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Admission and documents

The papers that travel with an admission: the admission notice, the JW201 and JW202 forms, the physical examination form, and the rules every school applies.

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Admission noticeChinese录取通知书

The document a school in China issues to a student it has admitted. It is submitted with every X1 and X2 visa application.

SourceEntry-Exit Regulations (NIA), Article 7(11)MOE Order No. 42, Article 35See alsoJW202 formX1 visa

Admissions brochureChinese招生简章

The document each university publishes for international applicants. The university admits students by the conditions and procedure written in it.

SourceMOE Order No. 42, Articles 11 and 23See alsoInternational student

Compulsory student insuranceChinese全员保险制度

Schools in China run a full-coverage insurance system for international students. A student who does not buy insurance as required is not admitted or not registered.

SourceMOE Order No. 42, Article 40See alsoInternational student

Foreigner Physical Examination FormChinese外国人体格检查表

The medical form printed by the Chinese quarantine authorities. Scholarship applicants staying more than six months submit a copy; it needs the physician’s signature, the hospital stamp and a sealed photo, and results are valid for six months. Schools confirm it at enrolment.

SourceCSC application guide, section VI, item 12MOE Order No. 42, Article 39See alsoResidence permit for study

International studentChinese国际学生

In Chinese rules, a foreign student who does not hold Chinese nationality and is being educated at a school in China.

SourceMOE Order No. 42, Articles 2 and 9See alsoDegree educationAdmissions brochure

JW201 formChineseJW201表

The Visa Application for Study in China form used for Chinese Government Scholarship students and students coming through intergovernmental exchange channels. The China Scholarship Council handles it with the university concerned.

SourceMOE reply on JW201/JW202, replySee alsoJW202 formChinese Government ScholarshipX1 visaRead the full entry

JW202 formChineseJW202表

The Visa Application for Study in China form used for self-funded students. Each university handles it for the students it has admitted.

SourceMOE reply on JW201/JW202, replySee alsoJW201 formX1 visaAdmission noticeRead the full entry

Full entries

  • JW201 and JW202 forms

    JW201 and JW202 are the two versions of the Visa Application for Study in China form. JW201 is for government scholarship students; JW202 is for self-funded students.

Official sources

  1. Measures for the Administration of Schools Recruiting and Educating International Students, Order No. 42 — Ministry of Education (Chinese)
  2. Reply of 15 February 2008 on forms JW201 and JW202 — Ministry of Education (Chinese)
  3. Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship — China Scholarship Council, Campus China

Other categories

  • Visas and residence

    Terms used in the entry-exit rules: the two study visas, the residence permit for study, accommodation registration and the work-study endorsement.

  • Universities and degrees

    How Chinese universities and degrees are labelled: Double First-Class, Project 985 and 211, degree and non-degree study, academic and professional degrees.

  • Tests and verification

    The tests named in official application guides, and the two Ministry of Education bodies that verify qualifications.

  • Scholarships

    The Chinese Government Scholarship and the council that administers it.

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