STUDENT X1 VISA: Need Specialist Advice!

STUDENT X1 VISA: Need Specialist Advice!
Apr 11, 2015 07:21
guestChinese Visa Idiot	Hi there! I have an issue with the Student X1 Visa which ought to be easily solved but I am unsure of the technical aspects. Here it is: So I am going to study in China beginning in September 2015. The Chinese university will be issuing me the relevant JW202 form which will mean getting the X1 visa is no problem. Issue: This year (May 2015) I will graduate from another chinese university. Because of this I ALREADY have a temporary residents permit in my passport which is valid until the 31 AUG 2015. My question is: Can I simply renew this temporary residence permit & specifically, can I renew it in my home country (UK). From May I will be returning to the UK from China and I won't be going back until the new term starts in September. In an ideal world I am hoping that I can renew the residents permit in the UK without having to go through the whole process of getting a X1 Visa, arriving in China and then converting this into a residence permit. Alternatively, I could arrive in China a little bit before the start date of my course and renew it there but I am not sure if this is possible (because it is a different university in a different province). One other issue is that in August I will be travelling in Asia and my outbound and return flights both have (less than 2 days) transfers in China. So my other worry was that IF i get the X1 visa when I am in the UK in the summer, then maybe when I am transferring through China they will stamp the X1 visa RATHER than giving me the 3-day transit or 24hour transit visa. This would then mean I couldnt re-enter China again when I return in the beginning of September. I understand this sounds pretty complicated but any help would be greatly appreciated as I am stuck in quite a rut over this! Thank you! <3

Apr 11, 2015 07:21

guestChinese Visa Idiot

Hi there!

I have an issue with the Student X1 Visa which ought to be easily solved but I am unsure of the technical aspects. Here it is:

So I am going to study in China beginning in September 2015. The Chinese university will be issuing me the relevant JW202 form which will mean getting the X1 visa is no problem.

Issue:

This year (May 2015) I will graduate from another chinese university. Because of this I ALREADY have a temporary residents permit in my passport which is valid until the 31 AUG 2015.

My question is: Can I simply renew this temporary residence permit & specifically, can I renew it in my home country (UK).

From May I will be returning to the UK from China and I won't be going back until the new term starts in September. In an ideal world I am hoping that I can renew the residents permit in the UK without having to go through the whole process of getting a X1 Visa, arriving in China and then converting this into a residence permit.

Alternatively, I could arrive in China a little bit before the start date of my course and renew it there but I am not sure if this is possible (because it is a different university in a different province).

One other issue is that in August I will be travelling in Asia and my outbound and return flights both have (less than 2 days) transfers in China. So my other worry was that IF i get the X1 visa when I am in the UK in the summer, then maybe when I am transferring through China they will stamp the X1 visa RATHER than giving me the 3-day transit or 24hour transit visa. This would then mean I couldnt re-enter China again when I return in the beginning of September.

I understand this sounds pretty complicated but any help would be greatly appreciated as I am stuck in quite a rut over this!

Thank you! <3

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