China visa introduction:
In,china,there are 5 common visas: L visa,F visa,Z visa and residence permit,X visa
F visa: F visa namely business visa, Visa F to aliens who are invited to China on a visit or on a study, lecture or business tour, for scientific technological or cultural exchanges, for short-term refresher course or for job-training, for a period not more than six months.
L visa:L visa namely tourist or visitor visa , Visa L to aliens who come to China for sightseeing, visiting relatives or other private purposes.
X visa:X visa nameliy student visa, is issued for foreigners to study in Chinese schools or universities,and who hold X visa are not to work during this study period in China and they have to leave China after graduation.
Z visa; namely work visa,Visa Z to aliens who come to China to take up posts or employments and to their accompanying family members
Residence permit, namely work visa. In 2005, work visa is renamed as residence permit. From then on, the visa for foreigners to work in China is residence permit.
Aliens holding visas Z shall, within 30 days of entry into China, obtain alien’s residence permit from Division of Exit & Entry Administration of Hang Zhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. The period of validity of the aforementioned certificates is the duration of the holders’ permitted stay in China.
Aliens who need to prolong their stay or residence in China beyond the expiration of their visas or residence permit shall apply for an extension before the expiration of their visas or certificates.
In case of any changes in the information written in a foreigner residence card (such as name, nationality, occupation, status, place of work, address and passport number), the holder of the card shall, within 10 days, register such changes with HZEEA.
If you want to work in China, you should apply for Z visa/residence permit. Illegal employment in China will be punished severely.
You’d better get your visa extended 2 weeks before expiration. Once you don’t have enough time to extend it, you will be fined 500RMB for 1 day after expiration, 5000RMB for 10 days.
If now you are annoyed for holding a L or F visa which can not be extended and have to leave China or go to Hong Kong, please phone us now. We can solve it for you successfully.
Solution:
1. holding a L/F visa now, you can change it into 1 year （Z）visa/residence permit without leaving China in the whole process.
2. holding a L/F visa now, your family member can change it into 1 year （Z）visa/residence permit together with you, without leaving China in the whole process.
