STEP 1: TEMPORARY RESIDENCE REGISTRATION 临时住宿登记

According to relevant Chinese laws, international students MUST register within 24 hours of arriving in or changing their residence in China. You can finish this registration quite quickly via WeChat or the cell phone app 我的南京 (My Nanjing). See Registration Guides: Temporary Residence Registration Tutorial (WeChat).pdf or Temporary Residence Registration Tutorial (MyNanjing).pdf. 

Once your registration is approved, you can download a PDF Registration Form. Please print this form, as it is necessary for your residence permit application later.

If you live in a hotel, hotel receptionists will finish this registration for you when checking in. Otherwise, you have to turn to the local police station (辖区派出所）to complete the registration on your own. You should bring your passport to local police station, finish the registration offline and receive the printout of the form there.

If you live on Xianlin Campus, you should go to Xianlin Police Station (仙林派出所, 文枢东路11号，025-83148274，工作时间9：00-12：00，14：00-17：30 / 11 Wenshudonglu, Tel.025-83148274, working hours 9:00-12:00, 14:00-17:30).

STEP 2: HEALTH CHECK 体检

New international students who will be studying at NUFE for more than three months are required to undergo a health check at the Jiangsu International Travel Healthcare Center, located at 39 Chuangzhi Road, Jianye District, Nanjing (南京市建邺区创智路39号江苏国际旅行卫生保健中心). The Health Check Report is necessary for obtaining a Residence Permit, so it is important to complete the health check as soon as possible.

Students who have completed health checks in their home countries within the last six months can bring the relevant reports to the Jiangsu International Travel Healthcare Center for verification. If the original health check reports do not meet the required standards, students will need to undergo a new health check. The expenses for the health check will be the responsibility of the students. Additionally, any student whose health check results do not meet the minimum health standards will be required to leave China within 30 days of arrival and bear all associated costs.

To schedule a health check appointment and receive the report, please use WeChat. Refer to the appointment guide available from WeChat or download  Health Check Tutorial.pdf. Once you receive notification that your health check report is ready, we recommend that you download and save it on your cellphone.

STEP 3: RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION 申请居留许可

The Residence Permit is a long-term stay visa for most international students in China, which has no border entry & exit limits. Most international students with X1 visas must convert them into Residence Permits in time because, by the relevant visa law, the X1 visa is only valid for 30 days after the visa holder enters China. Overstaying your visa will lead to severe punishments by the immigration authority. For instance, your entry seal was stamped on September 2, 2023, so the last day of your X1 Visa is October 2, 2023. Any student whose Residence Permit (or visa) expires in China will be fined or punished according to the visa law of China by the immigration authority. For the legal liabilities, please read the Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China.

Within 30 days of entering China, new international students must pass the health check, pay tuition and accommodation fees, and then take the documents issued by the College of International Education to the Immigration Department of the Nanjing Police Department to apply for Residence Permits. Enrolled students must come to the College of International Education at least 30 days before the Residence Permit expires and take the required documents to the Immigration Department of the Nanjing Police Department to extend the current residence permit. 

* Residence Permit Application Form

This form is available in visa offices. We suggest that applicants download the blank form, print it double-sided, and fill it in with black ink before coming to the visa offices (0-Residence Permit Application Form.pdf). If you have problems filling out the form, please check the sample form and read the tips (0-Residence Permit Application Form Sample.pdf). Do not glue your 2-inch photo to the form until your photo has passed the visa office's test.

* Special Notice for the 2-inch Photos

The photos should measure 33 mm x 48 mm, be in color, have a white background, be bare-headed, and be taken within the last month. Please ensure that you remove all facial decorations and wear dark-colored clothing when taking the photos. Glossy photos are recommended, as matte ones often do not meet requirements. Photo services are offered at some visa offices for 40 CNY for six copies.

* Special Notice for the Residence Permit Application Venues

The residence permit applicants MUST schedule an appointment to submit their documents at specific visa offices. Check the appointment tutorial:  Residence Permit Appointment Tutorial.pdf

Suggested Visa Office 1 with Photo Services: Exit-Entry Administration of Nanjing Police Bureau (173 Baixia Rd. / 白下路173号南京市公安局出入境管理处) is the principal visa office to receive your residence permit applications. Their working hours are 8:30-11:30, 14:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.

Suggested Visa Office 2 with Photo Services: the Qixia Branch is close to the Xianlin Campus of NUFE (B Hall of the Qixia Civil Services Center, 118 Wenyhuan Rd./栖霞区文苑路118号栖霞政务服务中心B大厅). Their working hours are 9:00-11:30, 13:30-17:00, Monday to Friday. 

You may turn to the following visa office branches as well.

The Hexi Branch is not recommended, as its capacity is approximately 40 applications per workday. The Jiangning and Jiangbei New Area Branches are located far from the NUFE campuses.

STEP 4: REGISTRATION

New students are required to register at the College of International Education of NUFE within the period prescribed in the Admission Notice. Students who cannot complete the registration process on time or who arrive outside of office hours must seek approval in advance. Anyone who fails to register on time without prior authorization will be unable to register.

New students should bring the JW202 form, Admission Notice of NUFE, Application Form of International Students of NUFE, passport, 2-inch photos, and the original documents of the previous application package for registration.

International students shall pay total tuition fees, accommodation, and insurance by academic year in Chinese currency CNY.

Enrolled international students should register at the College of International Education on the date prescribed in the university schedule. Students who cannot register on time must seek approval in advance.

Students who want to withdraw from the program should submit a written application to the College of International Education to get official approval. Then they must go to the Immigration Department of the Nanjing Police Department to cancel their current residence permits and apply for short-term stay visas with documents issued by NUFE. When the residence permit cancellation is finished, students should leave China before the stay visa expires. Students who complete their studies at NUFE must cancel their residence permit before leaving the campus.