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International School of Beijing Admissions Guide 2026
How admission to International School of Beijing actually works — timeline, assessment, and the practicalities for international and mid-year applicants.
Reviewed by Priscilla Han · 2026-06-03
How admission to International School of Beijing works, step by step.
Foreign-passport-only: enrolment is restricted to children of foreign citizens with legal residence permits in China. Eligible pathways are (1) foreign passport holders with appropriate Beijing visas, (2) HK/Macau/Taiwan permit holders, (3) foreign passport holders on Q1 visas, and (4) Chinese passport holders ONLY if they hold foreign permanent-residency permits and can prove more than one year lived abroad. Ordinary mainland Chinese nationals are not eligible.
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