A：An overseas visitor shall register accommodation within 24 hours of his or her arrival in Yiwu in compliance with the regulation .
Q：Howshould an overseas visitor go through the procedure of accommodation registration，if he or she stays at a hotel？
A：When an overseas visitor checks in at a hotel competent to lodge overseas visitors，he or she completes the procedure of accommodation registration automatically .
Q：Howshould he or she register accommodation，if an overseas visitor lodges at the house of a local resident or an organization？
A：For an overseas visitor lodging at the house of a local resident or an organization，he or she shall register accommodation at the police station or community office that has jurisdiction over the area concerned. An organization，which has applied to the entry-exit management department and become a user of “overseas visitors’ information acquisition system”，is competent to register the accommodation of the overseas visitors it receives on its own. At present，such competent organizations include Neoglory Group，Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College，etc .
Q：Are overseas visitors under the age of sixteen also required to handle this procedure？
A：For overseas children who use parents’ or guardians’ passports，it is done when their
parents or guardians have completed it . If they have their own passports，they shall complete this procedure separately accompanied by their parents or guardians .
Q：What certificates and other things are needed in accommodation registration？
A：When an overseas visitor registers accommodation，he or she shall provide passport，a recently-taken bareheaded photo and other pertinent materials .
Q：What else should overseas visitors pay attention to after they complete this procedure？
A：An overseas visitor shall bear passport and accommodation registration form for examination when going out . And he or she shall be aware of the expiry date of visa and residence permit，and be sure to leave in time or ap pylfor the extension of visa or residence permit in the entry-exit management department before the date .
Q：Howw ill an overseas visitor be punished if he or she fails to register accommodation as required？
A：In accordance with the provisions of the Rules for Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Control of the Exit and Entry of Foreigners， an overseas visitor shall be given a warning or fined 50-500 yuan if he or she fails to register accommodation as required .
