

Foreign student studying with S-visa residence permit
Hi, I am a foreign student who has grandparents in China and will attend a Chinese Language programme starting in September. My case is a little bit complicated as:
- I will do 2 separate 1-semester programmes at different universities (Chinese Language Programme, I will re-apply for the Spring semester starting in October-ish when applications open up again)
- This means that I normally would have to apply for the X2 visa (single entry and no residence permit)
- I was in China recently with my parents to acquire a residence permit (5-years one, don't know the type) but did not manage to get it due to missing documents but my parents did manage
- Is it possible to study in China with S-visa and do I first apply for the X2 visa and then go through the process of acquiring the residence permit?