Visa application

F Visa (stay in China less than 3 months)

Documents Required

 Digital photo (JPG image, <200k, no less than 100 * 100 pixels).

 Photocopy of the passport data page (JPG image) containing personal details.

 Photocopy of employment contract.

 Scan copy of the invitation letter containing school seal.

 CV

 Scan copy of the highest academic degree.

 If to be accompanied by family members, please provide scan copy of proof of relationship (such as marriage certificate or birth certificate of children). The Office of International Cooperation will accordingly issue an official letter to apply for S2 visa for family member(s). The proof documents of family relationship should be notarized by the Chinese embassy in your passport country.

2. Z Visa (Stay in China for 3 to 12 months)

Documents Required

 Digital photo with white background and no borders (clear image, JPG image, <2M).

 Certificate of job qualification (issued by current employing unit)

 Scan copy of the passport data page containing personal information.

 If to be accompanied by family members, please provide scan copy of proof of relationship (such as marriage certificate or birth certificate of children). The above proof materials should be notarized by China’s embassies in your passport country.

 Employment contract signed with USTC.

  Scan copy of the highest academic degree/diploma.

 CV

 Physical Examination Record of applicant (see attachment). The original document should be submitted upon arrival in China, and scan copies of all required test reports must be enclosed. The photo on the Physical Examination Record should bear the seal of the examining hospital.