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.