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

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Chapter II

Inspection of the Entry and Exit Certificates

Article 10 Aliens shall, upon arrival at a Chinese port, present to the border inspection office for examination their valid passport with visa and other relevant certificates issued by the Chinese government, and fill in entry-exit cards. They may enter the country after the border inspection office has examined, approved and stamped their certificates.

Article 11 Upon arrival of a foreign aircraft or vessel at a Chinese port, the persons in charge shall fulfill the following obligations:

(1) the aircraft commander, the captain or their agent shall submit to the border inspection office the lists of the crew members and the passengers;

(2) they shall report, immediately upon discovery, cases of persons aboard attempting to illegally cross China's borders to the border inspection office for disposition; and

(3) they shall see that persons not permitted to enter the country leave on the original means of transport and that the expenses during the stay in China of persons who cannot promptly leave the country owing to force majeure are covered along with their travel expenses for departure.

Article 12 The border inspection office shall have power to prevent the entry or exit of aliens coming under the following categories:

(1) those who do not hold valid passports, certificates or visas;

(2) those who hold forged, altered or other than their own passports or certificates;

(3) those who refuse to have their certificates examined; and

(4) those whose entry into or exit from the country shall not be permitted, as notified by the Ministry of Public Security or the Ministry of State Security.

Article 13 Aliens shall, on leaving the country, present for examination their valid passports or other valid certificates as well as visas or residence permits authorizing their stay in China.

Article 14 Aliens and means of transport of aliens, which are required by the visa-granting agencies to pass through designated ports, shall enter or leave the country only through the designated ports.

Article 15 With respect to those aliens who are forbidden to enter the country according to Article 12 of these Rules, in the event that they are unable to return promptly by the original means of transport, the border inspection office may take necessary measures to restrict their bounds of activities, and give orders for them to leave the country by the next available means of transport.