FAQ about visa in Shanghai

Q1. What's the type of my visa?
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`TL/^CcCq4h *As Chinese laws, if you hold an F visa, you are not allow to get incoming payment here. that means, if you have sign the contract with the company and will start your full-time job here in Shanghai, it's better for you to ask for the working(Z) visa and residence permit from your company. Otherwise, the government may fine you and your company because of the illegal employment. if your company don't know how to apply the working visa for you. Y
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Q2. What can I do if I hold a Travel (L) Visa and want to stay more time inside of China?
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Q3.Can I get a Half year & Multi-entry Business (F) visa inside of China?
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*Lr(L(umZ1T;wv%q&l Q5. My company want to apply an Working(Z) Visa for me, is it possible to get it here inside of China without going outside of China?6`:Sp}XqK r
A: Yes, It's possible. Before your company do any work to apply the Working(Z) visa for you. Please contact our office first. We can give you suggestion and help you to handle everything just inside of China.k,zV8H:CT
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Q6. I am not living in Shanghai, can I still get my visa extension through your office?
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For our S0 services. You have to come to Shanghai and check in a hotel for 1 night. Then you can get the local shanghai "Registration Form Of Temporary Residence" from the reception of hotel(Don't forget to ask them stamped it). with the passport and Registration Form Of Temporary Residence, we can process it.
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For our S8-S12 services, we can not process the case from other province. you have to apply it in your work place.
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A: No, Form 22nd of December, 2004. The new policy refused to remove those 30 days limit. But the other 6 month 0/1/2/M entry or 1 year no stay limit visa is now available.`6oq!MDH!P.}

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A: Yes. As we know, when you hold an F visa and stay inside of Shanghai, you can extend your visa every 6 month upto total 1 year without leaving. that's mean, for example, your enter China at 1st Jan. 2004, so that you can extend your visa every 6 month up to 1st Jan. 2005 without leaving. that's we called 1 year limit. but the 1 year limit is caculate from the lastest enter date. so during this 1 year, you can apply 1 extra entry and leave the country and come back with this entry. then you enter date will be refreshed. for example, you leave China with 1 extra entry and come back in 1st Sept. 2004( maybe your vacation). then thats mean you can extend your visa again every 6 month upto 1st Sept. 2005. because your lastest enter date is updated. Anyway, we just pass this information to you because it might be helpful to you.
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Q9. If my visa expired and overstay in Shanghai, what can I do and how much fine should I pay?
e$dn-d%Vp]'t&y A: As the Chinese immigration law, if your visa expired less than 10 days, it's not necessary to pay any fine, you have to go to the immigration office, the officer will ask some questiones and put down your words in writing and make a record. They will also notice you don't break that again. If your visa expired more than 10 days, they will charge you fine, the fine is 500RMB per day except the first 10 days, and the maxmium is 5000RMB. for example, if you overstay 12 days, they will charge (12-10)*500=1000RMB. Following are the contact information of immigration office, you can go to there when your visa expired:
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visa types

China Tourist Visa Application:.
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China Business Visa Application:
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E1L2[)O3l'Z4S (Type F) Issued to aliens who are invited to China for business visit, research, lecture, scientific technological and cultural exchanges. Single entry visa, double entry visa, six month multiple entry visa and one year multiple entry business visa are available.
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Y)}A (Type X) Issued to aliens who goes to China for study, advanced studies or intern practice for a period of more than six months. If the study period is no more than six months, then the applicant shall apply for a business visa (type F).
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China Work Visa:
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8B2P VR!Ts (Type Z) Issued to aliens who goes to China for employment(such as teach), and his/her accompanying family members. Q$dWN`T
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China Transit Visa:
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^9Ex6](x (Type G) Issued to aliens transit through China. U.S. passport holders must obtain a transit visa to transit through all Chinese airports except Pudong International Airport in Shanghai.
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(Type D) Issued to foreigners who goes to reside permanently in China.,mY,hmzA
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[[i] Last edited by  peter-jetstar at 2007-3-14 12:34 [/i]]

Very useful information.thank you! by the way who knows "C " means what  type of visa marked on visa to Denmark?

very useful:)