Foreign students should apply  with a JW202 Form issued by the Primary or Secondary School. Foreign students holding the visa application form for foreign students studying in China (JW202) should apply to schools authorized to accept  foreigners.

For foreign students planning to study for more than six months in China, students should apply for an X Visa at the Chinese embassy or consulate in their home countries, complete the visa application form for foreign students studying in China (JW202) and hold an admission letter from the school. Within 30 days after entry, they should also  process resident application procedures at the Division of the  Entry-Exit Administration of the Beijing Municipal Public Security  Bureau with the visa application form for foreign students studying in  China (JW202) and the admission letter. If the student' s parents are residing permanently in Beijing during their study, proof of permanent  residence is necessary. If not, a certified statement of the guardian  should be presented. For students over 16 years old, a valid health  certificate should also be presented.

If the parents are not residing permanently in Beijing during their  children' s study, other foreigners residing in China or Chinese  citizens with permanent residence in Beijing should be appointed as  guardians.