One must apply for a visa before coming to China and may not enter China without a visa, otherwise the visa cannot be renewed.
1. Participants’ Passport and Visa
(1) Participants should apply for a Service visa with an official or ordinary passport, and the number of days for stay should be 000. Participants may not apply for Service W visa, Diplomatic visa, Ordinary visa, X1 and X2 visa, etc., otherwise the visa cannot be renewed.
(2) After registration, participants should check the validity of entry visa and passport. If they need to extend visas or apply residence permits, they should inform the Participants Administration Department 30 days in advance, otherwise the overdue charges will be at their own expense.
(3) If participants stay in China for personal reasons after finishing their courses, they should apply for visa or residence permit extension before its expiration at their own expense. ICDS can provide relevant materials, but participants should deal with it by themselves and at their own expense.
(4) Before participants return to their countries, visit relatives or travel, they should check their visas to ensure they can enter China again; if participants need a visa for the third country, they should apply by themselves or through their embassies in Beijing.
2. Passport and Visa of Accompanying Persons
(1) Accompanying persons should try to apply for the same visas (Service visa) like participants, and the number of days of stay should also be 000. If accompanying persons need to stay in China for a long time, they should not apply for short-term stay, otherwise the renewal time will not cover the period of stay.
(2) If accompanying persons have not applied for official visas, and plan to travel to other regions (such as Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, etc.), they need to apply for multiple-entry visas by themselves.
(3) If accompanying persons apply for private affairs visas, the number of days of stay in the visa must cover the period of stay in China, otherwise they should renew visas by themselves after entering China.
(4) Accompanying persons over the age of 18 need to apply for renewal by themselves.
