Resident Permit Application Procedures for Foreign Journalist and Their Accompanying Family Members

A. Eligibility
Visiting Foreign Journalists and their accompanying family members who have entered China on a J-1 visa

B. Application Documents
1. Passport with Current visa
2. Residence Registration Certificate in Beijing
3. Entry visa/Resident Permit Application Form with Resident News Agency's Chop
4. A recent 2-inch photo with pale blue background
5. Journalist Licence issued by the News Depart ment of Foreign Affairs Ministry
6. Original of Health check-up report by Chinese
Quarantine for foreign citizens over (including)
18 in case of first-time application for Resident Permit
7. Resident Permit, or Journalist Licence of the working journalist together with an Application Letter by the Resident News Agency
8. Marriage certificate for accompanying spouse
9. Kinship certificate for accompanying children or parents
10. Application Letter by the News Department of Foreign Affairs Ministry or Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government for journalists holding a J-2 visa to be converted to resident journalists.

Note: Photocopies and the originals are required of the above listed documents; whilst notarisation by the local Chinese Consulates is required for certificates issued abroad.

C. Term of Validity
A 12-month valid Resident Permit will be granted.

D. Time for Approval
Approval upon submission of requisite document, will take 5 workdays, which does not includE Saturday when applications are collected.

外国驻京记者及随行家属申请居留许可

一、申请居留许可的对象：
持J-1签证入境的外国驻京记者及其家属。

二、申请居留许可的材料：
1、有效护照和签证；
2、在京住宿登记证明；
3、填写准确的《外国人签证、居留许可申请表》并加盖常驻新闻机构的印章，贴一张浅蓝色背景近期2寸正面免冠照片；
4、外交部新闻司颁发的《记者证》；
5、年满18周岁以上首次申请居留许可的外国人，提交出入境卫生检疫部门出具的《健康证明》；
6、随行家属提供任职记者的居留许可或《记者证》和常驻新闻机构的信函；
7、配偶之间提交结婚证明；
8、父母和子女之间提交亲属关系证明；
9、若是持（J-2）签证入境的临时记者改任常驻记者申请居留许可，须出具外交部新闻司或者北京市人民政府外事办公室公函。

注：以上证明均须提供复印件及原件。

三、申请签证时限：
申请人可以申请有效期1年的居留许可。