Visa and the Preparation Documents for International Students
source: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a bilingual notice that spells out China’s new visa structure in September.
For international students, SICAS kindly remind you pay attention on Study Visa:
X1 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of more than 180 days.X2 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of less than 180 days.
You should prepare these documents before submission of visa application:
1. Basic Documents
Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate.
One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached
If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal staying provided by the relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying.
If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your previous Chinese passport held and a photocopy of its data page.
If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page. (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change.)
2. Supporting Documents
(1) Original and photocopy of the Admission Letter issued by a school or other entities in China.
(2) Original and photocopy of “Visa Application for Study in China” (Form JW201 or Form JW202).
SICAS kindly remind you that:
Holders of X1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.
X2 Visa
Original and photocopy of Admission Notice issued by a school or other entities in China.
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