1. Foreign well-known experts and scholars invited by colleges, institutions in Zhongguancun Park.

2. Employees of overseas branches of enterprises in Zhongguancun Park visiting Beijing for business purposes.

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. Certification Letter on the Application of F Visa for Foreign Well-known Experts and Scholars or Foreign Employees issued by the Administrative Committees of Zhongguancun Science Park or its sub-parks.

5. Approval letter on the visa application issued by the host colleges, institutions or enterprises in Zhongguancun Park.

6. Enterprise Business License of the host enterprises in Zhongguancun Park for business visitors.

7. For the first-time applicant colleges, institutions or the overseas branches of enterprises in Zhongguancun Park, certain information of the organization shall be collected by Exit-Entry Administration Department of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

1. F visa holders could apply for an extension with validity of no longer than 180 days.

2. Applicants could apply for an F visa renewal with the validity of less than 5 year, the stay duration of less than 180 days and multiple entries. However, the accumulative duration of stay with the renewed visa could not exceed 1 year from the date of the latest entry of China.

3. The extension of current F visa is only valid for this referred entry and does not affect the number of entries or the validity on the original visa. The accumulated term of extension shall not exceed the original duration of stay, which is specified on the visa.

1. The applicant shall go through a face-to-face interview. However, for applicants who are aged under 16 or above 60 and inconvenient to travel due to disability, or high-level and exceptional ability talents qualified as much-needed of the state, the host organization 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 only submit application after the cancellation of household registration.

1. Foreigners residing in China who apply for the extension of the duration of stay shall file their applications to the public security organ under the local people's government at or above the county level, at least 7 days prior to the expiry of the validity period on their visas.

2. The validity of the visa granted to the applicant shall not exceed the expiry date of the present valid passport or other valid international travel document.

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. 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.

5. 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.