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Foreign nationals of Chinese origin who visit Beijing for business activities.

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1. Valid passport or other international travel documents.

2. Completing the VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with black ink or sign pen, attached with a recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced color photo (3.5x5.3 cm).

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:

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. Relevant certificates of the host organization relating to its legal status in Beijing, such as enterprise business license, Registration Certificate of Permanent Representative Institution of Foreign (Regional) Enterprise, etc.

As for following applications, if the host organization has not changed as in the first time application, no Enterprise Business License or Registration Certificate of Permanent Representative Institution of Foreign (Regional) Enterprise is needed.

6. Verification letter that expressing consent on the visa application by the host and inviting organization, which shall give every detail of the applicant's travel to China and all information provided shall be true and correct.

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1. M visa holders may apply for an extension with validity of up to 180 days.

2. Non-M visa holders may apply for a visa renewal with the validity of less than 5 year, the stay duration of less than 180 days and multiple entries. However the accumulative duration of stay with the renewed visa could not exceed 1 year from the date of the latest entry of China.

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1. The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged 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.

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1. Foreigners residing in China who apply for the visa extension shall file their applications to the exit and entry administration department of public security bureau of the local governments at or above the county level of the present residing place at least 7 days prior to the expiry of the validity period on their visa.

2. The valid period of visa issued to the applicant shall not be exceeding the valid date of the bear's valid passport or other international travel document.

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, the applicant may, bearing the receipt notice of the application herein, reside legally within the territory of China.

4. 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.

5. 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.