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Stay Permit - Humanitarian Period After Residence Basis Ends

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

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This is a temporary humanitarian stay document after the reason for an existing residence permit has ended; it is not the UNHCR asylum process.

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  • VI(2)(4)
    4、外国人居留事由终止，因人道原因需要继续停留的，应当提交居留证件和相关的证明材料，可以签发停留期不超过30日的停留证件；

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

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It covers a foreign resident whose residence basis has ended and who needs to remain temporarily for humanitarian reasons.

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  • VI(2)(4)
    4、外国人居留事由终止，因人道原因需要继续停留的，应当提交居留证件和相关的证明材料，可以签发停留期不超过30日的停留证件；

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

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The application is made in China to the public-security exit-entry authority with the residence document and supporting evidence of the humanitarian circumstances.

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  • VI(2)(4)
    4、外国人居留事由终止，因人道原因需要继续停留的，应当提交居留证件和相关的证明材料，可以签发停留期不超过30日的停留证件；
  • VII(1)
    （一）申请。外国人申请停留证件的签发、换发、补发，应当由本人到公安机关出入境管理机构办理相关手续。符合有关规定的，可以由邀请单位或者个人、申请人的亲属、有关专门服务机构代为申请。

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

A stay document for no more than 30 days may be issued. The guide provides an acceptance/decision period of at most seven working days and a CNY 160 document fee. An objective inability to leave before expiry can support a replacement application, not an automatic extension.

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  • This provision establishes no universal financial assistance, family derivative status or work entitlement.
  • VI(2)(4)
    4、外国人居留事由终止，因人道原因需要继续停留的，应当提交居留证件和相关的证明材料，可以签发停留期不超过30日的停留证件；
  • VII(2)
    （二）受理。应做到材料一次收清、内容一次审清。经审查，外国人签证证件申请符合受理条件的，应当受理并出具受理回执，并在受理回执有效期内作出是否签发的决定。停留证件申请的受理回执有效期自受理之日起不超过7个工作日。申请签证证件手续和材料不完备的，公安机关出入境管理机构应当一次性告知申请人所需要履行的手续和补正的申请材料。
  • IX fee
    外国人停留证件：160元。
  • VI(2)(6)
    6、持有停留证件的外国人，由于客观原因无法在停留证件有效期内离境的，可以申请换发停留证件。申请材料和换发要求按照前述规定办理;

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

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The competent authority is the local public-security exit-entry administration under NIA delegation. The authority examines the evidence and decides whether to issue the stay document; humanitarian permission is not guaranteed.

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  • III
    国家移民管理局委托地级市（含直辖市所辖区县）以上公安机关出入境管理机构受理外国人停留证件。
  • VII(4)
    （四）决定。符合条件、标准的，决定机构作出准予行政许可决定，签发相应类别的停留证件。

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