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Procedure of Applying for the Residence Permit for Foreign Students
Important Notice: Foreign students please be sure to enter China with X visa
Application for X Visa from the Chinese Embassy in Your Country to Study in China
I. Foreign students with X visa are required to apply for Residence Permit within 30 days upon their entry.
II. Application Procedure:
1. To obtain a letter of introduction or confirming letter for medical examination from the university.
2. To exchange a letter of introduction for physical examination with the letter from the university and the passport at the Bureau of Exit-Entry Administration of the Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau (No. 19, Shouan Street, Jinbu Road, Hebei District) from Monday to Friday (No later than 16:00 on Friday)
3. a. Whoever has not done physical examination should do it at the clinic of Tianjin Airport Health and Quarantine Bureau (No. 6, Pukou Road, Hexi District) in the mornings from Monday to Friday. The Examinee should be examined without eating or drinking anything with the letter of introduction from the Bureau of Exit-Entry Administration, passport and 2 photos.
b. Whoever has done the physical examination should take the health examination record and the letter from the Bureau of Exit-Entry Administration to have the record confirmed in Tianjin Airport Health and Quarantine Bureau (No. 6, Pukou Road, Hexi District) in the afternoons from Monday to Friday.
4. To go to the Bureau of Exit-Entry Administration (No.19, Shouan Street, Hebei District) with the health examination record, passport, letter of applying for Residence Permit from the university, 2 photos, admission notice, JW202 Form and a copy of registration card of living outside the campus to apply for a Residence Permit.
5. Notice: The above mentioned procedure should be finished within 30 days since the entry, otherwise a fine of 500RMB will be conducted for each exceeding day.
Visa for Student's Relatives in Tianjin
1. Relatives of a student may enter China with an L Visa.
2. The relative should show relative certificate when applying for an extension of his L Visa.
3. The expiry date of visa of a relative will not exceed that of the student’s.
Registration for Living outside the Campus for Students and Relatives
I. If a student or the relatives live outside the campus, they should register within 24 hours on their arrival in Tianjin.
II. Procedures of Registering for Living outside the Campus
1. To obtain a letter of introduction from the university on living outside the campus
2. The student himself should go to the affiliated police station with his passport, the letter from university to registers for living outside the campus.
3. When finished the registration, the student keeps the registration card from the police station and a copy should be submitted to the university
4. Notice: The above mentioned procedures should be finished ASAP. Those who failed to will be fined.
Post Office:
Huagangli Post Office (International Mail) is available within 10 minutes on foot.
Bank:
Bank of China (BOC) (Foreign Currency Exchange and International Remittance) is available in 5 minutes on foot. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), China Construction Bank (CCB) and Tianjin Commercial Bank (TCB) are available within 10 minutes on foot.
Shop/Supermarket:
There is a grocery inside the dormitory for foreign students, and a mini-supermarket in the campus. Carrefour Supermarket is available within 10 minutes on foot.
Restaurant:
There are a restaurant in the Tianzhong Hotel of the university and many Korean, Japanese and Muslim restaurants in its neighborhood.
Shopping Center:
Tianjin Science Trade Street is available within 10 minutes on foot. The flourishing Binjiang Road-Heping Road Shoping Area can be reached by No. 50 bus for about 5 stops.
