| When I renewed my "visiting relatives" visa in Shanghai last time, I had forgotten to go to the police station last time I arrived in China in order to register and get that bit of A5 sized yellow(?) paper that is the temporary residence document. The visa people in Shanghai would not renew the visa until I had been back to my local police station and got the bit of paper required. I had to spend 1/2 a day at my local police station and pay a fine of a few hundred RMB in order to get this indispensable paper. Only then could I renew my visa. Members of the public and even the police were pretty sympathetic to me that I had such a lot of trouble over this small irregularity. Moral: when entering the country go to the police station within about 24h and get this important bit of paper. Then, make sure you don't lose it, in case you need it. |
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