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The C visa covers crew performing duties on international trains, aircraft or vessels, international road-transport drivers and accompanying family of vessel crew.
（一）C字签证，发给执行乘务、航空、航运任务的国际列车乘务员、国际航空器机组人员、国际航行船舶的船员及船员随行家属和从事国际道路运输的汽车驾驶员。
A guarantee letter from the foreign transport company or an invitation from the relevant Chinese entity is required; the national provision treats these as alternatives.
（一）申请C字签证，应当提交外国运输公司出具的担保函件或者中国境内有关单位出具的邀请函件。
The defining feature is the international transport duty or vessel-crew family role, rather than a universal academic qualification or salary threshold.
（一）C字签证，发给执行乘务、航空、航运任务的国际列车乘务员、国际航空器机组人员、国际航行船舶的船员及船员随行家属和从事国际道路运输的汽车驾驶员。
Activity must stay within the approved transport-related purpose. The category expressly includes accompanying family of vessel crew; it does not state the same inclusion for every airline, train or road crew family.
（一）C字签证，发给执行乘务、航空、航运任务的国际列车乘务员、国际航空器机组人员、国际航行船舶的船员及船员随行家属和从事国际道路运输的汽车驾驶员。
第三十七条 外国人在中国境内停留居留，不得从事与停留居留事由不相符的活动，并应当在规定的停留居留期限届满前离境。
The issued visa controls the initial stay. An extension requires a county-level-or-higher competent authority or local transport-company letter and may not exceed 30 days, also subject to the original-stay aggregate cap and seven-day advance application. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.
（一）持C字签证者，应当提交县级以上人民政府主管部门或者当地民航、铁路、公路、港口等运输公司出具的证明函件。可以延长停留期限不超过30日。
需要延长签证停留期限的，应当在签证注明的停留期限届满七日前向停留地县级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构申请，按照要求提交申请事由的相关材料。经审查，延期理由合理、充分的，准予延长停留期限；不予延长停留期限的，应当按期离境。
延长签证停留期限，累计不得超过签证原注明的停留期限。
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