>> Visa

(1) Q: What is the relation between the length of the course and visa?

A: The overseas students for the course within 180 days will apply for the “F” visa. The overseas students for the course over 180 days will apply for “X” visa and “Temporary Residence Card for Foreigners”.

(2) Q: What documents are needed in processing short-term visa (“F” visa)?

A: The following documents are needed in processing short-term visa (“F” visa):
Passport and valid visa (original copy)
Visa Application Form for Overseas Students (Form JW202) (original copy)
Admission Notice (original copy)
Registration Form for Temporary Accommodations (original copy)
1 piece of recent passport-size photo
Application Form of Visa and Residence Card (original copy)
Relevant certification made out by the Overseas Students Department (original copy)

(3) Q: What documents are needed in processing Residence Card?

A: The following documents are needed in the procedure of Residence Card.

(a) Passport (original copy)

(b) Visa Application Form for Overseas Students (Form JW202) (original copy)

(c) Admission Notice (original copy)

(d) Registration Form for Temporary Accommodations (original copy)

(e) 2 pieces of recent passport-size photos

•  Application Form of Visa and Residence Card (original copy)

•  Health Certificate (original copy)

•  Relevant certification made out by the Overseas Students Department (original copy)

(4) Q: How to apply for the residence permission extension and address change?

A: The overseas students who continue the study in China after expiration of the visa are requested to process the extension of the residence card. The overseas students who need to change their living address are requested to process the address change on residence card.
* The overseas students who need to apply for residence permission extension should go to the Overseas Students Department to get relevant certification with their passport and residence card 10 days before the end of the valid date.
* The overseas students who need to apply for the address change should go to the Overseas Students Department to get the relevant certification with their Registration Form of Temporary Accommodations, passport and residence card

(5) Q: Where to go to process the residence permission and visa?

A: The overseas students should go to the Exit and Entrance Section ( Visa Center ), Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau for related procedure of the residence card and visa. The addresses are as follows

(a) 333 Wu Song Lu, Shanghai

Tel: 021-63576666

Working Hours: 9:00 ~ 11:00 am , 13:30 ~ 16:30 pm from Monday to Saturday

(b) 788 Gu Bei Lu, Shanghai

Tel: 021-62193808

Working Hours: 13:30 ~ 16:30 pm from Monday to Friday

For convenience, the police officers from the Exit and Entrance Section ( Visa Center ), Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, will do their official business in the Overseas Students Service Center , International Education College , to process the relevant affairs for the overseas students.

(6) Q: May the College deliver or fetch the relevant documents of the residence card and visa for the overseas students?