Thursday 26 March 2009

Procedures of L Visa Application by Visiting Relatives

A. Eligibility
Applicants visiting Chinese citizens residing in Beijing, Spouse, parents or children under 18 visiting Foreign citizens holding [Permanent Resident Visa] for Beijing.

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. Marriage certificate for visiting spouse
6. Kinship certificate for visiting children
7. Birth or kinship certificate for visiting parents
8. ID card, Residency Certificate or the equivalent for Beijing or the actual residency of the host for those visiting Chinese citizens residing in Beijing
9. ID card/documents and Residence Registration for a consecutive stay in Beijing of over 6 months of the host for those visiting overseas/Hong Kong/ Macau/Taiwanese Chinese residing in Beijing
10. Foreign Citizen Beijing Permanent Resident Card for those visiting the card holder residing in Beijing

Note: Photocopies and the originals are required of the above listed documents; whilst notarization by the local Chinese Consulates is required for certificates issued abroad.

C. Term of Validity
Visas good for 6 or 12 months with 0/single/double/ multi entries are granted for unlimited times of application.

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

探望亲属申请L签证须知(外籍配偶、父母及未成年子女)

一、申请签证的对象:
探望在京的中国公民和在京具有《外国人永久居留证》的外国人的外籍配偶、父母以及未满18周岁子女的境外人员。

二、申请签证的材料:
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、探望配偶的,交验婚姻证明;
5、探望父母的,交验亲属证明;
6、探望子女的,交验出生证明或者亲属关系证明;
7、探望在京中国居民的,交验亲属的居民身份证、本地常住户籍证明或实际居住地的相关证明;
8、探望在京华侨和港澳台居民的,交验他们的身份证件及在京6个月以上的常住证明;
9、探望在京具有《外国人永久居留证》的外国人,交验外国人的《外国人永久居留证》。

注:以上证明均须提供复印件。

三、申请签证的时限:

可以申请有效期6个月或者1年的零次、一次、二次或者多次入境有效签证,申请次数不限。

1 comment:

  1. Great post and by the way Great title as well. That is what got me to read the rest of the post. Thanks and hope you write more.

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