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Police Registration in Shanghai: The 24-Hour Rule Every Foreigner Needs to Know

You've landed in Shanghai, picked up your keys, and collapsed onto your new sofa. Congratulations — but before you unpack a single box, there's one piece of paperwork the law expects from you within 24 hours: temporary residence registration (临时住宿登记, línshí zhùsù dēngjì). It sounds more intimidating than it is. The good news: in Shanghai, you can now do the whole thing online in...