I. Application conditions
People who are invited to visit China, give lectures, do businesses, carry out technological and cultural exchanges and engage in short-term advanced studies and practice in China can apply for F visa (including postponement, extension and change of visa). In particular, high-caliber talents and investors can apply for the visa with long valid period and many valid entry times.
(I) High-caliber talents include:
1 Senior advisors invited (engaged) by provincial (ministerial) government organizations and high-tech and high-caliber executives executing national and provincial (ministerial) technological cooperation projects, key engineering agreements and talent exchange projects signed between central or local governments and foreign countries;
2 People making significant or special contributions to the state and the society and people executing intergovernmental non-reimbursable assistance agreements;
3 Academic and research leaders engaged by national and provincial (ministerial) research institutes and key tertiary institutions, and academic and research professionals holding the title of associate professor or associate research fellow or above or enjoying the same treatment engaged by the relevant entities;
4 Senior executives and important professional and technical personnel serving as deputy general manager or above or enjoying the same treatment in enterprises and public institutions;
5 Expatriate Chinese winning important international scientific awards and other distinguished and important expatriate Chinese;
6 Spouses and minor children of people specified in 1 – 5 above.
(II) Investors include:
1 People investing US$3,000,000 or more in the province and executives and professional and technical personnel sent to China by foreign enterprises or other economic organizations meeting the above conditions;
2 Spouses and minor children of people specified in 1 above.
II. Application procedure
Aliens shall apply to the Certificate Transaction Office of Division of Exit-entry Administration of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau or their host organizations can make the application for them. For visas gone through by proxy, the powers of attorney of the aliens or official letters of host organizations and receiving travel agencies shall be provided. The handling authority can require interviewing the applicants if necessary and make inquiries.
III. Application materials
Fill completely in Visa and Residence Permit Application Form and attach one recently taken two-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced color photo with blue background to the form, and submit Visa Photo Receipt of Aliens in Guangdong Province networked with the Photo Inspection Center of Provincial Office;
(II) Submit valid international travel certificates, including the originals and copies of certificates such as ordinary passports for diplomatic and official purposes;
(III) Submit Registration Form of Temporary Residence for Visitors issued by the police station at the temporary residence in Shenzhen or by hotels which have been networked with public security organs
(IV) Official letters (In Chinese) of local host organizations. Including:
1. People applying for separation from the F group visa can apply for zero-entry or single-entry visa that is valid for up to one month, and shall provide official letters issued by host organizations;
2. High-caliber talents shall provide relevant certificates such as official letters of senior authorized organizations; their spouses shall also provide marriage certificates or certificates of conjugal relation, and their children shall provide birth certificates. They can apply for valid visa with validity term more than two years but less than five years and multiple entries. There is no limitation for applying times.
3. Investors shall provide relevant certificates such as approval letters of foreign investment enterprises and business licenses; their spouses shall also provide marriage certificates or certificates of conjugal relation, and their children shall provide birth certificates. They can apply for valid visa with validity term more than two years but less than five years and multiple entries. There is no limitation for applying times.
(V) Relevant certificates which shall be submitted according to the requirements of the public security organs
Please fill in the application form in black or bluish black ink. A4 paper is required in the submitted copies and the aforesaid application materials shall be bound in sequence.
IV. Processing time
Five workdays.
V. For your information
(I) According to Article 26 of Law of the People's Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens: The authorities handling aliens' applications for entry, transit, residence and travel shall have the power to refuse to issue visas and certificates.
(II) If you want to learn about more detailed information about certificate transaction or inquire relevant results, you can consult the Certificate Transaction Office of division of exit-entry administration of public security organs in Shenzhen or choose the following ways:
1. Information service hotline: 84465490, 96897 and 95000100 (automatic station)
2. Visit the website of Division of Exit-entry Administration of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau http://www.sz3e.com
Division of Exit-entry Administration of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau
May 2009
