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Converting from 30 Day Visa-Exempt Entry to Resident Visa

I have gone from visa-exempt to Visitor Visa three times, and I have gone from Visitor Visa to ARC twice, so now I know exactly how to do it and I don’t make any wasted trips anymore. To convert from 90-day visa exempt to an ARC, it is a two-step process: First, you have get a Visitor Visa from the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA), which is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). (In Chinese, this office is called 外交部領事事務局 (wai4 jiao1 bu4 ling3 shi4 shi4 wu4 ju2). Then you apply for …