Foreign journalists working in Beijing should hold Visa "J-1
"(journalist) to enter China and apply for, within 30 days of
entry, residence permit to the Division of Exit-Entry
Administration of Beijing Public Security Bureau. The residence
permit shall be valid for no more than 1 year within the validity
period of the passport.
I. When applying for residence permit, applicants should
present the following documents and certificates:
1 .Valid passports and visa;
2. Master copy of the "Press Card" issued by the Information
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, staff working in the
foreign news agencies should present the official letter issued by
the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when
they apply for residence permit.
3."Health Certificate" issued by Beijing Exit-Entry Inspection
and Quarantine Bureau;
4. Two recently taken, half-length bareheaded and full-faced
photos of 2 inch size (either color or black-white).Those
applicants who work in Beijing for less than 1 year should apply
for temporary residence permit, without presenting "Health
Certificate".
II. When applying for extension or a1ternation to
residence permit, applicants should present the following
documents:
1. Valid passports and residence permits;
2. Master copy of the "Press Card" issued by the Information
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
3. Should there be any alternations to the contents of the
residence permits(name, nationality, occupation or identity,
address, passport number, children), the permit holders shall
register, within 10 days, the changes at the Division of Exit-Entry
Administration of Beijing Public Security Bureau. Should the permit
holders move into or out of Beijing, they shall finish the
transferring procedure before they move. After they reach the
destination, they should handle the moving-in procedure within 10
days.
III. The procedure of applying for a Exit-Entry
Visa
With their passports and residence permits, applicants could apply
for a single Journey Exit-Entry visa which is valid for 3 months,
or a double and multiple Exit-Entry visa valid for a half year, or
a multiple Exit-Entry visa valid for a year (the term of validity
of visa should be within the validity of residence
permit).Applicants can apply for visa and residence permits at the
same time.
IV. Filling in the application form and points for
attention
1 .When handling the above mentioned procedures, applicants
should fill in the "application form for visa and residence
permit", on which a recently taken, half-length bareheaded and
full-faced photos of 2 inch size should be stuck.
2. Applicants should fill in the application form with the seal
of the host institutions.
3.The application form should be clearly and neatly filled in with
blue-black ink pen or ballpoints.
(english.gov.cn)