Foreigners working in the permanent representative offices of
foreign enterprises in China and their family members (spouse,
underage children) should hold Visa "Z" (work) to enter China and
apply for, within 30 days of entry, residence permit to the
Division of Exit-Entry Administration of Beijing Public Security
Bureau. The residence permit shall be valid for no more than 1 year
within the period of the passport.
I. When applying for residence permit, the applicants
should present the following documents and
certificates:
1. Valid passports and visa;
2. Master copy and photocopy of the "Employee's card" of the
representative office of foreign enterprises in China, issued by
the Administrative Bodies for Industry and Commerce;
3. Master copy and photocopy of the "Employment Certificate",
issued by Beijing Bureau of Labor and Social Security;
4. "Health Certificate" issued by Beijing Exit-Entry Inspection
and Quarantine Bureau;
5. Two recently taken, half-length bareheaded and full-faced
photos of 2 inch size (either color or black-white).
Those applicants who work in Beijing for less than 1 year should
apply for temporary residence permit, without presenting "Health
Certificate".
II. When applying for extension or alternation to
residence permit, applicants should present the following
documents:
1. Valid passports and residence permits;
2. Master copy and photocopy of the "Employee's card" of the
representative office of foreign enterprises in China, issued by
the Administrative Bodies for Industry and Commerce;
3. Master copy and photocopy of the "Employment Certificate",
issued by Beijing Bureau of Labor and Social Security;
4.Should there be any alternations to the contents of the
residence permits (name, nationality, occupation or identity,
address, passport number, children), the permit-holders shall
register, within 10 days, the changes at the Division of Exit-Entry
Administration of Beijing Public Security Bureau. If there is any
change relating to work units, occupation or identity, the permit
holders should also present the documents certifying the
termination of his/her work from the previous enterprises, as well
as a certification of the present work unit. Should the permit
holders move into or out of Beijing, they shall finish the
transferring procedure before they move. After they reach the
destination, they should handle the moving-in procedure within 10
days.
III. The procedure of applying for an exit-entry
Visa
With their passports and residence permits, applicants could
apply for a single journey Exit-Entry visa which is valid for 3
month, or a double and multiple Exit-Entry visa valid for a half
year, or a multiple Exit-Entry visa valid for a year (the term of
validity of visa should be within the validity of residence
permit). Applicants can apply for visa and residence permits at the
same time.
IV. Applying for the alternation to the category of
visa
For those foreigners working in the representative office of
foreign enterprises who enters China with visa "L" (touring and
visiting relatives) and visa "F" (visiting), they can change their
visa to visa "Z"(work) under some special circumstances. When
applying for the alternation to the category of visa, applicants
should present the following documents:
1. Valid passports and visa;
2. Master copy and photocopy of the "Employee's card" of the
representative office of foreign enterprises in China, issued by
the Administrative Bodies for Industry and Commerce;
3. Master copy and photocopy of the "Employment Certificate ",
issued by Beijing Bureau of Labor and Social Security;
4. Official letter provided by his/her work unit to state the
reason for alteration.
V. Filling in the application form and points for attention.
1. When handling the above mentioned procedures, applicants
should fill in the "application form for visa and residence
permit", on which a recently taken, half-length bareheaded and
full-faced photos of 2-inch size should be stuck;
2. Applicants should fill in the specific items on the
application form with the seal of the host enterprises;
3. The application form should be clearly and neatly filled in
with blue-black ink pen or ballpoints.
?(englis.gov.cn)