Foreigners in Shanghai who are unable to Apply for a visa and residence permit extension before their documents expire due to lockdowns will enjoy a measure of understanding from exit-entry authorities, but not unconditionally.

在上海的外國(guó)人，如果因?yàn)榉怄i而無(wú)法在證件到期前申請(qǐng)延長(zhǎng)簽證和居留許可，可以得到出入境管理部門(mén)的一定程度的諒解，但不是無(wú)條件的。

The authorities advised on Friday that people with expired documents should Apply for an extension as soon as possible once they're able to travel to Application centers.

當(dāng)局上周五建議，過(guò)期證件的申請(qǐng)人一旦能夠前往申請(qǐng)中心，就應(yīng)該盡快申請(qǐng)延期。

"It hAppened back in 2020 when some people Applied for an extension several months after the service was fully restored, citing pandemic reasons, and in such cases it was difficult for us to exempt them from punishment," an official of Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau said.

上海出入境管理局一位官員表示: “這種情況發(fā)生在2020年，當(dāng)時(shí)一些人在服務(wù)完全恢復(fù)幾個(gè)月后以疫情為由申請(qǐng)延期，在這種情況下，我們很難免除對(duì)他們的處罰。”。

Applicants with expired documents are also advised to show proof to officers at the Application centers that they couldn't Apply in time due to lockdowns.

如申請(qǐng)人的證件已經(jīng)過(guò)期，請(qǐng)向申請(qǐng)中心的工作人員出示證明，證明他們由于封鎖而無(wú)法及時(shí)申請(qǐng)。

Foreigners in China are advised to extend their visa seven days before its expiry and to extend their residence permit 30 days before the expiry date, if they need an extension.

建議在中國(guó)的外國(guó)人在簽證到期前7天延長(zhǎng)簽證期限，如果需要延長(zhǎng)簽證期限，則在到期前30天延長(zhǎng)居留許可期限。

As long as they successfully extend the documents before their expiry, they will be exempt from punishments for overstaying.

只要他們?cè)谖募狡谇俺晒ρ悠冢麄兙涂梢悦獬馄诙毫舻膽土P。

Under special circumstances, authorities will take considerations for Applicants who Apply after their documents have expired.

在特殊情況下，當(dāng)局會(huì)考慮在證件過(guò)期后才提出申請(qǐng)的申請(qǐng)人。