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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China regarding the personnel of the embassies of various countries in China

Regulations on applying for "diplomatic identity card", "identity card" and

"residence registration"

Article 1 Diplomatic representatives, administrative and technical personnel and service personnel of the embassies of various countries in China (hereinafter referred to as embassy staff) and their spouses must hold a "diplomatic identity card" or "identity card" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, and carry it with them when going out. When making inquiries with relevant departments, the certificates should be presented.

Article 2 "Diplomatic ID Cards" are issued to diplomatic representatives of various countries' embassies in China and their spouses; "ID Cards" are issued to administrative and technical personnel, service personnel and their spouses of various countries' embassies in China.

Article 3 After the members of the embassies of various countries in China and their spouses arrive in Beijing, the relevant embassy should notify the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within one week (with Chinese translation) to apply for "diplomatic identity cards" or "diplomatic identity cards" for them. "ID card", and attach their passports, four one-inch bareheaded, color, glossy ID photos, "Application for Diplomatic ID Card, ID Card Registration Form" in duplicate (this form can be obtained from the Foreign Language Collection Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) . The items on the application form should be filled in accurately one by one as required. The identity on the note and application form must be consistent with the identity on the passport of the bearer. If the embassy staff and their children share the same passport, when applying for an identity document, they only need to submit a photo of their own ID, not a photo of themselves with their children.

Article 4 If the title of a diplomatic representative changes or administrative and technical personnel are appointed as diplomatic representatives, the embassy shall notify the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within one week and attach the passports of themselves and their spouses ( If the title of a diplomat is changed, the title annotation on the original passport must be changed accordingly; if an administrative technician is appointed as a diplomat, the original passport and the newly issued diplomatic passport must be attached), two one-inch ID photos and the original Received certificates and apply for replacement certificates for them.

Article 5 "Diplomatic ID card" and "ID card" must be signed by the holder and kept properly. If the certificate is lost or damaged, the relevant embassy should immediately notify the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain the situation and attach two one-inch ID photos of the holder to apply for reissuance or replacement. If it is lost, the original certificate of loss report from the public security department should also be attached; if it is damaged, the original ID card must be returned to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Article 6 The validity period of "diplomatic identity card" and "identity card" is up to three years. If the holder of the certificate has served in China for more than three years, the embassy must notify the Protocol Department to apply for extension one month before the validity of the certificate. The original ID and two one-inch ID photos must be attached with the certificate. The Protocol Department will Reissue a new identity document valid for one year to the holder. When the holder of the certificate leaves China, the embassy shall notify the Protocol Department within three days after the holder leaves China and return the identity document along with the certificate for cancellation.

Article 7 Personnel holding diplomatic or official passports who work temporarily at the embassy in China and persons who are guests of embassy personnel in China and hold diplomatic or official passports plan to stay in China for more than 30 days Applicants must apply for "residence registration" from the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Article 8 After the persons listed in Article 7 of these regulations arrive in Beijing, the embassy shall within ten days send a note to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and attach their passports to apply for "residence registration" for them. The note shall State the applicant's name, identity and intended period of stay in China; for the persons listed in Article 7, the embassy shall also state the reasons for residence in the note.

Article 9 If persons who have applied for "residence registration" are unable to leave the country before the expiration of the "residence registration", the embassy shall send a note to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ten days before the expiration of the validity period, explaining the reasons for the extension and attaching their Passport, apply for them to extend the validity period of their “residence registration”.

Article 10: After the persons listed in Article 7 of these Regulations have completed the "residence registration" procedures in Beijing, if they go to other parts of China, they do not need to apply for a separate "residence registration" with the local area during the validity period of the original "residence registration". Register".

Article 11 Persons coming to China from various countries other than those listed in Article 7 of these Regulations who are required to go through residence registration procedures (such as those holding D, Z, or X visas) should go to Beijing The Foreign Entry and Entry Administration Office of the Public Security Bureau handles the matter.

Article 12 The Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes fifteen working days to process identity documents and residence registration for embassy personnel in China, and one month to reissue identity documents.

Article 13 These regulations apply to personnel of representative offices of international organizations in China.

Article 14 These regulations will be implemented from January 1, 2000. If the relevant regulations issued previously are inconsistent with these regulations, these regulations shall prevail.