Visa Guide
Visa and Residence Permit

Visa

International students should hold passport and X visa (applicable to students who study at least one semester) or F visa (applicable to students who study one semester). Those who hold other types of visa should get it changed into student visa.

Residence Permit

The X visa is only for single entry and valid for 30 days after entrance. The student should apply for a residence permit for study in 30 days, otherwise he will be responsible for overstay and according fine.

1)      Health certificate issued by Beijing International Travel Healthcare Center

2)      Visa or Residence Permit Application Form provided by BISU FSAO

3)      BISU Admission Notice and Visa Application for Study in China (JW201/202 form)

4)      Valid passport

5)      One passport size (2 inch) picture with pale blue or white background

6)      Registration form of temporary residence issued by local police station or Foreign Student Dormitory Building (you could get it at the front desk)

 

Those who transfer from other universities are required to provide Transfer Certificate or Graduation Certificate issued by previous university.

 

Return Visa

Students who have valid residence permit already could return China mainland without applying for return visa again when going abroad including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Students who have F visa should apply to FSAO for a return visa in advance if you plan to go abroad including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. You need to prepare the following materials: Visa or Residence Permit Application Form provided by FSAO, valid passport, BISU Admission Notice, JW201/202 form, one passport size (2 inch) picture with pale blue or white background and registration form of temporary residence issued by local police station or Foreign Student Dormitory Building (you could get it at the front desk).

 

Visa or Residence Permit Extension

International students should be careful of your visa or residence permit expiration date. If your visa or residence permit expires, you have to pay fine ranging from RMB500 yuan to 5000 yuan or even be taken into custody by Public Security Bureau. Students who continue to study at BISU should come to FSAO for visa extension at least ten days before expiration (you should pay tuition before visa extension. If your visa expires during the semester break, you should do it before that.) Then you could go to Beijing Public Security Bureau to get visa or residence permit extended with papers like Visa or Residence Permit Application Form provided by FSAO, valid passport, registration form of temporary residence and one passport size (2 inch) picture with pale blue or white background.

 

Changes in the Information about Visa or Residence Permit

New students who register with tourist visa or old students who fail to get residence permit extended as required and return school with a new tourist visa have to apply for residence permit again at their own expenses. New students who transfer from other universities are supposed to provide BISU Admission Notice and Transfer Certificate offered by previous university to renew residence permit. If you have any changes about your living address or passport number, you should inform FSAO within ten days, and register in the visa section of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau with Visa or Residence Permit Application Form provided by FSAO, valid passport, registration form of temporary residence and one passport size (2 inch) picture with pale blue or white background.

 

Passport Lost

As soon as you find out that your passport is lost, you should immediately report to the local police station and go to visa section of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau to get a proof document and then apply for a new passport in the embassy in Beijing. After that, please return to FSAO and apply for a new visa or residence permit.

 

Other Things
Visa, documents and papers offered by FSAO are not allowed to be altered or changed. Otherwise you will be fined. Generally international students’ families are not encouraged to stay at school for a long time. For special cases, they are only accepted to stay here with a tourist visa.