Service Guide

Division of Exit and Entry Administration

Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Department

                                                                                 

 

Instructions of Application for Residence Permit

(For Foreign Resident Correspondents and Their Accompanying Family Members）

 

I. Application for Residence Permits

    Foreign resident correspondents and your accompanying family members (spouses, parents and children under age 18) shall enter China with Visa J-1 and shall, within 30 days of entry, apply for residence permits to the Division of Exit and Entry Administration of Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.

In applying for residence permits, you are obliged to answer relevant inquiries and submit the following documents:

1. The original and photocopy of your valid passport and Chinese visa;

2. A form of Application for Visa and Residence Permit which you have filled correctly, and one of your recent passport-size 2 inch photos (full face without hat);

3. Registration Forms of Temporary Accommodation for Aliens issued by local street police station (excluding those lodging at guesthouse or hotel);

4. The original and photocopy of your Press Card and photocopy of the Certificate of Resident Foreign Press issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

    5. Official letters from Foreign Affairs Office of People’s Government of Guangdong Province;

6. Health Certificates issued by Guangdong Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (for applicants aged 18 or above and will reside in Guangzhou for one year or more);

7. In addition, necessary documents from your family members are required as followed: marriage certificate for your spouse, kinship certificate for your parents; birth certificate for your children.  In case your family members apply for residence permits separately, they are required to submit the original and photocopy of your passport and residence permit.

If you enter China by holding visa J-2 and apply for residence permit as a resident correspondent, you are required to submit an official letter from the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or from the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province.

 

II. Re-application for Visas and Residence Permits

Aliens holding new passports and re-applying for Visa J-2 or residence permits shall submit additional documents as follows:

1. Those who have lost your passports and obtained new passports shall submit certificates of reporting the lost passports issued by the department of entry-exit administration of public security organs or the diplomatic notes from your embassies or consulates in China;

2. Those who have obtained new passports due to your passports expiring or running out of visa pages should submit your passports used on your current entry;

3. Alien infants born in China with an independent passport shall submit their birth certificates and photocopies of their parents’ passports.

 

III. Notices

1. In case of content change of the Alien Residence Permit (such as purpose of residence, passport number, address, employer and accompanying children), the holder may apply for replacement, within 10 days of such changes, to the Entry-Exit Administration Division of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau;

2. Holders of Alien Residence Permit who wish to move out of the city of current residence, shall, register such move to the local entry-exit administration division of public security bureau within 10 days either before moving or after arrival at the new destination;

3. Aliens who terminate their study or work in Guangzhou shall promptly hand in your residence permits for cancellation and apply for corresponding visas;

4. Holders of Alien residence permits can reside in China within the validity period of residence permits, and can make multiple entries into China;

5. To apply for residence permits, all formalities can be submitted by your employer on your behalf, excluding application for the first time, which should be submitted by the applicants themselves;

6.Penalties shall impose on aliens who illegally stay in China or in violation of other Chinese laws or on persons responsible for such violations by the public security organs in accordance with the law;

7.Aliens applying for visas and residence permits shall pay visa and certificate fees to the prescribed rates set by competent authorities of the Chinese Government;

8.The validity period of visas and its number of entries or residence permits shall be taken as the final decision by Division of Exit and Entry Administration of Public Security organs;

9. The Division of Exit and Entry Administration of Public Security organ has the power to refuse to issue visas and certificates or to cancel or annul visas and certificates already issued.  Handling, examining applications and issuing visas and certificates will need five working days.

 

IV. Office Time and Address：

Monday－Friday     Office Time

Address:  6^th Floor, NO.155, Jiefangnan Lu, Guangzhou.

       

 

 

 

 

 

Proceedings	Handling Organs	Address	Telephone
Alien Residence Permits	Division of Exit and Entry Administration, Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau	6th Floor, Entry-Exit Building No.155, Jiefangnan Rd.	96110
Health Certificates	Guangdong Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau	NO. 207 Longkouxi Lu,. Tianhebei	38259300/38259309
Foreign Expert Certificate	Bureau of Personnel, Guangzhou Municipality	Room 401, Building NO.4, No.1 Fuqian Lu.	83126037
Foreigner’s Work Permit	Center for Labor and Employment, Guangzhou Municipality	NO.148 Donghuanan Rd.	83821804
Declaration of Loss of Residence Certificates	Department of Advertising, Guangzhou Daily Newspaper	NO. 10 Tongle Lu, Renminzhong Lu.	81883088-3000
Chinese Driver’s License	Station of Vehicle Management, Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau	Inside Cencun Coaching and Testing Station	83115303

 

Note: Please use fountain pen or signing pen.  Photocopies shall be in the form of A4.

General Enquiries Telephone: 96110

 [Swindling certificates of exit and entry by fraud documents is liable for legal penalties.]