Residence Permit & Visa

1. New students holding an X1 visa shall apply for a residence permit to the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Zhoushan Public Security Bureau, within 30 days from the date of entry in China. Students with an X2 visa shall secure a visa extension 7 days prior to the expiry of the duration specified in the visa, or apply for a resident permit. Those who exceed the specified time will be punished in accordance with relevant Chinese laws for illegal residence.

2. International students who are transferring from another city in China shall go through the move-out formalities with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of that city and then go through the move-in formalities with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Zhoushan Public Security Bureau, within 10 days from their arrival at the university.

3. If any items on the residence permit change during his/her study at the university, student shall have the relevant information changed with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Zhoushan Public Security Bureau within 10 days after the change takes place.

4. Current students shall, within 30 days prior to the expiry of the validity period on their residence permits or visa, file applications for extension of the duration of residence or stay with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Zhoushan Public Security Bureau. Documents for duration extension application include the applicant's passport and a certification issued by International College, Zhejiang University. Failure to secure the extension before the expiration will be deemed as illegal residence and thus leads to penalty in accordance with relevant Chinese laws. Students are advised to solve their visa problem during regular semester time as it is not handled during vacations. A residence permit may be extended up to one year at a time. No extension will be possible for students who are to leave the university for graduation or completion of their course of study, but stay permits with specified duration may be applied for according to the circumstances.

5. International students may enter and exit China for multiple times as long as their Residence Permits are valid.

6. International students who have lost their passports should inform the International College and the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Zhoushan Public Security Bureau immediately, obtain a certification for the loss, apply for a new passport to their embassy/consulate in China and a new residence permit from the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Zhoushan Public Security Bureau. International students who have secured new passports must inform the International College to have their personal information updated.

7. The Address of the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Zhoushan Public Security Bureau is 99# Qiandao Road, Zhoushan, and its phone number is 0580-2072077.

8. To apply for a residence permit, new students need to prepare the following documents and materials.

1）Passport (Original and copy);

2）Application letter（Room 106，Administration Building, Stamped in Room 410）;

3）Copy of record registration certificate（Room 106）;

4）JW201 or JW202 Application for visa application for foreign students in China;

5）Copy of admission notice;

6）Accommodation registration form（Room 425，Stamped in Room 410）;

7）Health certificate （Take the original one got from your home country and go to Zhejiang international travel health care center Zhoushan branch to change for a local certificate. Add: No 222, Changguo Road, Dinghai District, Zhoushan）.