Instructions on Applicationfor Family Reunion

 Residence Permits 

and 

Its Extension for Foreigners

(Fosterage)

I Applicant Eligibility

Foreigners under 18 being fostered in Beijing who are the children of foreign nationals of Chinese origin or overseas Chinese.

II Supporting Documents 

and 

Relative Requirement

1Valid passport or other international travel documents.

2Completely filled VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo. Please fill in the application form in black ink or sign pen.

3Valid accommodation registration of the applicant obtained from local police station or hotel of present residence.Birth Certificate of the foster child.

4Passports photocopies of the foster child’s parents; if one or both of the parents are of Chinese nationality, photocopies of the poof of their overseas residence status shall be submitted additionally.

5Notarized Certificate of Entrustment of the applicant’s parents, in which the content shall include a trustee of foster care, or the appointed guardian and the foster period etc.

6Notarized Certificate of Trustee of the trustee of foster care.

7The trustee’s Beijing Household Register or Temporary Residence Permit in Beijing and Identification Card.

8Other supporting materials that the Exit-Entry Administration Department may require.

Ⅲ Timeline for Application

Foster child could apply for a residence permit with validity of no longer than 3 years and the expiration date can’t exceed their 18th birthday. 

Ⅳ Points for Attention

1The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under 16, or inconvenient to travel or apply for an extension of residence permit due to disability, the family member of the applicant or a particular service agency can submit the application on behalf of the applicant (a copy of the trustee’s ID is required). Nonetheless, if the Exit-Entry Administration Department notifies the applicant that an interview is necessary, the applicant must go through the interview personally.

2For the above-stated materials, the original documents need to be verified, and submit the copies.

3Any application materials in foreign language (except English) should be translated into Chinese by qualified translation Company before submission.

4Applicant who doesn’t nullify cancel China's household registration should apply after the cancellation of household registration. The relevant cancellation certificate issued by local police station of the registration shall be submitted if the Exit-Entry Administration Department consider it necessary.

5Relevant rules please refer to No. 23 Notice of the Regulations on Foreigners’ Visa Application. The right to interpret this Instruction shall reside in the Exit-Entry Administration Department of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, and all the rights of modification are reserved.