1. Accommodation Registration:

When foreigners stay in hotels in China, the hotels shall register their accommodation in accordance with the regulations on the public security administration of the hotel industry and submit foreigners’ accommodation registration information to the public security organs in the places where the hotels are located.

For foreigners who reside or stay in domiciles, they or the persons who accommodate them shall, within 24 hours after the foreigners’ arrival, bring valid passports and certificates to the public security organs in the places of residence and register the foreigners’ residence.

For foreigners who have been residing in China for a long-term period, they shall register their residence in accordance with the above rules when they leave their domiciles and lodge temporarily at other places and when they return to their domiciles.

2.  Types of Visa

X1 visa— long-term student visa; X2 visa—short-term student visa

Before entering China, students can apply for X1 or X2 visa from the Chinese embassy or Consulate-General in their countries.

Students (including degree students and scholars) who will study in China for more than 6 months should apply for an X1 visa to enter China.

Students taking short-term programs such as exchange programs should apply for an X2 visa to enter China.

Residence Permit

After entering China, foreign students who hold X1 or X2 visa should apply for residence permit within given time, which allows multiple entries and exits.

*After entering China, the Residence Permit application time varies according to different visas:

X1 visa: within 30 days upon arrival in China

X2 visa: X2 visa is NOT ALLOWED to transfer to residence permit

Residence Permit: 30 days before the visa expires (when an extension of stay duration in China is needed)

*（st Floor, Jiageng 3 Bldg. Siming ）

3. Application and extension of residence permit

1）First-time Application for Residence Permit

STEP 1

Before going to the Student Affairs Hall (Counter 5, 1st Floor, Jiageng 3 Bldg. Siming Campus, tel: 2187232), you need to have the following-mentioned papers ready.

□A. Accommodation Certificate

□B. Health Certificate (issued by local quarantine bureaus in China)

□C. Admission Notice（photocopy, New Student ONLY）

□D. Yellow Page of the JW Form (attached in the admission package)

□E. Passport (original and photocopies of passport and current visa page)

□F. 2 2-inch photos (recent, white background)

□G. Valid Insurance Receipt (No need for scholarship students with insurance waiver)

□***Introduction letter (Students at Overseas Education College and the Medical College ONLY, available at the college Offices)

How to get Paper A?

→If you are living in Caiqingjie, Nanguang4/5 on Siming Campus, bring your passport and accommodation proof from Caiqingjie receptionist to Daxue Road Police Station and ask them for Accommodation Registration Form (境外人员住宿登记表).

→If you are living on Xiang’an Campus，please consult your college teacher.

→If you are not living in the mentioned-above, show your passport, lease contract, copy of Landlord’s ID Card and copy of the ownership certificate of the flat to the local police station* nearby and ask them for Accommodation Registration Form (境外人员住宿登记表).

How to get Paper B?

Go to Xiamen International Travel Healthcare Center, better in the morning, with passports, 4 2-inch photos, 700 RMB in cash and original health examination documents obtained in your home country, if you have.  Address: No.116 Dongdu Road (东渡路116号) （You can take Bus No. 841 from Xiada Station and stop at Shangjian Station.）

How to get Paper G?

Please refer to the Chapter Medical Insurance.

*The university will organize new students to go to Xiamen International Travel Healthcare Center at the beginning of the new academic year. If your visa is going to expire soon, you can go to the center yourself first and normally the result will come out in the next working day.

Step 2

□G. Official Documents from Xiamen University

Bring Papers A+B+C+D+E+F+G to Student Affairs Hall (Counter 5, 1st Floor, Jiageng 3 Bldg. Siming Campus, tel: 2187232) to get H. Official Documents from Xiamen University

Step3

With Papers A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H, you can go to Entry and Exit Visa Administration Office, Xiamen Public Security Bureau (PSB).  Address: No.64 Zhenhai Road (You can take a bus and stop at No. 1 Hospital Station) Office Time: Mon. to Fri. 8:10-11:45; 15:00-17:30.

Step 4:

It usually takes 15 working days (3 weeks) to get a new residence permit from PSB. After getting your passport back, please go to the place where you get Accommodation Certificate (Daxue Road police station/local police station) to update your accommodation status and keep the new Accommodation Certificate for next time’s application. Otherwise, next time when you apply again, the stay duration will be shortened by PSB.

2）Application for Residence Permit Extensions

STEP 1

Before going to the Student Affairs Hall (Counter 5, 1st Floor, Jiageng 3 Bldg. Siming Campus, tel: 2187232), you need to have the following-mentioned papers ready.

□A. Accommodation Certificate

□B. Passport (original and photocopies of passport, current visa page and original X1 visa)

□C. 2 2-inch photos (recent, white background)

□D. JW form

□E. Valid Insurance Receipt (No need for scholarship students with insurance waiver)

□***Introduction letter (Students at Overseas Education College and the Medical College ONLY, available at the college offices)

□***Proof of Study Extension (Graduating students who apply for study extension ONLY, available at the college offices)

How to get Paper D?

→If you still have the copy of the JW form you received at enrollment,the validity of which should be able to cover the validity of residence permit that you plan to apply for , you can use that photocopy directly.

→If you have already lost the JW form you received at enrollment or the validity of that JW form cannot cover the validity of residence permit that you plan to apply for, you should apply for a new JW form according to the following instructions:

A. If you are a self-supporting undergraduate/language student from the Overseas Education College, please proceed to B207, OEC on Xiang'an campus to apply for JW form;

B. If you are not a self-supporting undergraduate/language student from the Overseas Education College, please bring your passport, valid insurance receipt and the latest accommodation report and proceed to Student Affairs Hall (Counter 5, 1F, Jiageng 3, Siming Campus) to apply. (Please note that graduating students applying for study extension should bring to Student Affairs Hall the Proof of Study Extension: ask the college office for it; Students from the Overseas Education College and the Medical College should also bring with them to the Student Affairs Hall the college proof for JW form, which is available from the college offices ).

*** Since it takes 2 weeks to 1 months for processing new JW202 form and 1 month to 2 months for processing new JW201 form, we advise students who need to extend the residence permit apply for new JW form 45-75 days in advance of the expiry date to avoid overstaying your residence permit.

How to get Paper E?

Please refer to the Chapter Medical Insurance.

Step 2

□D. Official Documents from Xiamen University

Bring Papers A+B+C+D+E to Student Affairs Hall (1st Floor, Jiageng 3 Bldg. Siming Campus, tel: 2187232) to get F. Official Documents from Xiamen University

Step3

With Papers A+B+C+D+E+F, you can go to Entry and Exit Visa Administration Office, Xiamen Public Security Bureau (PSB).  Address: No.64 Zhenhai Road (You can take a bus and stop at No. 1 Hospital Station) Office Time: Mon. to Fri. 8:10-11:45; 15:00-17:30.

Step 4:

It usually takes 15 working days (3 weeks) to get a new residence permit from PSB. After getting your passport back, please go to the place where you get Accommodation Certificate (local police station) to update your accommodation status and keep the new Accommodation Certificate for next time’s application. Otherwise, next time when you apply again, the stay duration will be shortened by PSB.

Note:

*Degree students can apply for a residence permit for a maximum duration of two-year at a time while Chinese language scholars for one semester or one academic year should apply according to the tuition they have paid.

*The rates for residence permit application are as follows:

*Students who transfer to Xiamen University from other Chinese cities should show job certificates or studentship certificates (presented by your companies or institutions) to Student Affairs Hall and obtain relevant documents from Xiamen University before going to the Entry and Exit Administration Department of Xiamen Public Security Bureau.

* All information registered on the foreigners’ residence permits (name, gender, date of birth, passport No., purpose of residence, residence address, ect.) cannot be altered arbitrarily. If there have been changes of the above information on the residence permit, the permit holder must register the changes at the local Public Security Bureau within ten days. Otherwise, he/she will be issued a warning, or fined; serious offenders will be ordered to leave the country within a specified period; when applying for changes, foreigners are supposed to provide the Application Form for Visa (Residence Permit) and Application Letter issued by Student Affairs Hall.

3. Miscellaneous

1) In one of the following circumstances, a foreigner shall be deemed to be residing in China illegally:

A. The applicant’s stay or residence exceeds the duration specified in his or her visa, stay permit or residence permit;

B. The applicant overstays the visa-free period and fails to obtain a stay permit or residence permit;

C. The activities of the applicant go beyond the restricted area of stay or residence; or

D. Other circumstances where foreigners reside illegally.

2）Regarding Lost Passports

Overseas students who lose their passports during their residence in China should complete the following procedures:

A. Report the loss to the local police station where the passport was lost

B. Report the loss to the Entry and Exit Visa Administration Office of Xiamen Public Security Bureau and get the certificate of passport loss

C. Go to the embassy of the student’s concerned to apply for a new passport

D. Proceed to the Entry and Exit Visa Administration Office of Xiamen Public Security Bureau to conduct visa and residence permit procedures.

4. Decisions made by the exit/entry administration of public security organ on rejecting applications for visa extension or reissuance, or not issuing foreigner’s stay or residence permits or not extending the duration of residence shall be final.

5. Students can attend part-time internships on campus ONLY but are not allowed to work, engage in trading activities or any other businesses. Foreign students shall be punished by the Public Security Bureau acoording to relevant laws once found involved in unlawful working.

6. Responsible Body:

Entry and Exit Visa Administration Office of Xiamen Public Security Bureau

Address: No.64 Zhenhai Road

Tel: 2262203

Office Hour: 8:10-11:45 a.m. and 15:10-17:30p.m. (public holidays excluded)

*Regulations on foreigners’ visa and residence permit application and extension are subject to possible changes. Please consult with OSAO for advice when needed.