ⅠPacking for Your Trip
Travel light. Most daily necessities can be easily purchased in convenience stores, supermarkets and shopping malls in Shanghai. We recommend that you purchase your daily necessities in Shanghai after you have settled in, as you will then have a better idea of what you actually need.(BTW, we ISO have arranged one IKEA shopping day for our new students)
Here are some recommended interactive websites that can help you with preparing your packing list:www.travellerspoint.com/packing-list.cfm
If possible, do consider packing with you a towel and a set of sheets from home. You might need them to “settle-down” with on the day you arrive in Shanghai.
We strongly suggest that students bring along the things that will make them you feel at home, such as posters, photos and cultural items from your country. These momentos from home may help you feel comfortable in Shanghai and also minimize cultural shocks as well as homesickness.
ⅡWhat to Bring
** Valid passport and visa
** Letter of Admission Letter from USST (original)
**Visa Application for Study in China form (also known as the JW201/JW202 form) (original)
**Carbon Copy of your important file
**Passport size 2-inch full-face photos with white/blue background (at least 3 copies)
Ⅲ Bank Information
There are several banks west to USST where you can set up a bank account after you have arrived in Shanghai. If you are planning to convert foreign currencies into RMB, the banks in Shanghai accept the foreign currencies of: Pound Sterling, Hong Kong Dollar, American Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, etc.
Bank of China: http://www.boc.cn/
Agriculture Bank of China：http://www.abchina.com/cn/
China Construction Bank：http://www.ccb.com/cn/home/
| Bank | |
| Agricultural Bank of China | No.1 Changbai Rd (near Tumen Rd)Tel：55825012 |
| Construction Bank of China | No.15 Tumen RdTel：65383043 |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | At the cross of Jungong Rd and ZhouJiaZui Rd Office day: Tuesday and Friday |
ⅣUseful Living Information
| Subject | Details |
| Transportation | |
| Pudong Airport (PVG) to USST | Take airport No.4 bus at the airport to its stop at WuJiaoChang, exchange bus No.59 at HanDan Rd WuJiaoChang Rd and take off at JunGong Rd KongJiang Rd; Or, take airport No.4 bus at the airport to its stop at DePing Rd, exchange bus DaQiao No. 4 at its DePing Rd stop and take off at AnTu Rd stop |
| Hongqiao Airport to USST | Take bus No.911 to its XiZangNan Rd stop and exchange bus No.135 at its XiZangNan Rd HuaiHaiDong Rd and take off at JunGong Rd KongJiang Rd |
| Shanghai Railway Station to USST | Take subway No.3 at Shanghai railway station to its stop at DaBaiShu, exchange bus No.59 at WenShuiDong Rd GuangJi Rd, take off at JunGong Rd KongJiang Rd stop |
| Surrounding bus lines | No.874，No.59，No.124，No.135，No.33，No.6，No.22, etc. |
| Query on intercity transportation | http://www.ddmap.com/ or http://www.jt.sh.cn/ or Tel: 16088160 |
| Taxi reservation | DaZhong Taxi reservation call：96822 JinJiang Taxi reservation call: 96961 |
| Query on flights of Pudong airport | Tel:38484500 |
| Query on flights of Hongqiao airport | Tel:62688918 |
| Website for verification of electronic airline ticket | http://www.travelsky.com/travelsky/static/home/ |
| Query on railway transportation | 63179090 |
| Freephone to buy railway ticket | 8008207890 |
| Nearly railway ticket selling agency | No.362 NeiJiang Rd (near ZhouJiaZui Rd) Tel：65664568 |
| Booking for travel (plane and hotel) | http://english.ctrip.com/或http://www.elong.net/ |
| USST to Exit-Entry Bureau of Shanghai Police Station | Address: No. 1500, MinSheng Rd, Pudong, Shanghai Office hour: Monday- Saturday 9:00-11:30, 13:30-16:30 Consulting call: 86-21-28951900 Take bus No.135 at JunGong Rd near KongJiang Rd to exchange subway at its NanJing Dong Rd station and take off at Shanghai Science & Technology Stadium station (take exit 3) |
| USST to Shanghai Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau International Travel Health Center | Address: No.15, Jinbang Rd, Changning District, Shanghai Office hour: Mondy through Friday, 8:00-11:30 & 13:00-15:00 Reservation and consulting call: 86-21-62688851 Take bus No.135 at Jungong Rd near Kongjiang Rd to its XiaoBeiMen stop and exchange bus No.911 at its HuaiHaiDong Rd stop and take off at Shanghai Zoo stop |
| Medical Service | |
| Clinique of USST | Tel:55276394 |
| Xinhua Hospital | Tel: 65790000，take bus No.6 at TuMen Rd and take off at the Xinhua Hospital stop |
| Shopping | The Lotus Supermarket is at the crossroads of ZhouJiaZui Rd and Jungong Rd (5 minutes walk distance from the school gate) Take bus No.59 to WuJiaoChang where a commercial central is located |
| Weather forcast | http://weather.tq121.com.cn/ |
| Exchange rate | http://www.safe.gov.cn/model_safe_en/index.jsp |
| China Mobile business hall（buy cellphone and online service） | No.27 Changbai Rd near Tumen Rd Office hour: 8:30-18:30 Tel：13817710081 |
Ⅴ VISA
Important: The Student Visa / X Visa will is only be valid for 30 days after your arrival. You must apply for a Residence Permit within these 30 days in order to obtain a legal status in China at Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (MPSB).; you would be otherwise considered staying illegally and heavily fined.
International Students who will be studying in China for more than 6 months are required to obtain a Student Visa, also termed known as ‘X' Visa.
You are discouraged from arriving in China in a head of time due to the short time limit of your visa. Furthermore, you are not eligible to apply for a Residence Permit until you are a registered student of USST, after the day of registration.
It is not advisable to arrive way before the day of registration since you will not be able to apply for a Residence Permit prior to registration.
Important: Once you arrive in Shanghai, you must ensure the that USST has your current address at all times. If, for any reason, MPSB Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau wishes to contact you they will rely on the address the university has for you.
For information regarding the location and the contacts of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate in your country, please visit the following website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
@http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/@ http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/chn/pds/wjb/zwjg/
Tip: The students not having Chinese name would better prepare one before registration.
