Ask visa, study-abroad and migration intermediaries about their Chinese immigration filing
From September 15, 2026, covered Chinese intermediaries must file with immigration authorities. False advertising, misleading guaranteed-approval promises and false application materials are prohibited. A mistake in an honest application differs from deliberate falsification, which can affect later immigration records.
What it takes
Free; ask and retain the written information.
What you may gain
China removed prior licensing for private entry/exit intermediaries in 2018. Rapid growth and unlawful conduct prompted filing rules from September 15, 2026. New providers must file locally within 15 days of establishment; existing ones have 90 days from implementation. Prohibited practices include false, exaggerated or misleading recruitment; providing or helping provide false documents or unlawfully obtaining visas, residence papers, passports or procedures; leaking, selling or illegally providing private/personal information; and organizing or helping cross-border illegal activity. Overseas enterprises/institutions may not provide these intermediary services within China under the cited rule.
Context & considerations
Guaranteed approval and offers to fabricate materials are warning signs; the adverse record belongs to the applicant. Honest filing errors can produce refusal, while knowingly false evidence can have much broader consequences. Nonprofit policy advice and information inquiries are excluded from the defined intermediary service.
Research & references
State Council of China (2026). Provisions on Exit and Entry Administration, Order No. 841, Articles 7, 8, 10, 12 and 13. https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202607/content_7077173.htm