Dear international friends,

Welcome to Pingshan!

If you stay at a hotel, the hotel front desk will register your accommodation automatically. If you stay somewhere other than a hotel, you must complete temporary accommodation registration within 24 hours of moving in, either personally or through your host, in accordance with China’s Exit and Entry Administration Law. Foreign nationals or hosts who fail to complete the required registration may receive a warning or, in some cases, be fined.

In Shenzhen, you can complete the registration online ( https://msjw.ga.sz.gov.cn/crj/crjmsjw/wsyy/ajax/bgywck/100000415293326 ) through the local police service platform or in person at a police station. 

Alternatively, you can use the National Immigration Administration’s (NIA) online system, which is available nationwide. Registration can be completed through the NIA’s official website ( https://s.nia.gov.cn ), the “移民局12367” app, or the “移民局12367” miniprograms on WeChat and Alipay.

The registration may be completed either by the foreign nationals staying in private residences or by their hosts. For first-time registrations, hosts are generally expected to assist, as they are usually more familiar with the relevant address details. Foreign nationals may register independently if they have previously registered the same residence through the NIA platform or are staying in a home they own in China. Hosts may be Chinese citizens or foreign nationals.

According to the NIA, repeat registration is not required in certain circumstances. These include cases in which a foreign national returns to the same residence they own in China after traveling, or a holder of a residence permit or permanent residence card returns to the same residence where they regularly live during the validity period of the document.

Click https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c237273/content.html to read the NIA’s policy interpretation.