Confirmation Form for Elementary Stage Students: the X1 paper for school pupils

The Confirmation Form for Elementary Stage Students is one of the documents listed in the X1 row of the visa requirements published by the Embassy of the PRC in the United States. The row lists it for foreign elementary, junior and senior high school students who intend to study in China. For related admission material, see Admission and documents.

Definition

The term names a document in the X1 row of the Embassy of the PRC in the United States's Requirements and Procedures for Chinese Visa Application (Updated September, 2025). The X1 row is headed: "Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of more than 180 days."

What the official text says

Embassy of the PRC in the United States

Under the X1 row, item 1 covers foreign higher education institution students. Item 2 covers foreign elementary, junior and senior high school students. For that group, item 2 lists the Confirmation Form for Elementary Stage Students Study in China.

The embassy's remark in item 2 reads: "For foreign elementary, junior/senior high school students who reside in China for family reunion purpose, application for X1 visa is not compulsory." This is the embassy's statement, in the document named above.

Order No. 42, Article 2

Measures for the Administration of Schools Recruiting and Educating International Students (Order No. 42, issued by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security) is published by the Ministry of Education of the PRC. The English wording below is this site's translation of the Chinese text.

• Article 2 defines a school as one in mainland China that provides preschool, primary, secondary or higher education.
• Article 2 defines an international student as a foreign student who does not hold Chinese nationality under the Nationality Law of the PRC and who receives education at a school.
• Article 2 states that Chapters 2 to 5 of the Measures apply to higher education institutions.
• Article 2 states that schools providing preschool, primary and secondary education carry out their recruitment, teaching and on-campus management of international students in accordance with the provisions of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.

Article 2 does not mention the Confirmation Form for Elementary Stage Students.

Related terms

• X1 visa
• Confirmation Form for Study in China (Form JW201 or Form JW202)
• Admission letter issued by a school or other entity in China
• Residence permit for study
• Family reunion
• Schools recruiting and educating international students

Sources

• Requirements and Procedures for Chinese Visa Application (Updated September, 2025), Embassy of the PRC in the United States (Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission)
• Measures for the Administration of Schools Recruiting and Educating International Students (Order No. 42), Ministry of Education of the PRC

Checked 11 October 2026.

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