Japanese come to China and apply for a tourist visa within 15 days. If the 15-day period is exceeded, is it considered illegal stay?

Staying in China beyond the 15-day period is considered illegal stay (illegal residence). Even if you have a multiple-entry visa, exceeding the limit is considered illegal stay. Even if you stay illegally, you cannot apply for a visa to a third country.

Illegal stay, specifically, when you enter the country, if the time on the small white card issued by the Immigration Bureau, that is, the I-94 form, exceeds, it is called illegal stay.

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Illegal residence case

January 12, 2016 14:06

Ali (pseudonym), a woman from a Southeast Asian country When he was about to take a flight back to China from Terminal 3 of the Capital Airport, he was seized by the police at the Beijing Border Inspection Station. It is understood that Ali came to Beijing to work as a nanny on a 15-day tourist visa, which was later changed to a 5-month study visa. Because the visa expired, she overstayed in Beijing for 666 days.

According to relevant regulations, foreigners who stay illegally can be given a warning; if the circumstances are serious, they can be punished with a fine of 500 yuan for each day of overstay, and the total fine does not exceed the legal maximum limit, or they can be fined Detention for not less than 5 days but not more than 15 days.

According to regulations, the Beijing Border Inspection Station finally administratively detained Ali for 15 days. After the detention period expires, the Beijing Border Inspection Station will deport Ali out of the country. Due to the serious circumstances of Ali's illegal stay in China, she will not be allowed to enter China within 5 years.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Illegal Residence

People's Daily Online - Foreign nanny worked illegally in Beijing for 666 days and stayed illegally after the visa expired