Key Info on Revised PRC Foreigners\x26#39; Entry-Exit Admin Regulations
The newly revised Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Foreigners' Entry and Exit shall take effect on October 1, 2025. Please check out this post for the key contents of this amendment.
Q 1. What are the contents of this revision?
A：a）Add a new "K" visa to the ordinary visa categories specified in the Regulations, clearly issued to foreign young sci-tech talents entering China.
b) Stipulate that applicants for the "K" visa shall meet the conditions and requirements for foreign young sci-tech talents set by China's relevant competent authorities and submit corresponding supporting materials.
Q 2: What conditions and requirements must be met to apply for the "K" visa? What supporting materials are needed?
A: The "K" visa is issued to foreign young sci-tech talents who have graduated from well-known domestic or foreign universities/research institutions with a bachelor's degree or above in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, or engage in relevant professional education and research work in the aforesaid institutions. Specific conditions and requirements will be published on the websites of Chinese embassies and consulates abroad.
Q 3: What are the features of the "K" visa compared with existing visa types?
Answer: Compared with the existing 12 types of ordinary visas, the "K" visa offers more convenience to holders in terms of entry times, validity period and duration of stay. After entry, holders may engage in exchange activities in education, sci-tech, culture and other fields, as well as entrepreneurship and business activities. The "K" visa only has specific requirements on applicants' age, educational background or work experience, and does not require an employing or inviting entity in China. The application process will also be more convenient.
Article 6 of the *Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Foreigners' Entry and Exit* classifies ordinary visas as follows:
(1) Visa C: Issued to crew members of international trains, international aircraft crew, crew of international ships and their accompanying family members (engaged in passenger transport, aviation, shipping tasks), and drivers engaged in international road transport.
(2) Visa D: Issued to persons entering China for permanent residence.
(3) Visa F: Issued to persons entering China for exchange, visit, inspection and other activities.
(4) Visa G: Issued to persons in transit through China.
(5) Visa J1: Issued to resident foreign journalists of foreign news agencies with permanent offices in China; Visa J2: Issued to foreign journalists entering China for short-term interviews and reports.
(6) Visa K: Issued to foreign young sci-tech talents entering China.
(7) Visa L: Issued to persons entering China for tourism; group Visa L may be issued to those entering China for group tourism.
(8) Visa M: Issued to persons entering China for commercial and trade activities.
(9) Visa Q1: Issued to family members of Chinese citizens applying for entry and residence in China for family reunion, family members of foreigners with permanent residence status in China, and persons applying for entry and residence in China for foster care and other reasons; Visa Q2: Issued to relatives of Chinese citizens residing in China and relatives of foreigners with permanent residence status in China who apply for short-term family visit to China.
(10) Visa R: Issued to foreign high-level talents and urgently needed specialized talents required by the state.
(11) Visa S1: Issued to spouses, parents, children under 18, parents of spouses of foreigners residing in China for work, study and other purposes (applying for long-term family visit to China), and persons needing to reside in China for other private affairs; Visa S2: Issued to family members of foreigners staying/residing in China for work, study and other purposes (applying for short-term family visit to China), and persons needing to stay in China for other private affairs.
(12) Visa X1: Issued to persons applying for long-term study in China; Visa X2: Issued to persons applying for short-term study in China.
(13) Visa Z: Issued to persons applying for work in China.
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