How to deal with the expiry of visas for foreigners in China during the 2022 epidemic? |Nanny Level Tutorial

Learn about the types of ordinary visas:
1. F-Visa: Issued to those who are invited to China for visits, inspections, lectures, business, scientific and cultural exchanges, short-term studies, internships, and other activities of not more than 6 months
2. L-Visa: Issued to those who come to China for tourism, family visits or other personal affairs
3. Z Visa: Issued to those who come to China for employment or employment and their accompanying family members
4. X-Visa: Issued to those who come to China for study, advanced study and internship for more than 6 months
5. C visa: issued to international train crew members, international aircraft crew members and ship seafarers who perform crew, aviation and shipping tasks
6. G-Visa: Issued to those who transits thorough China
7. D visa: issued to those who come to settle in China
8. J-1 Visa: Issued to foreign journalists who are resident in China
J-2 Visa: Issued to foreign journalists who temporarily come to China for interviews

Holders of Z visa, J-1 visa, D visa and X visa must go to the local public security organ to apply for residence within 30 days from the date of entry to avoid illegal stay.

Visas for foreigners in China expire, choose to extend, reissue, or reissue
Visa normal:
Epidemic policy (automatically extended by 2 months): [The expiration of the stay period for foreigners in China will be automatically extended by two months] For foreigners in China who cannot leave China due to the expiration of their visas due to the epidemic, the State Immigration Administration is responsible for border inspection and management. Director Liu Haitao said at the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council that during the period of epidemic prevention and control, if the period of residence for foreigners in China expires, it can be automatically extended for two months, and there is no need to go through the extension procedures during the extension period. They may stay in China legally or leave the country normally.
Normal extension, reissue, reissue (relevant procedures to be handled):

Related notices:
9. Application time: Foreigners who apply for an extension of the visa stay period should apply to the exit and entry administration of the public security organ 7 days before the expiry of the stay period indicated on the visa, and submit relevant application certification materials as required.
10. Application information:
– A valid passport or other international travel document
– Fill out the visa application form for foreigners, and submit a photo that meets the standards of the “Guidelines for Photographing Entry-Exit Documents”
– Evidence related to the reason for the application
– Other formalities to be performed and supporting materials to be submitted
Legal basis: Articles 12 and 13 of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of the Entry and Exit of Aliens.
11. Time limit for processing: The validity period of the acceptance receipt for the visa application shall not exceed 7 working days from the date of acceptance.

Documents required to apply for visa extension
12. Holders of the C visa shall submit a letter of certification issued by the competent department of the people’s government at or above the county level or the local civil aviation, railway, highway, port and other transportation companies. The period of stay can be extended up to 30 days.
13. Holders of F visa should submit a letter of certification issued by the inviting and receiving unit. Unregistered units shall also submit a registration certificate. The period of stay can be extended up to 180 days.
14. Holders of G visas should submit a letter from the reception unit and a plane (vehicle, boat) ticket with a confirmed date and seat to the country (region). The period of stay can be extended up to 30 days.
15. Holders of J2 visas shall submit a letter of certification issued by the foreign affairs department of the provincial people’s government. The period of stay can be extended up to 30 days.
16. L visa holders should submit travel plans and itinerary, and group travel should also submit a travel agency certification letter. The period of stay can be extended up to 30 days.
The extension of the visa period of stay shall not exceed the original period of stay indicated on the visa.

Documents required to apply for visa renewal
Foreigners who meet national regulations and need to change the reason for their stay, grant entry convenience, or need to stay in a group for objective reasons after entering the country with a new passport or group visa, should submit the following certification materials:
17. To apply for renewal of the F visa, a letter of certification issued by the inviting unit shall be submitted, and a zero-time, one-time, two-time or multiple-time visa with an entry validity period of not more than 1 year and a stay period of not more than 180 days can be renewed. For those who meet the relevant national regulations on foreign high-level talents and investors, multiple-entry visas with a validity period of not more than 5 years and a stay period of not more than 180 days can be issued.
18. To apply for a J2 visa renewal, a letter of certification issued by the foreign affairs department of the provincial people’s government shall be submitted. A zero-entry visa with a stay period of not more than 30 days can be renewed.
19. Foreigners who change to new passports due to the expiry of their passports or the exhaustion of visa pages should submit the passports they hold at the time of entry or the relevant certificates issued by the embassies and consulates of their countries in China that they have taken back the passports they held at the time of entry. The visa can be renewed with the same type of visa, entry validity period, duration of stay and the remaining number of valid entries of the original visa. The number of visas will be renewed according to the number of valid entries remaining on the original visa.
20. Foreigners who add accompanying persons after entering the country shall submit the passports held at the time of entry, and the accompanying persons’ birth certificates. Visas may be renewed with reference to the preceding provisions of this article.
21. Foreigners who enter the country with a group visa and apply for a stay in a group shall submit a letter of certification from the receiving travel agency and other materials. Can refer to the preceding provisions of this article for replacement.
The period of stay for the renewal of the visa shall not exceed one consecutive year from the date of this entry.

Foreigners who apply for a reissuance of a visa due to the loss, damage or theft of their visa after entry shall submit the following certification materials:
22. If the visa is lost or stolen, the certificate of loss of the passport or the note from the embassy or consulate of the country in China, as well as a new valid passport or other international travel documents shall be submitted.
23. If the visa is damaged, the damaged passport or the note from the embassy or consulate of the country to which it belongs, as well as a new valid passport or other international travel documents shall be presented.
24. If the group visa is lost, stolen or damaged, a letter from the local receiving travel agency and a photocopy of the group visa shall be submitted. The visa can be reissued with the same type of visa, entry validity period, duration of stay and the number of valid entries remaining on the original visa.

Visa expired too long:
If the visa has expired for a long time, it will be confirmed by the relevant departments and will be allowed to leave the country within a time limit and pay a fine.

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