S2。 What if I get a marriage certificate?

Visa 1 Can I apply for a long-term residence permit? S2 is in China?

S2 visa cannot be used for long-term residence in China. Need to go back to China to apply for Q 1 visa.

The relevant policies are as follows:

S2 visa is issued to the families of foreigners who apply for short-term entry to visit relatives and stay in China for work, study and other reasons, as well as those who need to stay in China for other personal reasons.

Q 1 There are two kinds of visas for visiting relatives: one is the family members of China citizens and the family members of foreigners with permanent residence in China; Second, people who need to stay in China for reasons such as foster care. The establishment of Q 1 visa takes into account the special needs of overseas Chinese to send their children back to China for foster care.

Holders of Q 1 visas for visiting relatives must apply for a Residence Permit at the exit-entry administration department of the local public security organ within 30 days after entry. The maximum time for a "residence permit" to stay in China is 5 years. Q 1 visa holders can enter and leave the country for multiple times with valid passports and original residence permits, and the number of entry and exit is unlimited.

2. Can I apply for residence permit with Q2 visa?

Q 1 Visa is issued to family members of China citizens (spouses, parents, children, children's spouses, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, spouses' parents) and family members of foreigners with permanent residency in China (spouses, parents, children, children's spouses, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren,

Q2 visa is issued to relatives of China citizens living in China who come to visit relatives in China for a short period (no more than 180 days) and to relatives of foreigners with permanent residency in China. The required application materials (1) are the original passport valid for more than 6 months and at least 1 blank visa page and 1 photocopy of passport photo page.

(2) 1 People's Republic of China (PRC) visa application form (V.20 13) truthfully and completely filled in and signed. It is recommended to use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill in and print.

(3) 1 recent, front, color (light background), bareheaded and passport photos pasted on the application form. (4) When non-Australians apply for a Chinese visa in Australia, they must submit the original and photocopy of valid Australian visa and entry record.

Those who come to Australia without visa or with ETA or electronic visa must provide the original and photocopy of the entry record (entry stamp). If necessary, the applicant must go to the Australian Immigration Bureau to issue an international flow record certificate according to the requirements of the visa officer.

(5) When applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, a person who once had China nationality and joined a foreign nationality must provide the original China passport and a copy of the passport photo page; If you have obtained a Chinese visa and apply for a visa with a new foreign passport, you must provide the photo page of the original foreign passport and a copy of the obtained Chinese visa; If the name recorded in the new passport is inconsistent with the original passport, a certificate of name change issued by the relevant official must be provided. (6) To apply for a Q 1 family reunion visa, you must provide: 1. An invitation letter (reference form) issued by a China citizen living in China or a foreigner with permanent residency in China must include the following contents: (1) Personal information of the invitee: name, gender, date of birth, etc. ; (2) Visit information of the invitee: the reason for coming to China, the intended date of arrival, the intended place of residence, the intended duration of residence, the relationship with the inviter, the source of expenses, etc. ; (3) Inviter information: name, telephone number, address and signature of the inviter.

3.Q2 visa to China and long-term residence in China, do I still need to apply for a residence permit?

Q2 visa is a short-term visa for visiting relatives. Generally, it is a multiple-entry visa, valid for 90 to 180 days, and the longest stay is 180 days. If you want to stay longer, you need to apply for an extension at the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Public Security Bureau three to four weeks before the visa expires.

However, if you want to stay in China for a long time, you need to apply for a residence permit. You can apply for a residence permit with a Q2 visa, and the validity period of the residence permit is up to one year (only work-related residence permits can be used, and other types are not allowed, and the procedures for handling work-related residence permits are completely different from those for family reunion). The advantage of residence permit is that foreigners can enter and leave the country many times during the validity period, and they can buy fixed assets in China. Persons who hold residence permits for more than 5 years and stay in China for more than 9 months each year and meet the corresponding conditions (have a house in their name and have a bank deposit of more than 300,000 RMB) may apply for permanent residence in China.

It should be noted that according to China's foreign affairs management regulations, foreigners must register at the police station where they live within 24 hours after entering the country. If they fail to do this, they will be fined when applying for residence permits. Outsiders will be taken to the police station for questioning, with fines ranging from 500 to 2,000 yuan. The punishment record will be recorded in the foreign affairs management system. You can continue to apply for a residence permit after the punishment is completed.

Required documents: original and photocopy of foreigner's passport and Q2 visa, foreigner's physical examination certificate (handled by the physical examination center of the Municipal Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, light yellow notebook, valid for one year at a time), and proof of the relationship between foreigners and China citizens (if you want to get married in China, you need to go to the notary office to handle the notarial certificate, and provide the original marriage certificate and notarial certificate; If you get married abroad, you need to apply for consular certification of marriage certificate in embassies and consulates in China, the country where you get married, and provide the original and photocopy of marriage certificate, translation of marriage certificate, original and photocopy of consular certification; If it is a father, son or mother, you need to provide the child's birth certificate; If you are born abroad, you need to provide embassies and consulates in China consular certification, the original birth certificate and a copy of the original consular certification), the original ID card of the Chinese party or inviter, the original household registration book and the original personal invitation letter issued by the Chinese inviter. After preparing the relevant materials, you need to bring the foreigner himself to the Municipal Exit-Entry Administration Office to apply for a residence permit.

Fill in the application form and take photos after you go (it's free now). After submitting the form, foreigners need to scan the portrait in real time in the window, provide information and pay the fee (the fee for one-year residence permit is 800 yuan RMB). After the information meets the requirements, take away your passport and get a receipt (foreigners can take trains, planes and hotels in China with this receipt during the residence permit). According to the time of obtaining evidence on the receipt, they can enter and leave the country. After getting the passport, you need to check the information and valid time of the new residence permit to avoid mistakes.

4.S 1 How to change a visa into a residence permit?

The general work residence permit can stay for one year, and you can apply for extension of residence when it expires soon.

Rules for the Administration of Entry and Exit of China People and Foreigners

Chapter III Residence

Article 16 Foreigners holding visas marked D, Z, X, J- 1 must apply for a Residence Permit for Foreigners or a Temporary Residence Permit for Foreigners at the municipal or county public security bureau where they live within 30 days from the date of entry. The validity period of the above residence certificate is the period during which the holder is allowed to stay in China.

Residence permit for foreigners shall be issued to those who have lived in China for more than 1 year.

Temporary residence permit for foreigners is issued to those who have lived in China for less than 1 year.

Foreigners holding visas marked F, L, G and C can stay in China within the time limit indicated in the visa, and do not need to apply for residence certificates.

Article 17 Foreigners applying for residence certificates must answer relevant questions and go through the following procedures:

(1) Submit for examination passports, visas and certificates related to the reasons for residence;

(2) fill in the residence application form;

(3) To apply for a foreigner's residence permit, you must also submit a health certificate and a recent 2-inch half-length bareheaded photo.

Article 18 The validity period of a foreigner's residence permit may be 1 to 5 years, which shall be determined by the municipal or county public security bureau according to the reasons for the foreigner's residence.

For foreigners who meet the requirements stipulated in Article 14 of the Law on the Entry and Exit of Foreigners, the public security organ may issue a certificate of long-term residence qualification of 1 to 5 years; Those who have achieved remarkable results can be issued with a permanent residence qualification certificate.

Article 19 Foreigners who need to stay in China for more than 30 days shall be exempted from visas according to the agreements signed between China and foreign countries, and shall apply for residence certificates according to Articles 16 and 17 of these Rules after entering the country.

However, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to foreigners as stipulated in Article 34 of the Law on the Entry and Exit of Foreigners.

Article 20 Aliens who need to stay or reside in China after the expiration of their visas or residence certificates must apply for an extension before the expiration.

During the stay in China, if foreigners are found to be suffering from the diseases specified in Item 4 of Article 7 of these Rules, the health authorities in China may request the public security organs to order them to leave the country ahead of schedule.

Twenty-first items (name, nationality, occupation or identity, work unit, address, passport number, accompanying children, etc.) have changed. ), the holder must go to the local public security bureau for change registration within 10 days.

Twenty-second holders of the Alien Residence Permit must register with the public security bureau of their original residence before moving out of the city or county where they live, and register with the public security bureau of the place where they move in within 10 days after arriving.

Aliens who have settled down must apply to the Public Security Bureau in advance for a certificate of permission to move in, and with this certificate, they shall register for moving in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 23 In order to safeguard national security, social order or other public interests, municipal and county public security bureaus may restrict foreigners or foreign institutions from setting up residences or offices in specific areas; Where a domicile or office has been established in the above-mentioned restricted area, it must be moved to the licensed area within the time limit specified in the relocation notice of the municipal or county public security bureau.

Article 24 Foreigners who have settled in China must submit their residence permits to the Public Security Bureau once a year at a specified time.

When the Public Security Bureau deems it necessary, it may notify foreigners to submit their residence certificates to the entry-exit administration department, and foreigners shall submit them at the time specified in the notice.

Twenty-fifth foreigners who live or stay in China 16 years of age or older must carry their residence certificates or passports with them for inspection by foreign police.

Twenty-sixth foreign babies born in China must be reported to the local public security bureau by their parents or agents with their birth certificates within 1 month after birth and go through the registration formalities.

Article 27 If a foreigner dies in China, his family members, guardians or agents shall report the death certificate to the local public security bureau within 3 days, and submit the residence certificate or visa of the deceased.

If a foreigner dies abnormally, the party concerned or the discoverer shall immediately report to the public security organ.

Article 28 The term "China Competent Authority" as mentioned in Article 19 of the Law on the Entry and Exit of Foreigners refers to the Ministry of Labor of People's Republic of China (PRC).