Most Requested
Residence Permit
Instructions on Application for Private Business Residence Permit for Foreigners (Endorsed with Home Services)
Important Things to Know
Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of the Entry and Exit of Foreigners Article 13:
During the period of time when the applicant’s passport or other international travel documents are retained for processing his or her application for a visa or permit, the applicant may stay in China legally on the strength of the receipt of acceptance.
Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of the Entry and Exit of Foreigners Article 22:
Where a foreigner holding a residence permit for study intends to engage in off-campus work-study or internship, he or she shall, upon the approval of the school, apply to the exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ to have such information as the location and duration of the work-study program or internship placement specified in his or her residence permit. A foreigner holding a residence permit for study shall not engage in any off-campus work-study or internship unless the information prescribed in the preceding paragraph is specified in his or her residence permit.
Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of the Entry and Exit of Foreigners Article 26:
Upon discovery of one of the following circumstances, the entity that employs a foreigner or admits a foreign student shall, in a timely manner, report to the exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ of the local people’s government at or above the county level:
(1) A foreigner employed resigns or changes employment location;
(2) A foreign student admitted has graduated, completed his or her course(s) or study, has quit school, or has left the school ungraduated;
(3) A foreigner employed or a foreign student admitted violates the provisions on administration of exit and entry; or
(4) A foreigner employed or a foreign student admitted dies, disappears or other serious circumstances arise.
Foreigners applying for changes in their residence permit registration and birth registration in Beijing should comply with the following legal provisions:
Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China Article 33:
The registered items of a foreign residence permit shall include 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. Where the registered item in a foreigner’s residence permit has changed, 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.
Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China Article 40:
For foreign infants born in China, their parents or agents shall, within 60 days after they are born, on the strength of the birth certificates, go through the formalities for stay or residence registration for them with the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under people’s governments at or above the county level in the places of their parents’ stay or residence.