1. The foreign family members of Chinese citizen, or with permanent residence status in Beijing and the kinship, including spouse, parents, the spouse's parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, and children's spouse.

2. Foreigners under 18 being fostered in Beijing who are the children of foreign nationals of Chinese origin or overseas Chinese.

1. Valid passport or other international travel documents.

2. Completely filled VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo. Please fill in the application form in black ink or sign pen.

3. Valid accommodation registration form of the applicant obtained from local police station or hotel of present residence.

4. The applicants for visiting family members shall submit the following documents:

a. The certificate or letter on family relationship or kinship

i. For Q1 & Q2 holders, certificate letters of family relationship or kinship.

ii. For non-Q1 & Q2 holders, supportive documents on family relationship or kinship, such as Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate (or equivalent document ) or notarial Certificate. (These documents issued by foreign authorities or notary offices need to be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in the relevant country).

Note: If one or more of the aforesaid documents could not be provided, the applicant may voluntarily provide other relative supporting documents. As for following applications, if the family member has not changed as in the first time application, no supportive document of family relationship or kinship is needed.

b. The identification documents of the person to be visited and a proof of over 6 months' residence in Beijing as follows:

i. For applicant visiting a Chinese citizen: Beijing Household Register (or Temporary Residence Certificate of Beijing, Residence Permit or The Certificate of Work and Residence in Beijing) and Personal Identification Card.

ii. For applicant visiting an overseas Chinese: China passport, permanent resident permit of present residence country, a Registration Form of Temporary Residence with validity of over 6 months issued by the local police station of present residence in Beijing.

iii. For applicant visiting Hong Kong or Macao residents: valid Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents and a Registration Form of Temporary Residencewith validity of over 6 months or Resident Permit For Hong Kong and Macao Residentsissued by a local police station.

iv. For applicant visiting Taiwan residents: valid Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or Travel Document of People's Republic of China and a Registration Form of Temporary Residence with validity of over 6 months or Resident Permit For Taiwan Residents issued by a local police station.

v. For applicant visiting foreigner with permanent residence status in Beijing: the Foreigner's Permanent Residence Card in China.

5. The applicants for fosterage shall submit the following documents:

a. Birth Certificate of the foster child.

b. Passports photocopies of the foster child's parents; if one or both of the parents are of Chinese nationality, photocopies of permanent resident permit of their residing foreign country shall be submitted additionally.

c. Certificate of Entrustment of the applicant's parents, in which the content shall include a trustee of foster care, or the appointed guardian and the foster period etc.

d. Certificate of Trustee of the trustee of foster care.

e. The trustee's Beijing Household Register (Temporary Residence Certificate of Beijing, Residence Permit or The Certificate of Work and Residence in Beijing) and Personal Identification Card.

6. Applicants, who are aged above 18 and apply for residence permit with validity of more than 1 year, shall provide Verification Certificate of Medical Examination Records of Overseas Personnel issued by entry-exit health and quarantine institutions in China. The aforesaid verification certificate is valid for 6 months since the date of issuance.

Those who are under 18 or over 60 can apply for a residence permit with validity of no longer than 3 years and no less than 180 days (for those who are under 18, the expiration date can't exceed their 18th birthday). The others can apply for a residence permit with validity of no longer than 2 years and no less than 180 days.

1. The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under16 or above 60 and inconvenient to travel due to disability, or apply for an extension of residence permit, the relative of applicant or a particular service agency can submit the application on behalf of the applicant (a copy of the trustee's ID is required). Nonetheless, if the Exit-Entry Administration Department notifies the applicant that an interview is necessary, the applicant must go through the interview personally.

2. For the above-stated materials, the original documents need to be verified, and the photocopies submitted.

3. Any application material in foreign language (except English) should be translated into Chinese.

4. Applicant who doesn't nullify China's household registration should apply after the cancellation of household registration.

5. Foreigners under 18 who submit the application for the first time in China shall prepare the Birth Certificate or equivalent document, passports and permanent resident permit of parents and other relative documents as certification of nationality.

1. Where visas held by foreigners specify that foreigners need to apply for residence permits after entry, such foreigners shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply for foreigners' residence permits.

2. Foreigners residing in China who apply for the extension of the duration of residence shall file their applications at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the validity period on their residence permits.

3. During the period when the applicant's passport or other travel document is under legal custody of the exit-entry authority for the issuance of visa or resident permit, the applicant may, bearing the receipt notice of the application herein, travel and reside legally within the territory of China.

4. Where the registered item in a foreigner's residence permit has changed (the items shall include the bearer's name, sex, date of birth, reason for residence and duration of residence of the holder, date and place of issuance, passport number or other international travel documents number), the holder shall, within 10 days from the date of change, apply to the exit-entry administration of public security organ under the local people's government at or above the county level in the place of residence for going through the formalities for alteration.

5. The exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ may verify the purpose of application through such means as interview, telephone inquiry and on-the-spot investigation.

6. Decisions made by the exit-entry administration of public security organ on rejecting applications for extension or reissuance of ordinary visa, or on not issuing foreigners' stay or residence permits or not extending the duration of residence shall be final.

The right to interpret this Instruction shall reside in the Exit-Entry Administration Department of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.