To all the students,
As an overseas student in China, you must abide by the’ Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China’ and ‘Foreigners’ entry management regulations of the People’s Republic of China’. No matter what happens, contact your adviser to find a solution without any hesitation. In terms of your own safety, you need to keep in touch with your teachers and classmates. If you have to ask for a leave, please inform your teachers. Meanwhile, you must comply with school regulations and disciplines. Please go to class on time. Those who are absent from class frequently will be considered engaging in the activities incompatible with student identities. Any bad behavior will be recorded and will affect your subsequent life in China. According to the law of China, the visa office can cancel your study permission or refuse to renew your visa.
1. accommodation registration
When you go to any city in china, you need to register at the police station within 24 hours. If you change the address of your residence, you need register again at police station for the new address. If you leave Shenyang for other cities during holidays and live in a hotel, you need to ask for a registration form. If you live at a friend’s house, you also need to go to the relevant police station for registration. Otherwise, you will face a fine of 2000 Yuan. In china, foreigners over 16 years old need to carry around their passports, in case of temporary inspection from policemen. Otherwise the policemen will take you to the police station for your unclear identity. Therefore it is strongly recommended that you carry a copy of registration form and passport.
2. Illegal employment
By holding a study visa it is illegal to get a job in China, You will face a fine of 5000 Yuan, or even deportation. China’s current law allows students to work, but only in the form of internship under adding description of internship on your study permit. Only in this way can prove that you have a valid work identity. Otherwise it is illegal employment.
At present, you need to meet the following three conditions to be able to work in the form of internship. Firstly the internship should be relevant with your major. Secondly, you need the permission from your university. Thirdly, the organization you work in has recorded at the Public Security Bureau. Now there are some universities in Shenyang have been applied the description of internship on the study permit for their students. We hope more students can apply for it to avoid illegal employment.
There are some description that need to meet for internship as following: firstly, provide the certificate from your university that allow you to carry out the internship, which needs to state that your internship content is related to your major, as well as the time, location and contacts of your internship. Secondly, the place for your internship need to provide the business license, organization code certificate and specify your internship positions, time, and place. Thirdly, you need to provide your passport, registration form, photo and application form.
3. Drug problem
In some countries smoking marijuana is legal, but not in china. Please pay attention to it, or you will face the most severe punishment. If you involved in drug trafficking, you will face with the death penalty. Some foreign college students in Shenyang have been put into prison for involvement with drugs. If you go to the nightclubs, please don’t take the cigarettes or water that strangers offer you. If you leave your seat for a while, please pour out the liquid remaining in your grass when you are back just in case someone put drug in your drink when you are away. When you go out, you’d better be with your friends, especially girls. You must guarantee your own security, and take responsibility for yourself. Meanwhile, please don’t get drunk or fight, otherwise you will face the detention of 10 to 15 days. If you hurt others, you will get criminal sanctions, put into prison and face deportation.
4. Illegal residences
The current law in china requires everyone to apply for residence permit before 30 days of the expiration. Otherwise illegal residence will face a fine of 500 to 10000 Yuan and leave a bad record, which will directly affect the renewal duration of your visa. So please remember the expiry date of your residence permit. In addition, make sure that your registered address and the telephone number is correct, or your renewal application will not be approved.
5. Issues concerning re-issuance passports
If you lose your passport, you need to go to the nearest police station to ask for the report proving that you’ve lost your passport and then report the loss information to exchange relevant documents. At last apply for a new passport in your country Embassy in China. If you need renew your passport, you should leave sufficient time to renew your passport in advance. And try to get a new passport during the time that the residence permit is valid. If you get a new passport after your residence permit has got expired, there will be a lot of trouble. Your country Embassy will need to provide Liaoning provincial public security department a document to explain the overdue reason. For example, your passport is in the renewal process and so on. So be sure to set aside sufficient time to renew your passport in advance.
When you get a new passport with a new passport number, you need to go to the police station to renew the registration within 10 days, and then come to the visa office to change the residence permit. If you don’t change the information on time, you will face a fine of 2000 Yuan.
