What is the fundamental principles of Law on the Entry of Aliens of the peoples Republic of China?
Law on the Entry and Exit of Aliens of the People??s Republic of China (referred as the Aliens Law in the following) was adopted on the Thirteenth Meeting of the Sixth Session of the Standing Committee of National People??s Congress and took effect from February 1,1986.THE Basic principles of the Aliens Law are: To protect the opening policy of our country, facilitate the international exchange, promote the construction of socialism modernization and protect the legitimate rights and interests of aliens.

What are the regulations on the entry, pass and residence of aliens?
The Aliens Law stipulates that any entry into China, pass through China or residence in Chinese government. The term of the visa-exemption agreement apply to the citizens from those countries that have signed such agreement with Chinese movement. Aliens that stay in China for no more than 24 hours without exit from the airport may be exempted from visa.

How could the foreign experts apply for their entry visas?
The foreign experts may apply for visas to the Chinese diplomatic representative organization, consulate or other overseas organizations authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

How many types of visas are offered in China?
After examining the application of aliens, the authority in charge of visa shall grant corresponding visas to those who meet the requirement according to the application causes. Chinese government issues four types of visas: visa of diplomacy, visa of courtesy, visa of official matters and ordinary visas. General aliens obtain ordinary visas when they co me to China.
In favor of the administration, ordinary visas are divided into seven types and each is marked with a capital letter.
(1) Visa D is issued to those who come to China for permanent residence.
(2) Visa Z is issued to those who come to China to work in China and their accompanying family members.
(3) Visa X is issued to those who come to China to China to study or practice as interns for more than six months.
(4) Visa F is issued to those who come to China to visit, teach, do business, or for cultural, scientific or technological exchanges for less than six months.
(5) Visa L is issued to those who come to China to travel, visit friends and relatives or to deal with some private matters.
(6) Visa G is issued to those who need a stopover in China.
(7) Visa C is issued to the crews of airplanes, trains and ships who are on regular visits to China. Their accompanying family members are issued with the same type of visa.
(8) Visa J-1 is delivered to foreign resident journalists in China, and Visa J-2 to foreign journalists who come to China to gather news.

According to the above regulations, foreign experts who come to China for long-term service should apply for Visa Z on their entry. Those who are invited to visit, teach or participate in the exchange of science, technology and culture and stay in China for a short term should apply for Visa F on entry.

How to apply for Visa Z for the foreign experts who enter China for work?
According to the regulations, foreign experts, who plan to work in China for more than 6 months, should present their invitation letters, valid passports and certificates, and Confirmation for Invitation of Foreign Experts (original file )to Chinese diplomatic representative organization, consulate or other overseas organizations entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for application of Visa Z.

What certifications shall be provided when applying for visa ?
To present the valid passport or other certificate(s) that can be used in place of a passport, to fill in a visa application form, and hand in recent frontal hatless half-length photos; to present documents of certification pertaining to the purposes for entry or the invitation letter from the host institution or the certificate-issuing authority; those who come to China for residence of one year or more shall produce health certificates including AIDS serum examination report issued by health departments designated by health departments designated by the governments of the countries the applicants reside in, the health certificates shall remain valid within a period of six months as of the date of issue.

What is the employment term under which foreign expert working in china must present the health certificate?
Article 5of the Provisions for the Monitoring and Control of AIDS approved by the State Council on December 26, 1987,and promulgated jointly by the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Education, the National Tourism Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of china and the State administration of Foreign Expert Affairs stipulates that: when applying for entry visa, any foreigner who plans to settle down in china or stay (or study )in china for one year or longer is required to produce the AIDS Serological Examination Certificate issued by a public hospital or by a private hospital notarized by the notary office in the country of origin and the certificate must be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or consulate in that country. The certificate shall remain valid for six months as of the date of issue.
Among the foreign experts and workers working in china, except those who work in journalism or publication areas with working term of 1 year, most of them in the colleges work for 1 school year, but they used to travel or stay for some time in china after the expiration of the contract. However, the visa term is usually 1year. Therefore, the invited foreign experts, the foreign workers and their family members shall present the health certificate including the AIDS Serological Examination.

How to handle the concrete procedures on the health certificate that the foreign experts are required to present?
The host institution may acquire the Health Examination Record of Aliens and Notice on the Sanitation and Quarantine for Entry uniformly printed by the Ministry of Public Health from the local sanitation and quarantine authority and send them to the foreign experts and foreign workers before they come to china. Alternatively, the institution may notify the invited persons to acquire them from Chinese overseas diplomatic missions or consular offices. Whatefer the way is, the host institution must remind the invited persons to perform the health examination as required. The hospital shall fill in the Health Examination Record of Aliens with two copies, one sent to the host institution, the other presented to Chinese overseas diplomatic missions or consular offices for notarization when handling the visa for entry and carried at the time of entry. After entry, the host institution shall present the Health Examination Record of Aliens of the invited persons to the local sanitation and quarantine authority for notarization. The sanitation and quarantine authority is responsible for the grant of Validation Certificate of Health Examination Record of Aliens and the public security organ issues the residence permit to alien according to the Validation Certificate.

What to do in case the foreign experts fail to undergo the AIDS Serological Examination for lack of necessary conditions before coming to china?
The Provisions for the Monitoring and Control of AIDS points out that: foreign nationals who fail to undergo AIDS serological examination in their home countries for lack of necessary conditions, must go to a designated professional health organ for the examination within 20 days after entry

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