居住在中国的外国学生必须遵守当地相关法律；外国学生必须持有有效的签证或居留证件才能在中国居留。为了避免任何违反当地法律，请仔细阅读以下关于学生签证和居留许可规则的重要细节。

一、签证和居留许可类型

X1 签证

持有X1签证的学生在首次进入中国后将有30天的时间。学生必须在签证到期前前往国际教育部申请居留许可。这种类型的签证不能更改为任何其他类型的签证。在申请居留许可之前，学生还需要获取健康证明。

X2 签证

X2签证适用于短期学习。签证持有者首次入境中国后允许在华停留的总天数将显示在签证页面上。允许入境的次数同样会标注于签证页。

居留许可

在中国学习一年以上的学生需要申请居留许可。居留许可上将显示持续天数。允许多次进入。

注意：在黄河水利职业技术大学学习的国际学生必须持有居留许可或X2签证。

二、居留许可办理流程

据开封市公安局出入境管理支队要求，学生需在入境一个月内按要求提交办理申请。

学生可以选择自行将申请表和其他相关文件提交给出入境管理支队，也可以按照老师的安排提交。签证申请程序通常需要7个工作日，居留许可通常需要20个工作日。学生应尽早申请签证和居留许可，以避免在申请期间无法使用护照而造成不必要的麻烦。申请期间护照将由出入境管理支队暂管。

初次申请

①有效护照

②录取通知书和来华留学签证申请表（JW201或JW202表）

③一张护照尺寸的照片（2英寸，正面，无帽子，白色背景）

④暂住登记表复印件

⑤健康证明

⑥学费和医疗保险收据

可延期申请：

①有效护照

②一张护照尺寸的照片（2英寸，正面，无帽子，白色背景）

③暂住登记表复印件

④学费和医疗保险收据

住宿登记

居住在中国的外国人应当依法在抵达中国后24小时内申请住宿登记。这可以与学生居住的地方合作完成，在大多数情况下，需要填写临时住宿登记表。

每次回到中国，一定要提前告诉老师或学生助理你的机票信息。

其他相关事项

①更换护照

在中国更换护照后，您必须向国际教育部报告，并在10天内向开封出入境管理支队办理护照号码变更手续。否则，你将因非法居留而受到惩罚。

②家庭签证

本校可以帮助国际学生为其在中国的配偶和子女申请家庭签证。但是，不会为家属访问中国提供任何邀请函。因此，建议家庭成员在抵达中国之前准备一份由中国驻本国大使馆认证的亲属关系证明。

③丢失并重新申请护照和签证

当您丢失护照时，您需要按照以下程序尽快重新申请护照和签证，以防止不必要的麻烦：

·去出入境管理支队报案，并获得护照遗失报告

·从国际教育学院获取学校的相关证明文件

·收到上述两份报告后，您应前往出入境管理支队领取护照遗失证明。

·带上护照遗失证明到本国大使馆申请新护照。

·请在10天内持新护照前往国际教育学院申请新的签证或居留许可。收到签证后，前往出入境管理支队更新您的住宿登记状态。

④取消签证和居留许可

如果您有任何学术变化，如暂停学习、休假、保留学习、学分转移或撤销，我校签发的签证和居留许可必须改为零入境临时签证。

⑤变更居住许可签发城市

已经从其他城市获得居留证的新生可以先来登记，并且必须在登记后10天内到国际教育学院更改居留证的签发城市。

⑥更改手机号码

在黄河水利职业技术大学学习期间，如果您更改了手机号码，请及时通知国际教育学院。

⑦未登记居留许可的处罚

如果你没有任何有效的签证、居留证或住宿登记，或者证件已经过期，根据中国法律，你将被视为“非法外国人”。这种情况可能会受到当地政府的警告，被处以500至10000元人民币的罚款，甚至被拘留和驱逐出境。为了避免这种惩罚，学生必须确保他们的所有文件和居留证在您在中国居留期间都是有效的。

在申请签证之前，请务必仔细阅读上述说明。如果您有任何疑问，也可以致电0371-23658698向国际教育学院寻求帮助。

Foreigner students who reside in China must comply with relevant local laws; and foreigner students must have a valid Visa or a valid residence permit to stay in China. In order to prevent any troubles against the local laws, please read carefully the important details on the student Visa and residence permit rules below.

Ⅰ.Visa and Residence Permit Types

X1 Visa Type

Students with X1 Visa will have 30 days after their first-time entry in China. Student must go to International Education Department to apply for a residence permit before the Visa expires. This type of Visa cannot change to any other Visa type. Before applying for a resident permit, students also need to obtain a health certificate.

X2 Visa

X2 Visa is for short-term study . The total days Visa holders are allowed to stay in China after their first-time entry to China will be shown on the Visa page. The number of entries allowed will also be shown on the Visa page.

Residence Permit

Students who study in China over one year will need to apply for residence permits. The duration days will be shown on the residence permit. Multiple entries will be permitted.

Note:International students who study atYRCTUmust hold the residence permit or X2 Visa

Ⅱ. Visas and Residence Permit Procedure

According to the Kaifeng Police Station Exit-Entry Administration Office, students will submit the application as required in one month.

Then the student can choose either to submit this application form with other relevant documentation to the Exit-Entry Administration Office by themselves or follow the teacher’s arrangement. It usually takes 7 working days for Visa application procedure and 20working days for the residence permit. Students should apply the Visa and residence permit early to avoid unnecessary trouble due to not being able to use the passport during the application time. The passport will be taken for processing during the application time.

First-Time Residence Permit and Visa Application:

①The valid passport

②The Admission Notification and the Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201 or JW202 Form)

③One passport-size photo (2 inches, facing the front, without hat, white background)

④A photocopy of the Registration Form of Temporary Residence

⑤The Health Certificate

⑥The receipts of tuition fee and medical insurance

Extension of Residence Permit and Visa Application:

①The valid passport

②One passport-size photo (2 inches, facing the front, without hat, white background)

③A photocopy of the Registration Form of Temporary Residence

④The receipts of tuition fee and medical insurance

Registration of Accommodation

Foreigners who reside in China should, according to the law, apply for registration of accommodation within 24 hours after their arrival in China. This can be done in cooperation with where the student is living, in most cases a temporary accommodation registration form will need to be filled in.

Make sure to tell the teacher or students’ assistants about your tickets information every time you come back to China.

Other Relevant Details

①Replace passport

After replacement of your passport in China, you must report to the International Education Department and go to the Kaifeng Exit-Entry Administration Department within 10 days for passport number changing procedures. Otherwise you will be punished for illegal residence.

②Family visa

The university can help international students apply for the family visa for their spouses and children in China. However, it will not provide any invitation letter for the family members to visit China. Hence, family members are advised to prepare a kinship certificate certified by the embassy of China in home country before arriving in China.

③Lose and reapply passport and Visa

When you lose your passport, you need to follow the below procedures to reapply your passport and Visa as quickly as possible to prevent unnecessary troubles:

·Go to the local police office to report your loss and obtain a loss report of your passport

·Obtain the relevant proof document of the university from InternationalEducation Department

·After receiving the 2 reports above, you should go to the Exit-Entry Administration Office to get the loss certificate of your passport.

·Take the loss certificate of passport to the embassy of your home country to apply for a new passport.

·Go to the International Education Department with your new passport within 10 days to apply for a new visa or residence permit. After receiving your Visa, go to the local police station to renew your accommodation registration status.

④Cancel Visa and residence permits

If you have any academic changes such as study suspension, leave of absence, study retention, credit transfer or withdrawal, your Visa and residence permit issued by YRCTUmust be changed to a zero-entry temporary visa.

⑤Change Issuance city of residence permit

Freshmen who already have the residence permit from other cities may come to register first, and must come to the International Education Department to change the issuance city of the residence permit within 10 days after registration.

⑥Change cell phone number

During your study at YRCTU, if you change your cell phone number, please inform the International Education Department promptly.

⑦Punishment for unregistered stay

If you don’t have any valid Visa, residence permit or accommodation registration or if the documents have expired, you will be considered “illegal alien” according to the Chinese Law. This status can attract a warning by the local government, a fine of 500 to 10000 RMB or even detention and deportation. In order to avoid such punishment, students must ensure that all their documentation and residence permits are valid during your stay in China.

Please be sure to carefully read the above instructions before preceding your visa application. If you have any questions, you can also find help at the International Education Department at 0371- 23658698.