Materials which are complete and in a legal form will be accepted.
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List of Application Materials
Name of the Application Document
Visa/Stay Permit/Residence Permit Application Form
Place of Business Handling
1. Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of Shanghai Public Security Bureau (No. 1500 Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area); 2. exit-entry administration detachment of FTZ Branch, and the exit-entry administration offices of all branches. Click to view
Business Hours
Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of Shanghai: Monday – Saturday: 9:00-17:00 (excluding statutory holidays, and only certificates related businesses are accepted in Saturday); branches: see details in the public announcement posted in the exit-entry service office hall of each public security sub-bureau. ??{0><}100{>Click to view
1. Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China (Adopted at the 27th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress on June 30, 2012) Article 29 Where the duration of stay needs to be extended, the visa holder shall file an application with the exit/entry administration of public security organ under the local people’s government at or above the county level in the place of his stay seven days prior to the expiry of the duration specified in the visa, and shall submit information of specific application matters in accordance with relevant requirements. If upon examination, the reasons for extension are appropriate and sufficient, such extension shall be granted; if an extension is denied, the foreigner shall leave China on the expiry of the duration. Article 34 Where visa-exempt foreigners need to stay in China longer than the visa-free period, or foreign seamen and their accompanying family members need to leave the cities where the ports are located, or under other circumstances in which foreigners’ stay permits should be applied for, they shall apply for such permits in accordance with relevant regulations. The maximum validity period of a foreigner’s stay permit shall be 180 days. 2. Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of the Entry and Exit of Foreigners (Adopted at the 15th Executive Meeting of the State Council on July 3, 2013) Article 13 Where visa-exempt foreigners need to stay in China longer than the visa-free period, or foreign seamen and their accompanying family members need to leave the cities where the ports are located, or under other circumstances in which foreigners’ stay permits should be applied for, the stay permit can be granted. Article 14 If a foreigner holding the stay permit fails to leave within the valid term of the stay permit due to objective reasons, the stay permit can be renewed. Article 15 Where the stay permits held by a foreigner is lost, damages or robbed, such foreigner shall submit the proof of passport loss or the diplomatic note issued by the embassy of his/her home country in PRC as well as the new passport or other international travel certificate. A stay permit can be reissued for corresponding period.
Flow chart (extension)
Mode of business handling
(I) Application. To apply for extension, change or reissuance of a stay permit, a foreigner shall personally complete relevant procedures in the exit-entry authority of the public security organ. In case relevant regulations are satisfied, the application can be filed by the inviting unit or individual, families of the Applicant or relevant specialized service agency on behalf of the Applicant. (II) Acceptance. The accepting authority shall decide whether or not to accept the application after investigation. The matters requested fall within the terms of reference of the administrative authority, and the application materials which are complete and satisfactory shall be accepted immediately and a receipt of acceptance shall be issued. Where the procedures and materials for applying for a visa are incomplete, the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ shall notify the Applicant of the procedures to be completed and the application materials to be supplemented and rectified in one time. (III) Review. After review, if the application of a foreigner for a stay permit is qualified, the same shall be accepted with a receipt of acceptance, and the decision on whether or not the stay permit will be issued shall be made within the valid term of the receipt of acceptance. The valid term of the receipt of acceptance for the visa application shall be no more than 7 working days from the date of acceptance. The exit-entry administration department of the public security organ shall enhance the inspection, verify the truthfulness of the matters requested through interview, phone inquiry and site investigation, confirm the foreign nationality of the Applicant, and notify the Applicant or related unit or individual to of the interview. If the foreigner fails to take the interview within the time specified without a reasonable reason, the stay permit may be rejected according to law. (IV) Decision. Where the application is qualified and standard, the decision-making department shall make a decision of granting the administrative license, and where the visa authority, upon review, concludes it eligible, the stay permit can be issued. The decision on not issuing the stay permit shall be final.
Special Procedures
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Name of the review and approval result
Foreigners’ Stay Permit of the People’s Republic of China
Service mode
1. Self collection at the window; 2. Logistic delivery
Period of service
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Sample of the review and approval result
Charged or not
Yes
Name of the charged items
Foreigners’ Stay Permit of the People’s Republic of China
Charging link
Certificate issuing link
Charging standard
See details (the visa fee standard for peer countries, and that for non-peer countries) in document JJG No. [2003]392 of the State Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance.
Charging bases
State Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance (JJG No. [2003] 392)
Exemption is allowed or not
Not allowed
Exemption description
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Bases for exemption
Sequence
Remarks
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