出于人道原因需要紧急入境，应邀入境从事紧急商务、工程抢修或者具有其他紧急入境需要并持有有关主管部门同意在口岸申办签证的证明材料的外国人，旅行社按照国家规定组织入境旅游等，可以向公安部委托的口岸签证机关申请办理口岸签证。
For foreigners who need to enter China urgently for humanitarian reasons, are invited to enter China for emergency business or rush repair of engineering projects, or have other urgent entry needs and hold the documents certificating that the competent authorities agree to apply for visas at ports, travel agencies may, in accordance with state regulations, organize entry Tours and apply for port visas with the port visa authorities entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security.
（一）个人申请口岸签证，由本人抵达口岸时向口岸签证机关提出申请。旅游团申请口岸签证，由组织邀请的旅行社向口岸签证机关提出申请。 When an individual applies for a port visa, he/she shall apply to the port visa authority upon arrival at the port. When a tourist group applies for a port visa, the travel agency invited by the organization shall apply to the port visa authority. （二）邀请单位（个人）可以在外国人抵达口岸前代外国人向本地口岸签证机关提出申请；代外国人向非本地口岸签证机关提出申请，可以通过本地地市级以上公安机关出入境管理机构代为转交。 The inviting units (individuals) may apply to the local port visa authorities on behalf of the foreigners before their arrival at the port; If an application is submitted to a non-local port visa authority on behalf of a foreigner, the application can be handed over to the local Exit and Entry Administration authorities of public security organs at or above the prefecture level. 申请口岸签证，须回答有关询问并提供下列材料： To apply for a port visa, you should answer relevant enquiries and provide the following materials: （一）有效普通护照； A valid ordinary passport; （二）填写《外国人签证、居留许可申请表》，交一张近期二寸半身正面免冠照片； Fill out the Application Form for Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit, and submit a recent two-inch half-length headless photo. （三）其他证明材料。 Other supporting materials. （一）口岸签证机关收到邀请单位（个人）的代申请，经审核符合规定要求的，邀请单位（个人）将获得口岸签证机关出具的外国人口岸签证受理单，申请人抵达口岸后凭外国人口岸签证受理单向口岸签证机关申请办理签证。 The port visa authority receives the application on behalf of the inviting entity (individual), and if it meets the requirements after examination and verification, the inviting entity (individual) will obtain the acceptance sheet for foreigner port visa issued by the port visa authority. Upon arrival at the port, the applicant will accept the application for visa by the one-way port visa authority with the foreigner port visa. （二）口岸签证机关经审查认为符合规定条件的，对个人签发一次入境有效期不超过5天、停留期限不超过30天的相应种类签证；对外国旅游团签发一次入境有效期不超过15天、停留期限不超过30天的团体旅游签证；对外国人具有出境入境管理法第二十一条规定情形的，不予签发签证。 Port visa authorities, upon examination and finding that they meet the prescribed conditions, shall issue corresponding types of visas with a validity period of no more than five days for one entry and no more than 30 days for one stay to individuals; To issue group tourist visas for foreign tourist groups that are valid for entry of no more than 15 days and stay for no more than 30 days; Visas shall not be issued to foreigners who fall under the circumstances specified in Article 21 of the Exit and Entry Administration Law. （三）持有口岸签证的外国人，个人应当从口岸签证签发机关所在的口岸入境，旅游团可以从所有对外开放口岸入境。特殊情况下，外国人应当按照口岸签证机关的要求，在限定停留区域停留，在限定口岸出境。 Foreigners holding port visas shall individually enter China at the ports where port visa issuing authorities are located, and tourist groups may enter China at all ports open to the outside world. Under special circumstances, foreigners shall stay in restricted areas and exit at restricted ports in accordance with the requirements of port visa authorities. （四）深圳、珠海、厦门口岸签证机关可以签发停留期限3天或者5天的特区旅游签证。持有特区旅游签证的外国人入境后停留区域不得超过入境口岸所在城市行政区域。 The visa authorities at the ports of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen may issue tourist visas for special zones with a stay period of three or five days. The post-entry stay area of foreigners holding tourist visas shall not exceed the administrative area of the city where the port of entry is located. 外国人申请口岸签证，应当按照国家规定的收费标准向口岸签证机关缴纳签证费。 When applying for port visas, aliens shall pay visa fees to port visa authorities according to the charging standards prescribed by the State.
