First Time to Apply for Residence Permit, Residence Permit Extension and Alteration
First Time to Apply for Residence Permit
An X1 visa provided by a Chinese embassy or Consular mission stationed outside of china is considered a one-entry visa, an X1 visa is only valid for 30 days after entering China, students must go to the Office of International Students and apply for a student residence permit within 30 days of their arrival to China.
Documents needed to process a Residence Permit for the first time:
1. Passport��with valid visa��
2. Physical Examination Certificate verified by China's Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
3. Application form of Residence Permit with seal of international student center.
4. JW201/JW202 form (Only if your visa is not X1)
5. Admission Notice from BIT (Original)
6. One visa size photo (White background)
7. Copies of Valid Temporary Residence.
Note: When processing a residence permit for the first time students need to go to the Beijing International Travel Health Care Center (Haidian Branch) to have their physical examination done or have a valid physical examination form validated, after 5 days students may pick up their <Physical Examination Certificate for Foreign Students>.
Residence Permit Extension and Alteration
According to the Exit and Entry Administrative Laws of the People's Republic of China, international students who wish to apply for a Residence Permit Extension must do so 30 days before their valid Residence Permit expires. The following documents are necessary to apply for a Residence Permit Extension:
1. Passport (with valid residence permit)
2. Copy of valid temporary residence registration form
3. One visa size photo (white background)
4. Students transferring from other schools must provide a certificate of consummation of studies or a transfer certificate issued within 10 days from the applying date.
Any changes to a valid residence permit must be notified to the Office of International Students (For example a passport change, new residence address, change schools, etc.). And taken to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau exit-entry Administration in order to carry out all necessary procedures. If not your stay in China will be considered illegal.