户口本 household registration.

For 400 RMB you can get a 1 year residence permit so I do NOT know why anyone would waste their time or money for a 90 day. Even if you will not stay longer then 90 days I suggest you get the 1 year. Last week I travelled in the outskirts of Chuxiong and the bus was stopped at a checkpoint to inspect documents of foreigners only. My wife asked the policeman and he told her it is part of the new Congress. Police know the 1 year residence permit and they do Not hassle you when you have one.

Hello Campo,

Getting a one year visa would be perfect as we come back to Kunming also in 2014.
I can get a one year visa every year and don't have to worry about getting a 90 day visa in Holland.
Also a bit cheaper.

However, i don't know exactly what a household registration is, is it a proof that you own a house?

My wife thinks it is the same as the family book, but as they are mentioned both is the first post i assume they are different documents.

The household registration has to do with your wife not YOU. Your wife's

户口本 has to be brought in so they can see it. She has to make copies of some of the pages(I forgot which ones). It has nothing to do with YOU owning property. This visa is given to foreigners who are married to Chinese nationasl. Like HFCAMPO said, it cost as of now 400 RMB. It's a 1 year multi-entry visa.

Thank you for the info.
We will try to get a one year visa when we get to Kunming.

Best regards,

Nico

Keep seeing 1 year resident permit referred to as visa. It is not a visa, visa only allows you to stay for 90 days at a time. On the form it asks if you want a visa or a resident permit. If you are married to chinese national resident permit is good for 1 year and you do not have to leave during that entire time. As HFCAMPO says if married to chinese national for cost of 400rmb cannot see any reason why would not get resident permit versus visa.

Blobbles, You are correct. You turn left on from Beijing Lu on to Baita Lu.
On the residence permit the price could vary depending on the nationaliy of the spouse. Generally Americans pay the most for these mainly, I think, because the Americans make the Chinese pay more for something simular in the USA. The residence permit is usually the last step in any series of the procedures to stay in China for one year. I have found it to be one of the easier ones to get after all the other steps. They actually have English instructions of what you need to do and on the form. I believe my earlier posts detailed one of those sets of changing procedures to get to the residence permit. In this series some of the documents from your home country can be expensive to get. The authentication documents can run into well over 6500rmb in your home country.

I am greatly looking forward to maybe someday being able to get the so-called Chinese "Green Card" under the new regulations coming out.

@Long-Dragon, 1 year resident permit for americans is 400rmb.

TallaAmerican, they charge me 800rmb every year but I am not married to a chinese citizen. I just live and work here as a Foreign Expert. Maybe it went down this year.

I believe 800 RMB is if you get it for 365 days. Less than 365 days is 400 RMB. Since I don't feel comfortable waiting until the last minute(though the office said it's ok to wait until the last day...) that means for 400 RMB it's usually 365 days minus a week or so.