dnoblett Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 From China Daily Wait time to get passports back for residence permits cut to 1 hour New visa procedures due to take effect on Thursday mean expatriates living in Shanghai will no longer have to forfeit their passports for a week when renewing their residence permits online.Foreigners who have their applications approved online now must leave their passport at one of the offices of the Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau for seven days. This means they cannot leave the country, travel freely or open a bank account during that period. The amended procedure truncates the waiting time to about an hour, provided the applicant takes all of the required documents to the administration's office in Pudong New Area on the specified date. MORE...http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-01/01/content_17209250.htm http://shanghaiist.com/2014/01/02/shanghai-updates-expat-visa-renewal-process.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ExChinaExpat Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 That's great news. Well, at least for Shanghai. It's a giant pain the ass to get this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ama537621 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 If I come back to China to work again (doubtful to much pollution) it will make things a lot easier for me in Shanghai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 It would save me all of an hour or so if they were to implement that here. It's relatively painless for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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