Comments on: China’s PSB Issues New Registration Rules, Fines for Violations

By: esk

esk — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:03:26 +0000

i have been working in China,i have a resident permit which expired this june 19th,2008.My agent was working on an extention for me,unfortunately he even did so and he tried to run away with my passport but i managed to get him on a break.
I have overstayed for 2month now,i am ready to go home.i wanted to know how to go home,where to go at the PSB and what to expect.

By: weng

weng — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:52:41 +0000

What about the people that get overstayed and get caught up by the Police,what he need to do and how much he need to pay? how the relatives back home can help him out? please let us know the procedure.
Thanks

By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:30:09 +0000

Michael, this is correct, it’s not new. However, these rules have not been enforced much the past few years, so many people are in fact unaware. The fines and the severity of them are new though. RMB5,000 is a lot of money for an on the spot offence (@USD720) that should have been preventable and better administered by the Chinese themselves.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:42:46 +0000

Is that really new ??? I do not think ! I have heard about that exact same rules since I am here… More than 2 years !
So yes, these are the rules. The only difference is that the probability to have more controls and police visits is higher.
If you respect the rules from the beginning, nothing changed for you.