3ABG Accreditation

If athletes were registered in the ABG accreditation system before *11 February 2012* then the resulting Asian Beach Games Identity and Accreditation Cards (ABGIAC) can also be used as a visa to enter China in conjunction with a valid passport, valid from 20 May 2012 to 10 July 2012.

This does not affect the existing deadlines of:
* Registration on sports category and athletes number – 24:00, 29 February 2012 (UTC +8 Beijing Local Time)
* Registration on sports tasks and athletes names – 24:00, 30 April 2012 (UTC +8 Beijing Local Time)

But it does mean that athletes and other team personnel who are registered after the deadline will have to apply for, and pay for a Chinese visa in the normal way.

* To prevent delay, NACs should assemble all the required information about each participant they will be recommending before they send it to their NOC.

h5. Required information
The information your NOC will need to insert into the accreditation system is as follows:

# Sport (= Powered Paragliding)
# Category
## NOC Athlete,
## For other NOC categories (team leader, accompanying guest Etc.) please discuss this with your NOC.
# Family Name
# Given Name
# Name in Chinese Characters (Required only for Chinese athletes)
# Gender
# Date of Birth
# Nationality
# Country / Region of Birth
# Photo (Electronic Version, see *Photo requirement* below)
# ID Document:
## Type; (eg passport)
## Number;
## Expiry Date;
## Scanned Copy of id document, (.jpeg format)
# Permanent Address (Detailed)
# Current Address (Detailed)

h5. Item 10 Photo requirement:
# The photos must be taken recently (within 6 months) in colour with face square on to the camera, in sharp focus, clear and un-retouched with no smears or creases.
# The background of the photos should be either white or light blue. The boundary between the person and the background should be identifiable.
# Head coverings, such as caps, scarves and hair bands, and sun-glasses are not permitted in photos except for religious or medical reasons.
# The photo should be with the face centred and eyes looking straight ahead.
# The image format should be jpeg. The ratio of width to height should be 3 to 4.



h3. Documents
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