period certified by the college.

1. The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under 16 or above 60 and inconvenient to travel, or apply for an extension of residence permit due to disability, the host organization, the family member of the 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 foreigners specify that foreigners 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. Any international student is liable to the legal punishment by the public security organ if found the location and duration of internship placement exceeding what is specified in the residence permit.

5. 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.

6. Upon discovery of one of the following circumstances, the entity that admits a foreign student shall, in a timely manner, report to the exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ: a foreign student admitted leaves school, violates the provisions on administration of exit and entry, dies, disappears or other serious circumstances arise.

7. 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.

8. Decisions made by the exit-entry administration of public security organ on rejecting applications for visa extension or reissuance, 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.