China’s Exit-Entry Agency Filing Requirement
According to the Administrative Measures for the Filing of Institutions and Personnel Engaged in Exit and Entry Agency Services jointly issued by the National Immigration Administration of the PRC and the State Administration for Market Regulation, starting from 15 September 2026, entities engaged in exit and entry agency services within China must complete the filing procedures with the exit-entry administration of the public security authority at or above the county level in their respective locations. The entities engaged in exit and entry agency services must complete filing of the following personnel at the same time:
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The legal representative or person in charge;
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The management personnel;
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Staff directly providing exit and entry agency services.
The time limits for completing filing procedures are as follows:
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Newly established entities shall complete the filing procedures within 15 days from the date of establishment;
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Entities that have been established and engaged in exit and entry agency services before the effective date of the administrative measures shall complete the filing procedures within 90 days from the effective date of the administrative measures (i.e. 15 September 2026).
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If an existing entity intends to engage in exit and entry agency services, it shall complete the filing procedures within 15 days from the date of conducting relevant business.
Agencies that fail to complete the filing according to the administrative measures may be fined between RMB20,000 and RMB50,000, ordered to suspend business for rectification, and have their licenses revoked. Those suspected of committing crimes shall be held criminally responsible in accordance with the law.
The information of the filed entry and exit agencies and their personnel who have completed the filing will be published on the filing information disclosure platform of the National Immigration Administration, and the public can search for the information of the filed agencies through this platform.
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