Student Visa (x -visa)

Student Visa (X-visa) is issued to a foreign citizen who comes to China for the purpose of study,advanced study or intern practice for a period of six months or more. A foreign citizen who is to study in China for less than six months should apply for a business visa (F-visa). 

i. Please provide the following documents: 

(i) Original passport which has more than six months left before it expires from the date of application for a visa and at least 2 blank visa pages and a photocopy of their current passport (photo page only). 

(ii) One completed Visa Application Form with a recently-taken colored passport photo (no hat, no veiling) affixed on it; all the items on the application form should be completed neatly with genuine information; if the applicant has a Chinese name, the Chinese name should be filled in; false or incomplete information and illegible handwriting may lead to refusal of a visa. 

(iii) Applicants, who are over 18 years old and will study in China for more than 180 days, need to provide a valid physical examination record. 

(iv) Applicants who have been granted Chinese visa(s) before, should provide copies of recent Chinese visa with entry record. In case they are not on the current passport, copies of the previous passport with the above data are required. 

(vi) Foreign nationals who once held Chinese nationality, 

a) ① who apply for Chinese visa for the first time, should submit the former Chinese passport (the Consulate General will cancel its validity), HK/Macau SAR passport, Taiwan travel document. 

b) ② who have been granted Chinese visa(s) before , should do as point "(iv)" requires. 

(vii) Non-Australian passport holders, besides meeting the above points, should provide valid Australian visa as well as entry record, both the original and the copy. Applicants who are in Australia free of visa or with ETA and electronic visa, Australian entry record should be provided, both the original and the copy. . 

(viii) Visa Application for Study in China (Form JW-201 or Form JW-202, original and copy); and 

(ix) Admission Notice (original and copy) 

(x) Accompanying family dependents of a student should apply for L-visa. If accompanying family dependents submit their applications together with the student's visa application, they need to provide proof of kinship, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc. If the student is already in China, the accompanying family dependent applies for visa separately, besides the above-mentioned documents, the copy of the student's X-visa as well as Residence Permit are also required 

ii. Method of application and Time for processing 

(i) Method: An applicant may submit his or her visa application to the Consulate in person or entrust someone or a travel agency to submit on his or her behalf. 

(ii) Visa processing time: Regular pick-up time is the fourth working day. The Consulate offers express service or rush service. For express service, visa will be ready for collection beteen 9:00am and 12:00pm on the third working day. For rush service, visa is ready for collection between 9:00am and 12:00pm on the second working day. 

(iii) Mail service is not provided. 

iii.Visa fee, period of validity and duration of stay 

(i) For visa fee please see 'fee table'. 

(ii) visa and service fees will be paid when collecting passport; money order,bank cheque,company cheque and credit card (Visa and Master card) are acceptable. Cash and personal cheques are not acceptable. Please make cheques and money orders payable to Chinese Consulate in Perth. 

(iii) X-visa is usually with a single entry, valid for three months and with no duration of stay(that is 000 day of stay).Holders of student visa should go through the formalities for a residence permit at a local public security authority within 30 days after entry into China. The validity of the residence permit is the legal period during which the student is allowed to study in China. This residence permit also allows the holder to enter into or exit from China within the period of its validity. 

iv. Please Note: 

(i) Please apply for a visa about one month in advance of your intended date of entry into China, and do not apply three months earlier. You should take upon yourself any consequences resulting from your failure to submit visa application at an appropriate time, which may lead to either your already-issued visa becoming expired or it would be too late to get a visa before your planned departure date. 

(ii) The visa application form should be fully filled in and signed by the applicant upon completion (application for an applicant under 16 years old should be signed by one of his or her parents). Items which are not applicable should be filled in with N/A. 

(iii) Whether applicants come to the Consulate by themselves or consign others for the visa application, the applicant should sign on the application form (except the under-16-year-old children). Any information correction by the consignee is supposed to be confirmed by the applicant. 

(iv) Once submitted, the visa application can not be corrected or cancelled. No visa application documents will be returned, please copy it yourself in advance if necessary. 

(v) Consular Officers decide on whether a visa is to be issued or not, what type of visa is to be issued, the visa's period of validity, duration of stay and number of entry in the light of China's laws and regulations. Consular Officers may request an applicant to provide additional supporting documents or have an interview with the applicant when needed. The applicant should submit them as soon as possible. Therefore, the visa collection date will be postponed as well. Chinese Consulates General is not responsible for any related economic losses and legal consequences if your visa application is rejected.