You may also choose to live off campus under the condition that you must get a Accommodation Registration Form issued by the local police station of your accommodation. The Accommodation Registration Form is another important certificate for your legal stay in China, aside from your passport and visa. Please keep it along with your passport. It is required for your application of new visa, visa extension, additional entry or residence permit.
A special reminder is that before you sign for the contract or pay for the rental, do confirm that the owner of the apartment/house property is able to process the accommodation registration for you. Otherwise you will get into trouble of illegal stay. Moreover, you need to renew the Registration Form of Temporary Residence if you have moved to another place, changed your passport or renewed your visa.
Notice:Students who changed their address and contact information while they are studying at Sichuan University must inform the SCU Overseas Students Office of their new and recent address, telephone number and email. It is important for the SCU Overseas Students Office to be able to contact its students because it often sends out important notifications to them. The SCU Overseas Students Office maintains a strict policy of keeping all contact information confidential.