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Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence of Aliens in China

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Article 5 Aliens applying for visas shall provide such pertinent information as requested and go through the following procedures:

(1) to present a valid passport or a certificate that can be used as a passport;

(2) to fill in a visa application form and hand in recent frontal hatless half-length passport-size photos; and

(3) to present, for examination, documents of certification pertaining to the purposes of entry or transit application.

Article 6 The documents of certification as mentioned in Item (3) of Article 5 of these Rules refer to:

(1) in applying for D visa, the permanent residence confirmation form, which may be applied for by the applicant himself or through his relatives in China to the entry-exit control department of the public security bureau of the city or county where the applicant is to reside;

(2) in applying for Z visa, documents of certification issued by the sponsor or employer organization in China indicating the engagement or employment, or letter or telegram sent by an authorized organization;

(3) in applying for X visa, documents of certification issued by the receiving organization or by the competent department concerned;

(4) in applying for F visa, a letter or telegram sent by an authorized organization;

(5) in applying for L visa for a tourist trip in China, a certificate of reception from a Chinese tourist service, and when necessary, the flight, train or ship ticket for the country(region) of destination after leaving China;

(6) in applying for G visa, a valid visa for entering the country(region) of destination, or through tickets in case such a visa is exempt;

(7) in applying for C visa, the relevant documents of certification that should be presented according to the agreements concerned; and

(8) in applying for J-1 or J-2 visa, documents of certification issued by the competent department concerned.

Aliens who are to come to China for permanent residence or for residence of one year or more shall in addition, in applying for entry visas, produce for examination a health certificate issued by a medical institution designated by the government of the country of their current residence or one issued by any other medical institution and certified by a notary public. The health certificate shall be valid for 6 months from the date of issue.

Article 7 Aliens coming under the following categories shall not be permitted to enter China:

(1) those who are expelled by the Chinese Government whose term of no-entry has not yet expired;

(2) those who are considered prone to terrorist or subversive activities or violence after entering the country;

(3) those who are considered prone to smuggling, prostitution or drug trafficking after entering the country;

(4) those who suffer from mental disorder, or infectious diseases such as leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases or contagious tuberculosis, etc.;

(5) those who lack the means to support themselves financially while staying in China; and

(6) those who are considered prone to other activities, after entering the country, which shall jeopardize the security and interests of the country.

Article 8 Aliens may be exempt from going through the procedures for obtaining a transit visa if they hold a through ticket and have booked seats on international airliners flying immediately through China and will stay in the transit city for not exceeding 24 hours without leaving the airport; aliens who wish to leave the airport shall apply to the border inspection office for stopover permits.

Article 9 When a vessel in international service anchors at a Chinese port, the foreign crew members and their accompanying family members shall, when wishing to disembark without leaving the port city, apply to the border inspection office for disembarkation permits, and, for lodging permits, when wishing to stay overnight on land. Those who, with justification, wish to go to places beyond the port city or are unable to leave the country by the original vessel shall apply to the local public security bureau for appropriate visas.