Document Submission

Please send all relevant documents to expert2019@ustc.edu.cn.

Extension of the Work Permit

Required Documents

Please provide:

• An updated employment contract;
• The information page of your current passport;
• Your valid residence permit page; and
• The page showing your most recent entry stamp.

Special Cases

If the validity period of your work permit was shortened due to the validity of your passport and does not fully cover the contract period, please explain the situation and provide your previous employment contract.

Application Time

The extension application must be reviewed by OIC and submitted to the authorities at least 30 days before the expiration of the current work permit. Otherwise, it cannot be processed as an extension.

Please submit the required documents as early as possible. Applications may be submitted up to 120 days in advance.

Residence Permit Extension

Once the work permit extension has been completed, the documents required for extending the residence permit will be provided.

For family members’ residence permit extensions, please also provide their passport information pages and current residence permit pages.

Changes to the Work Permit

Change of Passport

Please provide:

• The information page of your new passport; and
• Your valid residence permit page.

Change of Position at USTC

If you take up a new position at USTC, please provide:

• A letter requesting the change; and
• Proof of the new appointment, such as a new employment contract.

Residence Permit Update After Changing Your Passport

After changing your work permit due to a new passport, you generally need to apply for a new residence permit within 10 days so that the residence permit can be issued in your new passport.

Under current policies, you may enter China with both your old and new passports, provided that key personal information, such as your name and date of birth, is identical in both passports.