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X1 long-study residence permit. A student entering China for long-term study on X1 can seek a student-type residence permit with school evidence.

Free, with the law behind every answer

X1 long-study residence permit

Student-type residence for the approved study period; work only with required permission and annotation.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

X1 long-study residence permit needs admission to a qualifying course; the course and your passport then decide it.

What would settle itYour admission and the course’s eligibility under the destination’s rules.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost
Government charges are assessed under the issuing authority’s schedule; sponsor, translation and document costs are separate.
The hard part
School admission and residence-permit annotation for any off-campus work.
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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Two passports
Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • The issued term follows the school’s study period; student residence is temporary and does not itself establish the settled status used for Chinese naturalisation.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Secure school admission and X1 entry, then apply at the local public-security exit-entry office for student residence.Open en.nia.gov.cn ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen already in Shanghai on an issued X1 visa with actual school enrollment, without off-campus work or internship: accommodation registration, first study residence permit for up to one year, passport collection and repeated same-school residence extensions; the US entry-visa application is outside this scope.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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