Visa Procedure Guideline for Foreign Teachers

- - - Z visa application before coming to China - - -

Foreign teachers please contact the foreign affairs secretary of your employing college to help you apply for “Notification letter of foreigner’s Work Permit”, at least two months before you come to China to start working in Xiamen University. The required documents include: working contract, passport front page, one digital photo, working experience certificate, highest degree diploma, no criminal record certificate, health certificate, etc. And then please go to the Chinese embassy or consulate to apply for a Working Visa（Z visa）to China.

Family members can apply for “S” visa to China by using the relationship certificate with foreign teachers.

- - - Residence permit application after arriving China - - -

After you get your working visa (Z visa) and enter China Mainland, you must apply for your Work Permit Card and Residence Permit within 30 days of entry to avoid illegal stay and penalty (500RMB per day, paid by yourself). The exact application procedure is as follows:

(1). Within 24 hours of entry, you must go to the local police station to make an Accommodation Registration Form for Persons From Abroad.  

(2). Within one week of entry, please go to the Xiamen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine center near Dong Du Road to do a health check and get the Health Certificate. Your family members also need it, except children younger than 18.

(3).Within two weeks of entry, please bring the documents below to the International Office: your Passport, Working Contract, Health Certificate, 2 pictures each person (2 inch size, colored), and all the documents which you submitted to apply for your Work Permit Notification before you come to China. The Int’l Office will apply for your Work Permit card. It takes about 7 days to get it.

(4). Within two weeks of entry, you should have found your rented apartment in Xiamen and you should go to the local police station to make an Accommodation Registration Form for Persons From Abroad. You should bring your passport and house renting contract to do it. Your family members also need to do it, one form for one person.

(5). Within three weeks of entry, please bring your Accommodation Registration Form for Persons From Abroad and your passport to the Int’l Office. The Int’l Office will help you prepare documents and then you should go to the Xiamen Exit & Entry Administration Bureau to take a picture inside their system and apply for your Residence Permit. You family members also need to do it. It takes about 21 days to get the Residence Permit.

(6). After you get the Residence Permit, you should go to the local police station to make a new Accommodation Registration Form for Persons From Abroad. Please keep it well and we need it to extend your Residence Permit next time. Your family members also need to do it.

(7).  If you need to extend your Residence Permit, please come to the Int’l Office at least 40 days before it expires. The Int’l Office will help you extend it. It costs at least one month time to do the procedure. So if you need to leave Xiamen earlier for your summer or winter vacation, you should come at least 40 days before your departure date.

(8). If you change a new passport, you must go to the local police station to make a new accommodation registration form inside two days after you receive your new passport (please keep the date proof well such as the post form or the air ticket or train ticket), and come to the Int’l Office inside three days to do necessary changing procedure.

- - - Contact person - - -

International Cooperation and Exchange Office (XMU)

Mrs. Cherry RUAN, office tel: 2181723, mobile: 13003945864, email: ylruan@xmu.edu.cn, office address: Room 806, 8th floor, Jiageng Three Building, Xiamen University.

International Development and Accreditation Office (XMUSM)

Mrs. Kelly CHAN, office tel: 2186311, email: kellychan19515@xmu.edu.cn, office address: Room 320, 3th floor, Jiageng One Building, Xiamen University.

一、外籍教师（工作类人员）签证手续：

外教来华前需要办理的手续：
一、外籍教师需办理外国人来华工作许可，然后申请外国人工作签证（Z字签证）入境中国。具体手续按照以下文件办理：《福建省外国专家局关于印发《福建省外国人来华工作许可服务指南（暂行）》的通知》（闽人外专【2017】17号）。材料要求和表格范本请看文件，若有疑问可咨询国际处阮老师：2181723，或者厦门市外专局：5366613。
办理外国人来华工作许可网址：国家外专局网站首页-外国人来华工作管理服务系统：http://fwp.safea.gov.cn/ 。

二、来华工作90日以上的长期外教，应申请长期工作许可。来华工作90日以下（含90日）的短期外教，应申请短期工作许可。

三、外国高端人才（A类），比如诺贝尔奖获得者、各国科学院院士、工程院院士等、或者被我校聘请为教授、副教授、40岁以下博士后等人员，可办理外国高端人才确认函，然后申请外国人才签证（R字签证）入境中国。具体手续按照以下文件办理：《福建省外专局关于印发《外国高端人才确认函》办理服务指南的通知》（闽人外专【2018】9号）。

四、聘请学院外事秘书需在长期外教来华工作前提早至少两个月，或者在短期外教来华工作前提早至少一个月，将办理服务指南里面要求的外教相关材料提交给国际处阮老师（办公电话：2181723，邮箱：ylruan@xmu.edu.cn），由阮老师登录国家外专局系统进行申请。外文学院、化学化工学院、国际学院、医学院这四个学院则由学院指定的工作人员（一般是外事秘书）登录国家外专局系统进行申请。比如申请长期工作许可通常需要：外教电子照片、简历，以及护照、聘请合同、最高学位证书、无犯罪记录证明、体检证明、工作资历证明、中国使领馆认证、中文翻译等原件材料的扫描。请注意外教电子照片的格式要求，以及每个附件的大小都不能超过1M。

五、信息填写完整后系统会生成申请表，阮老师会发给学院外事秘书请外教签名，然后外事秘书扫描发给阮老师加盖国际处公章，最后上传系统所有附件并点击提交。提交以后大概一周以内外专局会审批，系统会显示审批通过，或者被退回要求修改。请注意及时查询审批结果。

六、等系统显示审批通过后阮老师会下载中英文版本的外国人工作许可通知或者外国高端人才确认函，请聘请学院外事秘书用电子邮件发给外教，让外教到中国驻外使领馆申请办理工作签证或者人才签证入境。

外教来华后需要办理的手续：

一、新外教持工作签证或者人才签证入境后，2天内请到国际处找阮老师报到（办公电话：2181723，办公室地址：颂恩楼8楼806室）。入境后两周内，国际处需到厦门市外专局申领工作许可证（卡）。 具体手续和外教需提交的材料请看《外教工作签证手续概要》（中英文）。持人才签证的高端人才可选择只办理工作许可证，不办理居留许可。

二、新外教入境后一周内，请到东渡厦门市出入境检验检疫局（地址：金鼎路31号，电话：5675918）办理体检证明。入境后两周内，请到派出所办理《境外人员住宿登记表》。入境后三周内（最晚入境后30天内），请到厦门市公安局出入境管理局申请办理外国人居留许可，地址在第一医院对面蓝色大楼，外教需先去三楼拍照，然后去二楼办证大厅提交材料给警官，最后把回执单拿回给阮老师。阮老师三周以后会去领取护照（包含居留许可）回来。

三、请注意：随行家属还需提供亲属关系证明及中国使领馆认证原件及中文翻译。所有外籍人员申请居留许可的期限全都不能超过其护照有效期。任何外籍人员如果更换新护照，必须在3天内到国际处找阮老师办理变更手续。

四、办理好新的居留许可以后，外教需到住宿地派出所出示护照及新的居留许可，并且办理新的住宿登记表，随行家属也要，一人一张。请外事秘书提醒外教将该登记表妥善保存好，明年延期时需要。

五、外教延期居留许可需在旧居留许可到期前提早至少40天找国际处阮老师办理，需要提交：护照、工作许可证、聘请合同、住宿登记表、一张2寸彩照。

六、 外国人若变更护照，必须在领取到新护照后的2天内到住宿地派出所办理新的住宿登记表，并且在领取到新护照后的3天内到国际处办理相关变更手续。需要提交给国际处阮老师的材料包括：外国人的新旧护照、两张照片、工作许可证、聘请合同、住宿登记表、以及领取到新护照的相关日期证明（比如快递单据复印或者机票动车票复印）。

七、若有个别外教因故提前结束合同，所在学院必须及时通知国际处阮老师，并将外教的护照、工作许可证、一张2寸彩照和《境外人员住宿登记表》交给国际处，先注销工作许可证，然后让外教到厦门市出入境处办理居留许可注销，同时申请一个月有效的停留证件，之后方能外教离开厦门。

八、正常结束合同的外教，若需要延长在厦停留期限以便收拾行李，可将护照、一张2寸彩照和《境外人员住宿登记表》交给国际处阮老师，由国际处准备材料，让外教到厦门市出入境处申请一个月有效的停留证件。

九、本规定将根据国家政策实时更新，请各学院外事秘书注意经常查询。

【转自必赢国际合作与交流处官网 https://ice.xmu.edu.cn/info/1032/1762.htm】