Good Samaritan Case Study 7: L-visa holder’s experience getting a stay permit July 1, 2020 Hi, We’ve been reading with attention your website for a while now and it’s super helpful. Thanks for the efforts in helping strangers and putting your personal time into this. I thought I would share our recent experience as a […]
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[New!] Good Samaritan Case Study 6: L-visa holder’s experience getting a stay permit From Samaritan #6: “This website was super helpful as I applied for my own stay permit here in SH, so just wanted to add on my experience as well in case someone else needs it. I went to the Entry-Exit Bureau out
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Good Samaritan Case Study 5: Stay permit application experience and cost From Samaritan #5: “The cost was 160RMB for an Irish passport. documents i needed were: bank statement (in this case i used a screenshot) police registration, and the other documents that you mentioned. I initially asked for a 30 day extension, the lady behind the counter
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Good Samaritan Case Study 4: Tourist Visa(L) – stay permit payment cost and methods From Samaritan #4: “I just applied in Hangzhou and my permit costs 160元 (German, L visa) I had to pay in advance. Possible Via Alipay using the QR code at the application recipe without going to the payment counter. Other options
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Good Samaritan Case Study 3: Business Visa(M) – consulting with the immigration officer on how to stay longer during covid-19 pandemic period From Samaritan #3: “Already used auto 60-day extension. Successfully got visa extension for M visa today. It does not cancel my current visa. Making a post to let everyone know: Make sure you go to
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Good Samaritan Case Study 2: Private Visit Visa(S2) – consulting with the immigration officer on how to stay longer during covid-19 pandemic period From Samaritan #2: “I haven’t gone through the process yet, but I asked the bureau and they said it was possibly to extend my stay without canceling my multiple entry [S2] visa.
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Good Samaritan Case Study 1: 10-yr multiple entry tourist visa(L) – consulting with the immigration officer and preparing for a stay permit application during covid-19 pandemic period More notes from Good Samaritan #1: “I went once more to the Pudong Office in May, long before visa expiration, to check again on the requirements. I pleaded
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Extending Your Stay in China during Covid-19 60-day automatic extension: 60-day automatic extension only works if you are already in China. It only grants exit out of China. It does not grant you entry into China or re-entry into China. Life after 60-day automatic extension – apply for stay permit: If you are nearing the
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Source: Alipay I appreciate the efforts that the Chinese government is making for the tourists. After all, imagine tourists who want to pay by cash but various establishments cannot provide change due to the lack of local residents paying by cash. For example, I would not be surprised if food vendors at China International Import
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Online self-service residence registration with the police now live!! We are all familiar with the law that mandates all foreigners to register their residence within 24hours of arrival at a police station. This causes headaches for both expats and foreign tourists that may result in penalties. (If you stay in hotels, then you’re fine. The
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