Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

Study Visa (X Visa) is issued to an alien who comes to China for study, advanced studies or intern practice for a period of more than six months. An alien who comes to China to study, short-term advanced studies or intern practice for a period of no more than six months shall apply for a (F) Visa.

You must submit the following documents with your application:

1. Passport: Your valid passport must have at least six (6) months of remaining validity with at least one blank visa page in it.
2. Application form: One completed Visa Application Form (Q1)
3. Photo: one passport photo (color only) glued or stapled on the application form.
4. Non-US passport bearers shall provide documents that entitle them to reside or work for an extended period of time in the US.
5. An applicant who was born in China is required to submit his /her Chinese passport or last foreign passport with a Chinese visa when he/she applies for a Chinese visa with a new foreign passport.
6. An approved Foreign Student Visa Application Form (JW201 or JW202) issued by the authorized Chinese unit, and an enrollment letter from the Chinese school.
7. The applicant who will study in China for more than six months shall also provide a Physical Examination Certificate for Foreign Citizen.

Methods of Application, Process Time, & Visa Fee

Applicants are required to appear in the visa office to apply. If an applicant cannot come personally, he/she may entrust a relative, friend, or travel/visa agent to come and submit the application on his/her behalf. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates do not accept visa applications by mail.

No appointment is necessary for visa applications.

Regularly it takes 4 business days to process.

The regular fee for X visa is $130.00 per person for the US citizens, and $30.00 for citizens from other countries.

The applicant may request expedited process with the approval of consular officers. Additional $20.00 per visa for 2- or 3-business-day urgent process will be charged.

The X visa is for single entry and valid for 3 months, with the duration of stay being "000 days after entry". The holder of X visa should enter China with 3 months of the issue date, and go through procedures for obtaining residence permit in the local public security bureau within 30 days of entry.

Notes

• Previous Chinese citizens who have obtained foreign citizenship should present their original Chinese passport when applying for a Chinese visa for the first time. In this case, a child should also provide the original and photocopy of passports of both parents.
• The validity, duration of stay, and number of entries of the Chinese visa are decided at the discretion of consular officers according to related Chinese laws and regulations. The consular officers have the authority to refuse any applications inconsistent with Chinese laws and regulations, and are entitled to change and /or revoke any issued visas, without providing any explanation.

List of all universities in China:

• University of Science and Technology of China
• Hefei University of Technology
• Huaqiao University
• Xiamen University
• Lanzhou University
• Northwest University for Nationalities
• Lanzhou University of Technology
• Gansu Agricultural University
• Lanzhou University
• Sun Yat-sen University
• South China University of Technology
• Jinan University
• Guizhou University
• Hainan University
• Hainan Normal University
• North China Electric Power University
• North China Coal Medical University
• Central Institute for Correctional Police
• North China Institute of Science and Technology
• Daqing Petroleum Institute
• Harbin Institute of Technology
• Heilongjiang University
• Henan University
• Henan University of Science and Technology
• Wuhan University
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• Central South University
• Hunan University
• Yuelu Academy
• National University of Defense Technology
• Nanjing University
• Southeast University
• Hohai University
• Nanjing Agricultural University
• Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University
• Nanjing University of Science and Technology
• China Pharmaceutical University
• China University of Mining and Technology
• Jiangnan University
• Nanchang University
• Medical College of Nanchang University
• Jilin University
• Northeast Normal University
• Yanbian University
• Dalian University of Technology
• Northeastern University (Shenyang, China)
• Qinghai University
• North West Agriculture and Forestry University
• Xi'an Jiaotong University
• Xidian University
• Shandong University
• China University of Petroleum
• Ocean University of China
• Shanxi University
• Xihua University
• Sichuan University
• Kunming Medical University
• Yunnan Arts University
• Zhejiang University
• China Jiliang University

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