30/10/2025
🛂 Guide (Q1/Q2 Visa Holders) – China Residence Permit + CFO
🛫 CFO Requirement (Philippines)
• NOT required for Q1 or Q2 visa holders
• CFO only applies to emigrants / permanent residents
🔑 China Residence Permit (居留许可)
• Issued by PSB (Exit & Entry Administration)
• Required if staying over 180 days
• Apply within 30 days of arrival (Q1, Z, X1 visa holders)
• Validity: usually 1 year+, renewable
• Functions: Legal ID in China + Multiple-entry visa
📂 Key Requirements (Family Reunion – Q1 Visa)
1. Passport + Entry Visa (Q1/Z/X1)
2. Temporary Residence Registration (from police station/hotel)
3. Application form + photo
4. PSA Marriage Certificate (apostilled & translated)
5. PSA Birth Certificate (apostilled & translated)
6. NBI Clearance (apostilled, if required)
7. Spouse’s Chinese ID / Residence Permit
⚠️ All PH documents must be apostilled by DFA + official red-stamped translation (翻译公章) in Chinese.
✅ Philippine Immigration will not ask CFO for Q1 (reunion) or Q2 (short-term visit ≤180 days).
✨ Summary
• Q1 → Residence Permit in 30 days (no CFO)
• Q2 → Short-term stay only, no residence permit, no CFO
• Apostille + Certified Translation = mandatory for PH
