whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
CN country scene

Internship Visa - Overseas University Student

ChinaStudy

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Get your free results Read the five questions ↓

What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route is for a foreign student enrolled at an overseas college or university and invited for an internship in China.

See recorded sources
  • VI(3)(g)
    g. For foreign students studying in overseas colleges and universities who are invited by well-known Chinese enterprises and public institutions for internships in China, the applicant may apply for visas valid for 1 year at the exit and entry administration authorities of relevant public security organs by providing invitation letters of the entities providing the internship and proof on their study in the relevant universities. Foreign students entering China for internship in accordance with inter-governmental agreements may apply for residence permits at the exit and entry departments of relevant public security organs according to relevant provisions.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

A well-known Chinese enterprise or public institution must invite the intern. The applicant submits the host invitation and proof of current university study.

See recorded sources
  • VI(3)(g)
    g. For foreign students studying in overseas colleges and universities who are invited by well-known Chinese enterprises and public institutions for internships in China, the applicant may apply for visas valid for 1 year at the exit and entry administration authorities of relevant public security organs by providing invitation letters of the entities providing the internship and proof on their study in the relevant universities. Foreign students entering China for internship in accordance with inter-governmental agreements may apply for residence permits at the exit and entry departments of relevant public security organs according to relevant provisions.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

The applicant must be a foreign student studying at an overseas college or university and must provide proof of that study together with the invitation letter from the Chinese enterprise or public institution providing the internship. The official source does not state internship pay, tuition, maintenance funds or insurance requirements.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Check the host arrangement and, where applicable, the named bilateral agreement for financial and insurance obligations.
  • VI(3)(g)
    g. For foreign students studying in overseas colleges and universities who are invited by well-known Chinese enterprises and public institutions for internships in China, the applicant may apply for visas valid for 1 year at the exit and entry administration authorities of relevant public security organs by providing invitation letters of the entities providing the internship and proof on their study in the relevant universities. Foreign students entering China for internship in accordance with inter-governmental agreements may apply for residence permits at the exit and entry departments of relevant public security organs according to relevant provisions.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

This route concerns the qualifying internship, not unrestricted employment. Chinese law separately requires work authorisation for employment and prohibits activities inconsistent with the permitted purpose. The official source does not state the family position.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Family rights and any distinction between paid internship and employment require the particular permission or agreement.
  • VI(3)(g)
    g. For foreign students studying in overseas colleges and universities who are invited by well-known Chinese enterprises and public institutions for internships in China, the applicant may apply for visas valid for 1 year at the exit and entry administration authorities of relevant public security organs by providing invitation letters of the entities providing the internship and proof on their study in the relevant universities. Foreign students entering China for internship in accordance with inter-governmental agreements may apply for residence permits at the exit and entry departments of relevant public security organs according to relevant provisions.
  • Article 41
    第四十一条 外国人在中国境内工作，应当按照规定取得工作许可和工作类居留证件。任何单位和个人不得聘用未取得工作许可和工作类居留证件的外国人。
  • Article 37
    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。

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The facilitation provision permits a visa valid for one year; this is visa validity, not proof of a continuous one-year stay. The official source does not state renewal rules or post-internship work or residence options.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Individual agreement/visa terms, renewal rules and post-internship progression are not fully established by this facilitation paragraph.
  • VI(3)(g)
    g. For foreign students studying in overseas colleges and universities who are invited by well-known Chinese enterprises and public institutions for internships in China, the applicant may apply for visas valid for 1 year at the exit and entry administration authorities of relevant public security organs by providing invitation letters of the entities providing the internship and proof on their study in the relevant universities. Foreign students entering China for internship in accordance with inter-governmental agreements may apply for residence permits at the exit and entry departments of relevant public security organs according to relevant provisions.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

Explore more pathways in China · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Get your free results