Procedures of J-2 Visa Application for Visiting Foreign Journalists

A. Eligibility
Visiting Foreign Journalists who have entered China on a J-2 visa.

B. Application Documents
1. Passport with Current visa
2. Residence Registration Certificate in Beijing
3. Entry visa/Resident Permit Application Form
4. A recent 2-inch photo with pale blue background
5. Visiting Journalist Licence issued by the News Department of Foreign Affairs Ministry 6.Application Letter for J-2 visa issued in favour of the visiting journalist issued by the News Department of Foreign Affairs Ministry or Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government

C Term of Validity
A 0/single/double-entry visa with a validity term under 12 months or 6/12-month multi-entry visa can be granted with no limit to the number of application, subject to a maximum duration of 12 months' consecutive stay from date of entry (as specified in the Application Letter for J-2 visa issued in favour of the visiting journalist issued by the News Department of Foreign Affairs Ministry or Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government).

D. Time for Approval
Approval upon submission of requisite documents will take 5 workdays, which does not include Saturday when applications are collected.

外国临时记者申请J-2签证须知

一、申请J-2签证的对象：
持J-2签证入境的外国临时记者。

二、申请J-2签证的材料：
1、有效护照和签证；
2、在京住宿登记证明；
3、填写准确的《外国人签证、居留许可申请表》，贴一张浅蓝色背景近期2寸正面免冠照片；
4、外交部新闻司颁发的《临时记者证》；
5、外交部新闻司或者北京市人民政府外事办公室为临时记者申请J-2签证出具的公函。

三、申请签证时限：

申请人可以申请有效期1年以内的零次、一次、二次和六个月或者1年多次入境有效J-2签证，申请次数不限，但自入境之日起每次在华停留期限连续累计最长不得超过1年（停留的期限以外交部新闻司或者北京市人民政府外事办公室为临时记者申请J-2签证公函上所确认的时间为准）。