What are the fewest number of weekly class hours I can take and still get a student visa?

[Tomas Tomas]

What are the fewest number of weekly class hours I can take and still get a student visa? (X or X2)

 

I'd like to not waste money buying classes I don't want just to get a visa.

[Johnny20270]

I'd be interested in this answer. I really prefer one-on-one lessons but it becomes very costly to do a lot. 

[Skunq]

In Beijing I was studying 4 months at a school which was 1.5 hour every day Monday to Friday. They told me that was the minimum to be considered a full-time student and thereby eligible for a student visa. However, from my experience, the majority of private schools have a fixed package which is typically two classes of 1.5 hours, so 3 hours every day Monday to Friday. You can try push them to give you a cheaper package with less classes, but I think it will be hard.

[zhouhaochen]

@Skunq: when were you in Beijing and got a student visa for studying 7.5 hours a week? Before or after the X1/X2 visa was introduced?

[Skunq]

It was after the major change in visa rules, which I suppose is what you're referring to.