Guangdong and Guangzhou authorities have issued annoncement concerning foreigner's stay and residence during the epidemic prevention and control period. Similar changes have been adopted nationwide. Let's check.
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24-Hour Bilingual Hotline for Foreigners Launched in Guangdong
Starting from the midnight of Feb 8th of the year 2020, a 24 hour English and Chinese hot-line set by Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office will open to public. During the period of prevention and control over novel coronavirus, foreign nationals in Guangdong province can call 1258088 for inquiries or assistance at anytime. You can dial the number directly when you're in any city of Guangdong. If you're in other cities outside the province, please dial the area code of Guangzhou (020) before the number.
Many other provinces and cities also have launched hotline for expats:
Hubei province: 027-87122256
Zhejiang province: 13968133909
Tianjin city: 022-58368675
Chongqing city: 18983632200Guangzhou Continue to Provide Services for Foreigners' Legal Stay & Residence
During the epidemic prevention and control period, the exit and entry administration department of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau will continue to provide visa extension, stay permit and residence permit processing service to foreigners, so as to guarantee their lawful stay and residence in China. Those who are in urgent needs can apply expedited processing. In order to reduce the number of gathered people, applicants are required to make reservations before application submission of all necessary documents and get their passport or certificate through EMS delivery. For those hosting organizations with large number of visitors, such as universities, scientific research institutions, enterprises and other institutions, application submission by designated person and necessary convenient service can be arranged according to their actual situation. For further information, please contact 83115766 or 18122001456 during office hour (Monday to Friday 8:30-12:00, 14:00-17:30). For those who are unable to exit China on time or unable to apply for the extesion of visa, stay permit or residence permit in time due to epideic prevention and control reasons, they may be given a lighter or mitigated penalty, or exempted from the penalty for their overstaying in accordance with the law and regulations. If you want to know more about foreigners' most concerning things in China during the current situation, click the following links Share to let your friends know!