To apply for X visas and then come to study in a Chinese university, international students need to obtain JW202/DQ Forms, and Admission Notice. This guideline explains how we will help you obtain these two documents, and how you use them for your visa application.
1. JW202/DQ Forms
A JW202 form (Visa Application for Study in China) is for students whose study programme in a Chinese university is longer than 180 days, while a DQ form is for students who will study in a Chinese institution for between 30 and 180 days. The full name of the DQ form is the Short-Term International Student’s Information Form, which is subject only to the university’s approval.
In XJTLU’s case, JW202 Forms will be issued to students who are admitted into the full-time Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD programmes, and one-year visiting or exchange programmes. DQ Forms will be issued to students who are enrolled on non-degree Chinese language, and visiting and exchange programmes of one semester only.
The Ministry of Education issues JW202/DQ Forms to international students, and XJTLU Global will help our students apply for JW202/DQ Forms after the payment of their deposit or tuition fee is confirmed.
2. Download and Verification of JW202/DQ Forms
After your application is approved by the authorities or the university in the system, international students will receive an email from the system asking you to download a copy of your JW202/DQ form, and to verify it on the Study in China website. Make sure to check that your email from Study in China has not gone into your junk or spam folders of your email system.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must complete these steps on a computer (laptop or desktop) because the software is not compatible with smartphone or tablet devices.
You will receive an email from Study in China and click the link in the email to download your JW202 / DQ Form. It means your JW202 /DQ Form is not ready if you haven’t an email or link from Study in China, and you cannot just enter your information on the page shown below to download the JW202 / DQ Form.
1）JW202 / DQ Form Download
Notes:
When helping you apply for JW202/DQ Forms, the university will the use email address that you used for your application to the university. You must use the same email address to download your JW202/DQ form. If you use a different email address for your application, it won’t be recognised and you won’t be able to download the JW202/DQ form.
As the screenshot below shows, you can only download JW202/DQ forms a maximum of 10 times.
2）JW202/DQ form verification
Note: Your verification certificate can be downloaded after the verification process is completed. This step is verifying that the information you have submitted is genuine.
3. Admission Notice:
Original Admission Notices are still required when applying for X visas at your local Chinese Embassy or Visa Center, so the university will continue to send the hard copy to you when it is made by the Admissions Team in X-Global or the Graduate School. We will courier the document to you right after it is printed and stamped.
For more information about the Admission Notice, please don’t hesitate to contact the PG Admissions Team in the Graduate School or the UG Admissions Team in X-Global. Their email addresses are pgadmissions@xjtlu.edu.cn and international@xjtlu.edu.cn.
4. Visa Application:
Foreign students who will be studying in China or participating in exchange programmes must apply for a visa through their local Chinese Embassy, Consulate or VISA Center. The visa types are as follows:
X1 Visa: long-term study (more than 180 days)
X2 Visa: short-term study (no more than 180 days)
F Visa: for those who go to China to engage in exchange, visit, study and other activities (for example, visiting scholars coming for a few weeks)
L Visa: Traveling to China on holiday or participating in short summer or winter schools
Please make sure to apply for a study visa (X visa) for study in China. The X1 visa is a long-term convertible visa and must be converted into a Residence Permit within 30 days of entering China. The X2 visa is a short-term non-convertible visa. A holder of an X2 visa is only allowed to enter China once and stay in China for 180 days at most. Therefore, if you will study in China for more than 180 days, you need to apply for an X1 visa (and then a Residence Permit after arrival); if you will be in China for fewer than 180 days, you need to apply for an X2 visa.
The following materials are needed when applying for an X visa:
Basic Documents
Passport
An original passport with at least six months of validity remaining and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport’s information page, and the photo page if it is separate.
Visa Application Form and Photo
One completed Visa Application Form with a recently taken colour passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached.
Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship)
If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying and from where you are applying for the China visa.
Supporting Documents
X1 Visa Application
Original and photocopy of the Admission Letter issued by the university
Photocopy of JW202 form (Visa Application for Study in China)
The Admissions Team will post the original Admission Notice to you as soon as it is ready. When you retrieve your passport and visa, please make sure the embassy/consulate returns your original Admission Notice, which is an important document that you have to submit to the Exit and Entry Bureau when applying for a Residence Permit after arriving in China.
X2 Visa Application
Original and photocopy of the Admission Letter issued by the university
Photocopy of DQ Form
For more details, please visit the following website:
*An international student must hold a Study Visa (X visa). If a Tourist visa (L Visa) holder wants to convert it to a study visa after he/she enters the country, he/she may be required to leave and re-enter China. Therefore, this is not recommended.
Dear Students
To apply for X visas and then come to study in a Chinese university, international students need to obtain JW202/DQ Forms, and Admission Notice. This guideline explains how we will help you obtain these two documents, and how you use them for your visa application.
1. JW202/DQ Forms
A JW202 form (Visa Application for Study in China) is for students whose study programme in a Chinese university is longer than 180 days, while a DQ form is for students who will study in a Chinese institution for between 30 and 180 days. The full name of the DQ form is the Short-Term International Student’s Information Form, which is subject only to the university’s approval.
In XJTLU’s case, JW202 Forms will be issued to students who are admitted into the full-time Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD programmes, and one-year visiting or exchange programmes. DQ Forms will be issued to students who are enrolled on non-degree Chinese language, and visiting and exchange programmes of one semester only.
The Ministry of Education issues JW202/DQ Forms to international students, and XJTLU Global will help our students apply for JW202/DQ Forms after the payment of their deposit or tuition fee is confirmed.
2. Download and Verification of JW202/DQ Forms
After your application is approved by the authorities or the university in the system, international students will receive an email from the system asking you to download a copy of your JW202/DQ form, and to verify it on the Study in China website. Make sure to check that your email from Study in China has not gone into your junk or spam folders of your email system.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must complete these steps on a computer (laptop or desktop) because the software is not compatible with smartphone or tablet devices.
You will receive an email from Study in China and click the link in the email to download your JW202 / DQ Form. It means your JW202 /DQ Form is not ready if you haven’t an email or link from Study in China, and you cannot just enter your information on the page shown below to download the JW202 / DQ Form.
1）JW202 / DQ Form Download
Notes:
2）JW202/DQ form verification
Note: Your verification certificate can be downloaded after the verification process is completed. This step is verifying that the information you have submitted is genuine.
3. Admission Notice:
Original Admission Notices are still required when applying for X visas at your local Chinese Embassy or Visa Center, so the university will continue to send the hard copy to you when it is made by the Admissions Team in X-Global or the Graduate School. We will courier the document to you right after it is printed and stamped.
For more information about the Admission Notice, please don’t hesitate to contact the PG Admissions Team in the Graduate School or the UG Admissions Team in X-Global. Their email addresses are pgadmissions@xjtlu.edu.cn and international@xjtlu.edu.cn.
4. Visa Application:
Foreign students who will be studying in China or participating in exchange programmes must apply for a visa through their local Chinese Embassy, Consulate or VISA Center. The visa types are as follows:
X1 Visa: long-term study (more than 180 days)
X2 Visa: short-term study (no more than 180 days)
F Visa: for those who go to China to engage in exchange, visit, study and other activities (for example, visiting scholars coming for a few weeks)
L Visa: Traveling to China on holiday or participating in short summer or winter schools
Please make sure to apply for a study visa (X visa) for study in China. The X1 visa is a long-term convertible visa and must be converted into a Residence Permit within 30 days of entering China. The X2 visa is a short-term non-convertible visa. A holder of an X2 visa is only allowed to enter China once and stay in China for 180 days at most. Therefore, if you will study in China for more than 180 days, you need to apply for an X1 visa (and then a Residence Permit after arrival); if you will be in China for fewer than 180 days, you need to apply for an X2 visa.
The following materials are needed when applying for an X visa:
An original passport with at least six months of validity remaining and blank visa pages, and a photocopy of the passport’s information page, and the photo page if it is separate.
One completed Visa Application Form with a recently taken colour passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached.
If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid certificates or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status, or other valid certificates of legal stay provided by the relevant authorities of the country where you are currently staying and from where you are applying for the China visa.
X1 Visa Application
The Admissions Team will post the original Admission Notice to you as soon as it is ready. When you retrieve your passport and visa, please make sure the embassy/consulate returns your original Admission Notice, which is an important document that you have to submit to the Exit and Entry Bureau when applying for a Residence Permit after arriving in China.
X2 Visa Application
For more details, please visit the following website:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China:
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/
China Consular Service:
http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/wgrlh
Chinese Visa Application Service Center:
https://www.visaforchina.org/
*An international student must hold a Study Visa (X visa). If a Tourist visa (L Visa) holder wants to convert it to a study visa after he/she enters the country, he/she may be required to leave and re-enter China. Therefore, this is not recommended.