| China 
                    S Visa (Foreign Family Visit) China 
                    Q Visa (China Family Reunion) China 
                    family visas (S visa and Q visa) introduction:Based on the new Entry & Exit Administration Regulations 
                    started from Sep. 1, 2013, China have now 4 categories of 
                    family visas as below:
 
                    
                      | S1 
                        Visa application | Issued to those foreigners who pay a long-term visit to 
                        their foreign family members residing in Beijing 
                        because of their work or study or to the foreigners who need to reside in Beijing due 
                        to private affairs
 The family members include spouse, parents, children under 
                        18 years old and parents-in-law.
 The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.
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                      | S2 
                        Visa application | Issued 
                        to those foreigners who pay a short-term visit to their foreign family members residing in Beijing because 
                        of their work or study or to the foreigners who need to reside in Beijing due 
                        to other private affairs
 The family members include spouse, parents, children, 
                        parents-in-law, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren 
                        and children's spouses.
 The intended duration of stay in China is less than 180 days.
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                      | Q1 
                        Visa application | Issued to those foreigners who pay a long-term visit to 
                        their family members who are Chinese citizens or 
                        the foreigners with permanent residencey in Beijing Or to the foreigners under 18 years old fostered in Beijing 
                        who are the children of Chinese with foreign nationalities 
                        or overseas Chinese.
 The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.
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                      | Q2 
                        Visa application | Issued 
                        to those foreigners who pay a short-term visit to their 
                        family members who are Chinese citizens or the 
                        foreigners with permanent residencey in Beijing The family members include spouse, parents, parents-in-law, 
                        children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and children's 
                        spouses.
 The intended duration of stay in China is less than 180 days.
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