About

About this site

studyinchina.help is an unofficial reference site for international students preparing to study at a university in mainland China. It covers the procedural side of studying in China: which body you apply to for a scholarship, which student visa fits your programme, and what you are legally required to do after you arrive.

Not an official site

This site is not run by, and is not affiliated with, the China Scholarship Council, Campus China, the National Immigration Administration, any ministry, embassy or university. It does not accept, forward or process applications. Applications go only through the official channel named in each notice.

How pages are written

• Every rule on a page is taken from an official source — a Chinese government portal, a law or regulation published by the National Immigration Administration, a Chinese embassy's visa guidance, or a university's own notice.
• Each guide lists the pages it relied on and the date they were checked.
• Where the official source is silent, the guide says so instead of guessing.

What this site does not do

• It does not submit, process or handle any application, and it does not promise any scholarship, admission or visa outcome.
• It does not rank or recommend universities.
• It is not affiliated with the China Scholarship Council, Campus China, the National Immigration Administration, any embassy or any university.

When rules change

Scholarship notices are reissued every year and immigration rules are revised. If a page here disagrees with the current official source, the official source is right. Each guide shows the date its sources were checked.

Who runs this site

The site is operated by UNILINK (UNILINK EDUCATION PTY. LTD), an education consultancy with operating entities in Australia, China and the United Kingdom. UNILINK advises students on study applications, including study in China. Reading the guides is free.