Instructions on Application for Private Business Residence Permits and Its Extension for Foreigners (Visiting Family)

I Applicant Eligibility

Foreigners who pay a long-term visit to their foreign family members residing in Beijing for work or study, which includes spouse, parents, children under 18 and the spouse’s parents.

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.

4Supporting documents from the family member in Beijing such as travel documents, residence permits and proof of family relationship or kinship:

1.S1 visa holder shall provide the certificate of family relationship or kinship or the certificate letter from the family member in Beijing to prove the family relationship, which shall give every detail of the applicant’s travel to China and all information provided shall be true and correct.

2.Non-S1 visa holders shall provide the certificate of family relationship or kinship and the certificate letter from the family member in Beijing to prove the family relationship, which shall give every detail of the applicant’s travel to China and all information provided shall be true and correct. (Certificates of family relationship or kinship issued by foreign authorities or notary offices need to be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in the relevant country).

5Foreigners who are more than 18 years old and apply for residence permit for the first time shall submit health certificate issued by Beijing Entry-Exit Health and Quarantine Department (Beijing International Travel Health Care Center).

6Other supporting materials that the Exit-Entry Administration Department may require.

Ⅲ Timeline for Application

The family visitors can apply for a residence permit with the same term of validity as that of the person to be visited. For first-time applicants, the term shall be no less than 180 days.

Ⅳ Points for Attention

1The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under 16 or above 60, or inconvenient to travel or apply for an extension of residence permit due to disability, the host organization, 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.