Physical Examination 

International students who will study for more than 6 months should take a physical examination at Gansu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau; those who have taken the physical examination in other places and hold a “Physical Examination Record for Foreigners” should go to Gansu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to have it verified. New students can apply for residence permits after they obtain a “Certificate  of Verification of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners” issued by Gansu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Those who are ascertained upon examination as patients of any disease due to which no entry is allowed, as specified inChina’s laws, shall leave immediately for their home country. The Address of Gansu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau: No.387, East Jia Yuguan Road. Tel: 0931-8664348.     

Residence Permit & Visa 

1. New students holding an X visa must apply for a residence permit from the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Lanzhou Public Security Bureau within 30 days from the date of entry inChina. New students with an F visa must secure a visa extension or resident permit before their period of visa validity expire. Those who exceed the specified time will be punished in accordance with relevant Chinese laws for illegal residence.

2. International students who are transferring from another city inChinashould go through the move-out formalities with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of that city and then go through the move-in formalities with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Lanzhou Public Security Bureau, within 10 days from their arrival at the university.

3. If any items on the residence permit change during his/her study at the university, student must have the relevant information changed with the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Lanzhou Public Security Bureau within 10 days after the change takes place.

4. Current students must secure a visa extension from the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Lanzhou Public Security Bureau at least one week before their residence permit expires. Documents for visa extension application include the applicant’s passport and a certification issued by theInternationalSchool. Failure to secure the extension before the expiration of residence permits will be deemed as illegal residence and thus leads to penalty in accordance with relevant Chinese laws. Students are advised to solve their visa problem during regular semester time as it is not handled during vacations.  A residence permit may be extended up to one year at a time. Students who are to leave the university for graduation or completion of their course of study can apply for extra one month visa.

5. International students may enter and exitChinafor multiple times as long as their Residence Permits are valid.

6. International students who have lost their passports should inform the School and the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Lanzhou Public Security Bureau immediately, obtain a certification for the loss, apply for a new passport to their embassy/consulate inChinaand a new residence permit from the Department of Entry & Exit Administration of Lanzhou Public Security Bureau. International students who have secured new passports must inform International school to have their personal information updated.

7. The Address of the Department of Entry & Exit Administration, Lanzhou Public Security Bureau: 4th floors, Min’an Building, Nanguan cross.

8. To apply for a residence permit, new students need to prepare the following documents and materials :

(1) A certification issued by theSchoolofInternational Cultural Exchange;

(2) Passport;

(3) The original third slip of Visa Application for Study inChina(Form JW201 or JW202);

(4) One recent 2-inch photo of the applicant (front, bareheaded, with a white background);

(5) The Certificate of Verification of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners & Overseas Chinese, which is required for students who will study for more than 6 months;

9. International students are responsible for all costs shall settle their residence permit, visa, etc at their own cost.