Service Guideline for Foreigners’ Visa Application
Date:03/29/2017  
Item Name Service Guideline for Foreigners’ Visa Application
Rights and Liablities Item No.
Issuing Authority Zhengzhou Area of China (Henan) Pilot Free Trade Zone
Service Subject Person
Implementing Basis Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China
Application Condition
Application Materials Eligibility: Foreigner who applies for a visa must answer related questions and provide the following materials: 1. Originals and copies of valid passport and visa of the applicant; 2. Fill in the Form of Application for Foreigner’s Visa and Certificate ; 3. One recent 2-inch colour photo (full face without hat) ; 4. Original of accommodation registration certificate in Zhengzhou (issued by hotel or local police station at where you stay) ; 5. Submit evidences corresponding to the identity and the reason of the applicant. Evidences required for applying for visa extension Foreigner applying for extending visa to stay longer shall apply to the entry-exit administrative body of the public security organ for visa reissuance at least 7 days prior to the expiry of the duration specified in the visa, and submit related application evidence documents as per requirements. 1. Applicant holding visa of Category C shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the competent department of the people’s government at or above the country level or the transportation company of local civil aviation, railway, highway, or port; 2. Applicant holding visa of Category F holders shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the inviter and host unit. Unit without registration shall also submit the registration certificate; 3. Applicant holding visa of Category G shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the host unit and air (train or bus) tickets with date and seat confirmed going to country (region); 4. Applicant holding visa of Category J2 shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the foreign affairs section of the provincial people’s government; 5. Applicant holding visa of Category L shall submit the travel schedule, group tour shall also submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the travel agency; 6. Applicant holding visa of Category M shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the inviter, host unit of individual. Unit without registration shall also submit the registration certificate. If the cooperation partner is the individual, the formal letter of certificate issued shall be with signature together with permanent residence certificate or the proof of true residence; 7. Applicant holding visa of Category Q2 shall submit the formal letter, identity certificate and family membership certification of the person be visited; 8. Applicant holding visa of Category R shall submit the formal letter of certificated issued by the inviting and host units, unit without registration shall also submit the registration certificate; 9. For applicant holding visa of Category S2, person(s) visiting relatives shall submit the formal letter of certificate of the person be visited, foreigner residence certificate and family membership certificate. Others person(s) shall submit related certificate for handling private affairs or humanity reason; 10. Applicant holding visa of Category X2 shall submit the studying certificate issued by China domestic education and training institute. Documents required for applying for visa renewal 1. Foreigner who need to renew his/her staying reason in accordance with the national provisions, for the convenience of entry or renewing and hold a new passport, and need to apply for the renewing to the ordinary visa due to in sub-grouping staying after entry by group visa, shall submit the following evidence documents: a. For renewing visa Category F, the applicant shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the inviting unit. For foreign personnel complying with provisions of national high-level talents and investment, a multi-entry visa with the valid period not more than 5 years and the staying period not more than 180 days can be issued to him/her; b. For renewing visa of Category J2, the applicant shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the foreign affairs section of the provincial people’s government; c. For renewing visa of Category M, the applicant shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the inviting unit; d. For renewing visa of Category Q2, the applicant shall submit the formal letter, identification certification and family membership certificate issued by the person be visited; e. For renewing visa of Category R, the applicant shall submit documents proving that they are the foreign high talents and the demanded professional talents identified by the administration department of China government, and the formal letter of certificate issued by the inviting and receiving units; f. For renewing visa of Category S2, the person visiting relatives shall submit the formal letter issued by the person be visited, foreigner’s residence certificate and family membership evidence. Other person(s) shall submit related document proving the humanity reason; g. For renewing visa of Category X2, the applicant shall submit the formal letter, letter of admission and enrollment certificate issued by domestic educational and training institutions in China. 2. Foreigner, who needs to reissue a new passport for his/her passport will be expired or the pages of the passport are used out, shall submit the passport by which for the entry this time or related certificate issued by the embassy and consulate of the country which has withdrawn the passport held for the entry of this time, and will get the new passport with the same category, entry valid period, staying period and the rest number of times of the effective entry. 3. For foreigner with additional accompanying person(s) after entry shall submit the passport for the entry of this time and the birth certificate of the accompanying persons(s). And renewing visa can be made with reference to the aforesaid provisions of this clause. 4. Foreigner, entering with group visa and apply for staying in sub-group, shall submit the formal letter of certificate issued by the travel agency. And the visa renewing can be made with reference to the aforesaid provisions of this clause. The staying period of the reissued visa shall not exceed 1 year accumulatively from the date of the entry of this time. Documents required for applying for visa reissuing Foreigner who applies for reissuing a visa due to the visa is lost, damaged, or stolen or robbed shall submit the following evidence documents: 1. For visa being lost or stolen or robbed, the applicant shall submit the loss report certificate or the notice of the embassy and consulate of his/her country and the new effective passport or other international travel document; 2. For visa being damaged, the applicant shall present the damaged passport of his/her own and the notice of the embassy and consulate of his/her country or other international travel document; 3. For group visa being lost, stolen or robbed, the applicant shall submit the formal evidence letter of the local travel agency and the photocopy of the group visa. New visa of the same category, entry valid time, staying period and the rest valid number of times of entry as the original one can be reissued. Documents required for applying for staying certificate 1. Foreigner, entering with free visa requesting to continue staying other than the free visa period due to undiplomatic or official business reasons, shall submit related evidence documents in accordance with Clause 7 of this Guideline, and the staying certificate with corresponding staying period can be issued; 2. Foreign seamen and their relatives, needing to leave the city where the port located that the ship be called, shall submit their seaman’s book or other international travel certificate and the guarantee letter of the shipping agency, as well as air (ship or bus) ticket with confirmed date and seat or other related evidence document to the staying; 3. Person, of renunciation of Chinese nationality needing to stay in China, shall submit the nationality renunciation certificate, foreign passport or other international travel certificate and related evidence document to the staying; 4. Foreigner, for residence purpose being terminated and needing to continue staying because humanity, shall submit their residence certificate and related evidence document; 5. Foreign baby born in China requesting to stay in China shall submit the baby’s birth certificate, passport and the parents’ passports, the staying certificate with the same staying period as the parents can be issued; 6. Foreigner holding staying certificate cannot leave the country within the valid period of the staying certificate due to objective reason can apply for renewing the staying certificate. And the application documents and renewal requirements shall be processed in accordance with the aforesaid provisions; 7. Foreigner with the staying certificate being lost, stolen or robbed shall submit the loss report certificate or the notice of the embassy and consulate of his/her country and the new effective passport or other international travel document, and the staying certificate with corresponding period can be reissued.
Transaction Procdure 1. The applicant shall take photo on site for making the certificate;
2. The applicant fills out application form and submits required application documents;
3. The window working staff reviews the application documents;
4. For application documents in compliance with relevant stipulations, a notice of acceptance will be printed and delivered to the applicant. For application documents not in compliance with relevant stipulations or not complete, the staff shall tell the applicant in writing or orally;
5. Applicant pays relevant fees;
6. Applicant collects the certificate according to the arranged date for collection.
Transaction Time Limit 7 working days (Should comply with the requirements for acceptance)
Implementing Authority Exit and Entry Administration of Zhengzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau
Charge or not No
Fee Standard None
Fee Basis
Online Application or not No
Business Supervision Department
Office Hours Mon. - Fri. 9:00-12:00 13:00-17:00
Office Address The 1st and 2nd floor of Building 1, No. 85, Yabao Oriental International Plaza, Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou.(Zip Code 450046)
Contact Phone 0371-67888380
Complaint Phone 0371-67880110
Relevant Forms
Flow Chart
Common Questions
Notes
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