1.  Foreigners who pay a short-term visit to their foreign family members  staying or residing in Beijing because of work or study. The family  members include spouse, parents, the spouse’s parents, children,  siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, and children’s spouse.

2. The foreigners who need to reside in Beijing due to other private business.

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.

3. Valid accommodation registration of the applicant provided by the local police station or hotel of present residence.

4. S2 visa holders shall provide the certificate on family relationship or kinship.

The  certificate on family relationship or kinship on their family  relationship or kinship refers to Marriage Certificate, Birth  Certificate (or equivalent document) or notarial certificate and other  relevant supportive documents on family relationship or kinship.

Non-S2  visa holders applying for a S2 visa renewal shall provide supportive  documents on family relationship or kinship, such as Marriage  Certificate, Birth Certificate (or equivalent document ) or notarial certificate or other relative supportive documents, which are issued by  foreign authorities or notary offices, which need to be authenticated by  the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in the relevant country.

Note:  If one or more of the aforesaid documents could not be provided, the  applicant may voluntarily provide other relative supportive documents.  As for following applications, if the family member has not changed as  in the first time application, no supportive document of family  relationship or kinship is needed.

5. The applicants with other private business should submit proofs of the ground of private business or humanitarian causes.

1. The applicants who visit relatives can apply for an extension of no  longer than 180 days; the others can apply for an extension of no long  than 90 days.

2. For the  renewal of S2 visa, the applicants can apply for a visa with entry  validity of no longer than 3 months, duration of stay of no longer than  180 days, and zero or single entry. The continuously accumulated term of  validity of the renewed visa cannot exceed 1 year since the date of the  current entry.

3. The  extension for a longer duration of S2 visa is only valid for this  referred entry and does not affect the entry times and period of  validity of the original visa. The accumulated length of extension shall  not exceed the original duration of stay specified in the visa.

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  due to disability, or high-level and exceptional ability talents  qualified as much-needed of the state, the host organization 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  only submit application 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. Foreigners residing in China who apply for the extension of the duration of residence shall file their applications at least 7 days  prior to the expiry of the validity period on their visas.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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