Home » Metro » Public Services
Periods for visas lengthen
By Jia Feishang |
May 28, 2010, Friday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
FOREIGN family members of a Chinese citizen will be able to apply for a two-year stay permit, one year longer than the current visa allows, local authorities said yesterday.
And those who came to China on visas of six months or less can now apply for several extensions.
The new rule aims to better serve foreign family members of a Chinese citizen who pay a visit here or raise their families in China, as well as children of overseas Chinese who are living in China. Instead of holding a visa valid for one year at most, they will be entitled to get the two-year stay permit.
Foreign spouses, parents and children under 18 of Chinese citizens or foreigners who have permanent residency permits qualify for the stay permit.
People can apply at the bureau's four outlets - three in the Pudong New Area and one in Puxi.
For more information, log onto www.police.sh.cn, or dial 2895-1900 to consult.
And those who came to China on visas of six months or less can now apply for several extensions.
The new rule aims to better serve foreign family members of a Chinese citizen who pay a visit here or raise their families in China, as well as children of overseas Chinese who are living in China. Instead of holding a visa valid for one year at most, they will be entitled to get the two-year stay permit.
Foreign spouses, parents and children under 18 of Chinese citizens or foreigners who have permanent residency permits qualify for the stay permit.
People can apply at the bureau's four outlets - three in the Pudong New Area and one in Puxi.
For more information, log onto www.police.sh.cn, or dial 2895-1900 to consult.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
