Application Procedures for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners in China

1. For lodging at guest house, hotel, inn, hostel, school or other enterprises and institutions or at government institutions or organs, foreigners shall present valid passports or residence certificates and fill in registration forms of temporary accommodation. They shall present travel permits when seeking accommodation in areas closed to foreigners.

2. When a foreigner wishes to lodge at the home of a Chinese resident in urban areas, the host or the lodger shall, within 24 hours of the lodger's arrival, report to the local public security bureau with the lodger's passport and certificate as well as the host's residence booklet and fill in registration forms of temporary accommodation. In rural areas, the host or lodger shall report to the local police station or residence registration office within 72 hours of the lodger's arrival.

3. When a foreigner lodges at a foreign institution in China or at the home of a foreigner in China, the institution in question or the host or the lodger shall, within 24 hours of the lodger's arrival, report to the local public security bureau with the lodger's passport or residence certificate and fill in registration forms of temporary accommodation.