出入境管理局

ChūrùjìngGuǎnlǐjú

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Meanings

1 Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
2 Chinese government agency that issues passports, visas and exit/entry permits

Characters

border; territory

Examples

我下周要去出入境管理局办护照。

Wǒ xià zhōu yào qù Chūrùjìng Guǎnlǐjú bàn hùzhào.

Next week I'm going to the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau to apply for a passport.

签证延期需要在出入境管理局办理。

Qiānzhèng yánqī xūyào zài Chūrùjìng Guǎnlǐjú bànlǐ.

Visa extensions need to be processed at the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau.

Tips

culture

The PRC's Exit-Entry Administration Bureau sits under the Ministry of Public Security (公安部). It handles passports for Chinese citizens, plus visas, residence permits and entry-exit cards for foreigners — the office that long-term expats in China visit most often.

usage

Often shortened in conversation to 出入境 ("I'm going to 出入境") — the type of office is implied. Foreign-affairs windows are sometimes called 涉外科 within the same building.

Stroke Order

出 chū

入 rù

境 jìng

管 guǎn

理 lǐ

局 jú