Order of the President of the People.docx

OrderofthePresidentofthePeople*sRepublicofChinaNo.57TheExitandEntryAdministrationLawofthePeople*sRepublicofChina,adoptedatthe27thmeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEleventhNationalPeople*sCongressofthePeople*sRepublicofChinaonJune30,2012,andisherebypromulgatedandshallcomeintoforceasofJuly1,2013.HuJintaoPresidentofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaJune30,2012ExitandEntryAdministrationLawofthePeople*sRepublicofChina(Adoptedatthe27thmeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEleventhNationalPeople,sCongressonJune30,2012)ContentsChapter I GeneralProvisionsChapter II ExitandEntryofChineseCitizensChapter III EntryandExitofForeignersSection 1 VisaSection 2 EntryandExitChapterIVStayandResidenceofForeignersSection 1 StayandResidenceSection 2 PermanentResidenceChapter V BorderInspectionofTransportVehiclesE×itingEnteringChinaChapter VI InvestigationandRepatriationChapter VII 1.egalLiabilitiesChapter VIII SupplementaryProvisionsChapterIGeneralProvisionsArticle 1 Inordertoregulateexit/entryadministration,safeguardthesovereignty,securityandsocialorderofthePeople,sRepublicofChina,andpromoteforeignexchangesandopeningtotheoutsideworld,thisLawisherebyformulated.Article 2 ThisLawisapplicabletotheadministrationofexitandentryofChinesecitizens,entryandexitofforeigners,stayandresidenceofforeignersinChina,andtheexit/entryborderinspectionoftransportvehicles.Article 3 TheStateprotectsChinesecitizens,legitimaterightsandinterestsofexitingandenteringthecountry.ThelegitimaterightsandinterestsofforeignersinChinashallbeprotectedbylaws.ForeignersinChinashallabidebytheChineselaws,andshallnotendangerChina*snationalsecurity,harmpublicinterestsanddisruptsocialandpublicorder.Article 4 TheMinistryofPublicSecurityandtheMinistryofForeignAffairsshall,withinthescopeoftheirrespectiveresponsibilities,beresponsibleforadministeringe×itentryaffairs.EmbassiesandconsulatesofthePeople*sRepublicofChinaandotherinstitutionsstationedabroadentrustedbytheMinistryofForeignAffairs(hereinafterreferredtoas,thevisa-issuingauthoritiesabroad,)shallberesponsibleforissuanceofentryvisastoforeigners.Exit/entryborderinspectionauthoritiesshallberesponsibleforcarryingoutexit/entryborderinspection.Publicsecurityorgansunderlocalpeople*sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelandtheirexit/entryadministrationsshallberesponsiblefortheadministrationofthestayandresidenceOfforeigners.TheMinistryofPublicSecurityandtheMinistryofForeignAffairsmay,withinthescopeoftheirrespectiveresponsibilities,entrustexit/entryadministrationsofpublicsecurityorgansorforeignaffairsdepartmentsunderlocalpeople*sgovernmentsatorabovethecountyleveltoacceptforeigners*applicationsforentry,stayandresidenceinChina.Intheadministrationofexit/entryaffairs,theMinistryofPublicSecurityandtheMinistryofForeignAffairsshallstrengthencommunicationandcooperation,cooperatecloselywithrelevantdepartmentsundertheStateCouncil,andexercisefunctionsandpowersandbearliabilitieswithinthescopeoftheirrespectiveresponsibilitiesinaccordancewiththelaw.Article 5 TheStateshallestablishauniformexit/entryadministrationinformationplatformtoshareinformationamongrelevantadministrativedepartments.Article 6 TheStateshallestablishexit/entryborderinspectionauthoritiesattheportsopentoforeigncountries.Chinesecitizens,foreignersaswellastransportvehiclesshallexitorenterChinaviatheportsopentoforeigncountries,orviatheplacesapprovedbytheStateCouncilorbythedepartmentsauthorizedbytheStateCouncilunderspecialcircumstances.PersonnelandtransportvehiclesthatexitorenterChinashallbesubjecttoexit/entryborderinspection.Exit/entryborderinspectionauthoritiesshallberesponsibleforrelevantadministrationworkintherestrictedzonesofports.Onthebasisoftheneedforsafeguardingnationalsecurityandmaintainingtheorderofexit/entryadministration,exit/entryborderinspectionauthoritiesmayconductborderinspectiononthebelongingsofthepersonswhoexitorenterChina.Whennecessary,exit/entryborderinspectionauthoritiesmayconductborderinspectiononthegoodscarriedbytransportvehiclesthatexitorenterChina.Howeverexit/entryborderinspectionauthoritiesshallnotifytheCustomsofsuchinspections.Article 7 UponapprovalbytheStateCouncil,theMinistryofPublicSecurityandtheMinistryofForeignAffairsmay,onthebasisoftheneedforexit/entryadministration,setforthregulationsonthecollectionandkeepoffingerprintsandotherbiometricidentificationinformationofthepersonswhoexitorenterChina.WhereforeigngovernmentshavespecialregulationsonissuingvisastoChinesecitizensortheexit/entryadministrationofChinesecitizens,theChinesegovernmentmay,asthecircumstancesrequire,takecorrespondingandequivalentmeasures.Article 8 Departmentsandinstitutionsthatareresponsiblefortheexit/entryadministrationshalltakepracticalmeasures,constantlyimproveserviceandadministration,enforcelawsimpartially,provideconvenientandefficientserviceandensurethesecurityandconveyanceoftheexit/entryprocedures.ChapterIIExitandEntryofChineseCitizensArticle 9 ChinesecitizenswhoexitorenterChinashallrinaccordancewiththelaw,applyfo