I. Entry Visa

International students can apply for visa at any Chinese Embassy or Consulate in their home country. Documents required for registration include a valid passport, original document of Admission Notice and Visa Application to study in China form (JW201/JW202). When retrieving your passport and entry visa from the Embassy or Consulate, please make sure they return the originals of the Admission Notice and Visa Application to study in China JW201/JW202. These documents are to be handed to Public Security Bureau when applying for a residence permit in China.

Notes：

1) Students who study in China more than 6 months should hold an X1 visa for entering China. X1 visa is valid for 30 days. X1 visa holders shall apply for a residence permit within 30 days on arrival to ensure their stay in China.

2) According to Chinese laws and regulations, visa-free entry cannot be changed into other types of visa within Chinese territory. Please apply for X1/X2/L visas.

3) International students must register at the time specified in on the Admission Notice. If an earlier entering is needed, it is advised that it should not be earlier than 2 weeks before the register date given in the Admission Notice, because you can apply for a residence permit only after you have registered at school.

II. Registration Documents

1. Valid passport and visa

2. Original document of Admission Notice

3. Original document of visa application for students in China (JW201/JW202)

4. Tuition payment receipt

5. Physical examination record and blood test reports (originals in English, if available)

III. Medical Insurance

According to People's Republic of China's Ministry of Education rules and regulations, international students living and studying in China should purchase medical insurance in order to proceed with registration formalities. If you already hold an international insurance that can be covered in China, you do not need to purchase another one, but you have to present a valid certificate or proof of insurance to the teachers in the Office of International Student & Scholar Services.

Students can register on the Chinese Insurance website 15 days before enrolment (//www.lxbx.net), and purchase online medical insurance covered by Pingan Insurance Company in China. You can also purchase medical insurance on the day and place of enrolment. Students who have not purchased medical insurance cannot proceed with registration.

For self-financed students please choose medical insurance "plan 1". Please register online （//www.lxbx.net）and check for more information.

IV. Accommodation

1. When checking in, students need to pay by semester (if they decide to leave during one semester, the amount paid will not be refunded).  

2. International students can live off-campus only after they have completed the procedures to live off-campus and have been approved by their guardian and the Office of International Student & Scholar Services.

3. Students living in the International Student Apartment can apply for the residence certificate at the Teachers and Students Service Center, and then go to Wenyuan Police Station to apply for the Registration Form of Temporary Residence for Foreigners.

4. Students living off the campus must go to the local police station with the passport and Lease Contract or Property Ownership Certificate to receive a Registration Form of Temporary Residence. Please keep this form safely.

*According to regulations, foreign students must register at the local police within 24 hours after they have settled in. There is a fine of 100 RMB for each day which exceeds the date limit, highest fine imposed by the local police being of 1000 RMB.

V. Physical Examination

Students with X1 visa are required to change the visa to a residence permit and asked to do a physical examination. Students may perform the physical examination in their home country or on their arrival in China in designated locations.

Students performing physical examination outside China must bring original report of examination along with test results to the local quarantine office to have their medical examination verified. If examination meets all requirements, the quarantine office will issue a proof of physical examination records. If examination does not meet all requirements, you will be asked to complete health check or retake it, after which the local quarantine office will issue a proof of physical examination records.

Students who choose to perform physical examination in Ningbo can wait for school's office to make arrangements for physical examinations.

*All details about physical examination reports and schedules will be announced by the Office of International Student & Scholar Services.