Procedures of L Visa Application for Family Members of Foreign Students Studying in China

A. Eligibility
Spouse, parents of applicants under 18, or their custodians from abroad.

B. Application Documents
1. Passport with Current visa
2. Residence Registration Certificate in Beijing
3. Entry visa/Resident Permit Application Form stamped with chop of hosting school
4. A recent 2-inch photo with pale blue background
5.The student's passport and Resident Permit
6. Kinship Certificate between the student and his parents
7. Marriage Certificate between the student and his spouse
8. Birth or Kinship Certificate of the student's children
9.Letter of Entrustment signed between the student's parents and his custodian

Note: Photocopies and the originals are required of the above listed documents; whilst notarisation 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 subject to the limit of validity of the student's visa and Resident Permit.

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

外国留学生亲属申请L签证须知

一、申请签证的对象：
外国留学生的配偶，未满18周岁子女，未满18周岁的外国留学生父母或境外监护人。

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》并加盖就读院校的印章，贴一张浅蓝色背景近期2寸正面免冠照片；
4、留学生的护照和居留许可；
5、留学生与父母间的亲属关系证明；
6、留学生与外籍配偶间的婚姻证明；
7、留学生的外籍子女出生证明或者亲属关系证明；
8、留学生的监护人与留学生父母的委托书。

注：以上证明均须提供复印件；境外机构出具的有关证明须经我国驻外使领馆认证。

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，签证有效期不得超过留学生的签证或者居留许可的有效期限。