Chinese law requires overseas personnel who accommodates at places except hotels registering for temporary residence within 24 hours in China. Prompt residence registering is a key factor to all future visa applications. Personnel must register within 24 hours of their arrival. As a convenience service of Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau, personnel can now register through WeChat app or at the in-charge local police station(Users who stay at hotels do not need to declare). Deliberate false declaration, delayed declaration or no declaration at all will be subject to penalties.
From 17:00 on June 6th to 12:00 on June 9th, due to system upgrade and maintenance, the accommodation registration result you declared may not be able to be promptly fed back and the "REGISTRATION FORM OF RESIDENCE FOR VISITORS FROM OVERSEAS" downloaded. Please login to check after the system returns to normal. This period will not affect your handling of related affairs. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any special needs, you can call the 12367 service hotline of the immigration Bureau to report the situation. We will promptly contact you and assist in solving the relevant problems.
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