Mr. Felix met his Chinese wife during his business trip to China. When he was trying to change his M visa into Q visa after his marriage, unexpectedly, things happened not as easy as he thought.

He was accused of overstaying for 2 days and was asked for a penalty of 1000 RMB. And he had to stay in a small black room to be investigated for more than 2 hours!

What happened to Mr. Felix?

He wrongly calculated the leaving date of his M visa! Though he was going to change it into Q visa, there is no grace in front of laws.

Visa expiry date is very important for all expats, which would bring you trouble if you don‘t pay enough attention.

The entry stamp ↑

Remember the date you entering China is also included in your duration, Mr. Felix unintentionally stayed 2 more days in China -- illegal.

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The Consequences of Illegal Stay Is Serious, No Grace Period!

1. Foreigners overstaying the visa or residence permit for a short period

2. If one overstays the visa for a significant period, usually over one month, he might be put into a detention camp for 5 to 15 days and repatriated to his home country.

It‘s possible he will be blacklisted, which will affect his re-entry to China, and he may be prohibited from entering the country for ten years. In addition to this, it might also influence one‘s visa application for other countries.

How Do I Prevent Unintentional Overstaying in China?

In order to prevent unintentional overstaying, you should remember your date of entering the country and length of your visa. Moreover, you should learn how to calculate the stay length.

Now comes the good news! HiTouch presents you -- Chinese Visa Reminder! Amazing tool to remind you of the expiry date of your visa, in just one second!

Long press the QR code to access↑↑↑

Input your Date of entry and Duration of each stay ↑↑↑

You will see the expiry date of your visa! ↑↑↑

Remind Me of The Expiry Date!

• If your visa expires in more than 7 days, then you can use the HiTouch reminder services. ↓↓↓

• Follow the instruction above to input your Chinese mobile number, then you will receive Service Message immediately. ↓↓↓

• 7 days ahead of the expiry date, you will receive the message from HiTouch. ↓↓↓

With the mini-program, you can enjoy your carefree life in China! In addition, if you want to apply for a visa extension, you should prepare earlier before your visa expires.

HiTouch simplifies the procedure for you according to the complex system of State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. Feel free to share with us your experience after using it, we will make it better and bring more functions.Open Hong Kong Bank Account in GuangZhou,HiTouch can serve you.

Your Chinese Visa Is about to Expire, Check It!