Article 3 International students shall go to the local police station andreport their lodgingwithin 24 hours afteraccommodatingin or moving toa new place.College of International Students can do the above procedures of the temporary residence registration for students who live in the school dorms.
Article 4 International students do the residence permit annually after they pay the tuition, accommodation and insurance fees for the academic year.Students whose study duration is less than one academic year can do the residence permit by semesters. The validity duration of the residence permit cannot exceed the study duration registered in theuniversity.
Article 5 International students shall pay fees to theExit&Entry AdministrationofWuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureauin accordance with relevantregulationswhen they apply for a residence permit or extension.
Article6 The following documents are required for theresidencepermit application:
1. the original and the copy of the ordinary passport and the visa;
2. theofficialletter from theuniversitythat indicates the study duration;
3. the original and copy of Visa Application Form for Study in China (Form JW201 or Form JW202);
4. the Visa and Residence Permit Application Form and one photo (whitebackground and passport photo size);
5. the temporary residence registration form;
6. The original and copy of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners issued by Wuxi International Travel HealthcareCentre.
7. School certificate
Article 7 The registration events of a residence permit consist of name, gender, date of birth, reason for residence, duration of stay, date and place of issue, passport No, etc.In case of any changes of the above-mentioned events or the residential address and the place of study, etc., students shall go through the registration procedures for the change at theExit&Entry Administration ofWuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureauwithin 10 days.
Article 8 The reason for students’stay is study. Students who have work-study orinternshipprograms off campus shall first get approval from theuniversityand then apply to theExit&Entry Administration ofWuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureaufor an additional note on the residence permit page including the information such as the working place and duration, etc. of the work-study or internshipprograms. Students holding a residence permit without such information shall not carry on work-study or internship programs off campus. International students who take illegal jobs shall receive a penalty of 5000 to 20000 CNY from the publicsecuritybureauin line with relevant regulations, and in cases of gross violation they shall be detained for 5 to 15 days and receive a penalty of 5000 to 20000 CNY.
Article 9 International students must leave China before their residence permitexpires and students who continue to study in China shall go through the extension formalities before the expiration date. International students shall apply to College of International Students fortheresidencepermit extension or change at least one month before the expiration date so that thecollegemay issue relevantsupporting documents.Students shall payclose attention tothe expiration date oftheirpassport, visa and residence permit and go through the extension procedures in time.For students who illegally stay and live in China after the visa and the residence permitexpire, thepublic securitybureau will impose a penalty of warning in accordance with relevant regulations, and in cases of gross violation students shall receive a penalty of 500 CNY per day for the illegal residence with the maximum penalty of 10000 CNY or a detention of 5 to 15 days.
Article10 If the family members of international students apply for the visa to come to China, CIS can provide the study certificate for the students. International students also need to consult the Chinese Embassy/ Consulatein foreign countriesfor other documents for applying the visa. TheExit&Entry Administration ofWuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureauwill processthe applicationof the residence permit or visa extension for family members. Theduration ofthestayfor family members should not exceed theexpirationdate of the students’residencepermit.
Article 11 If international students want to go home due to illness or other important things, or leave mainland China to regions likeHong Kong and Macaoor go to other countries within their study period, they shall report to College of International Students for approval first and then transactexit formalities.
Article 12 International students who want to travel to areas that are not open toforeignersshall report the destination to College of International Students for approval and then go to theExit&Entry Administration ofWuxi MunicipalPublic Security Bureauto go through the travel application formalities. Students shall observe the relevantregulationswhile traveling and pay for the expense of theformalitiesand the travel.
Article 13Internationalstudents who transfer to otheruniversitiesshall go to College of International Students to transact the transfer formalities and get a transfer certificate issued by theuniversity. Students shall go through the formalities of the residence permit change at the Exit & Entry Administration of the local publicsecuritybureauwithin 10 days (within the validity ofresidence permit) since the date of arrival at new universities.
Article 14 Passport, visaandresidence permitshallbe properly kept.Studentswhose visa or residence permit is lost, damaged, robbed or stolen, shall apply for a new one to theExit&Entry Administration of WuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureauin time. In the event that international students lose the passport, they shall go through the lost declaration timely to the local public security bureau. With the study certificate issued byWuxi Universityand the certificate issued by theExit&Entry Administration of WuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureau,they can apply for a newpassportto their embassies in China. They shall apply for a new residence permit at the Exit & Entry Administration ofWuxiMunicipal Public Security Bureau once they get the new passport.
Article 15 International students can stay legally in China with the processing notice issued by theExit&Entry Administration of WuxiMunicipalPublic Security Bureauwhen their passports are kept there for relevant formalities of the residencepermitor visa.
Article 16 Detailsregardingthe management of the residence permit and visa ofinternationalstudents shall refer to the relevant regulations of the Exit & Entry Administration of Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau.