China
S Visa (Foreign Family Visit)
China
Q Visa (China Family Reunion)
China
family visas (S visa and Q visa) introduction:
Based on the new Entry & Exit Administration Regulations
started from Sep. 1, 2013, China have now 4 categories of
family visas as below:
S1
Visa application |
Issued to those foreigners who pay a long-term visit to
their foreign family members residing in Beijing
because of their work or study
or to the foreigners who need to reside in Beijing due
to private affairs
The family members include spouse, parents, children under
18 years old and parents-in-law.
The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. |
S2
Visa application |
Issued
to those foreigners who pay a short-term visit to their foreign family members residing in Beijing because
of their work or study
or to the foreigners who need to reside in Beijing due
to other private affairs
The family members include spouse, parents, children,
parents-in-law, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren
and children's spouses.
The intended duration of stay in China is less than 180 days. |
Q1
Visa application |
Issued to those foreigners who pay a long-term visit to
their family members who are Chinese citizens or
the foreigners with permanent residencey in Beijing
Or to the foreigners under 18 years old fostered in Beijing
who are the children of Chinese with foreign nationalities
or overseas Chinese.
The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. |
Q2
Visa application |
Issued
to those foreigners who pay a short-term visit to their
family members who are Chinese citizens or the
foreigners with permanent residencey in Beijing
The family members include spouse, parents, parents-in-law,
children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and children's
spouses.
The intended duration of stay in China is less than 180 days. |
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