Quote Originally Posted by ZMC888 View Post
... As far as I can see I am correct, as a Chinese driving license can be renewed without them officially needing to see your passport or visa (I'm sure they'd ask though), which means if a driving license was invalidated by being on another visa other than a residency visa, they would of course ask to see your visa and there would be a provision for it to be seen when renewing your license.
My wife's dl expired last month and she got it renewed for another 6 years.
They didn't ask for the visa, but we still don't know whether it's not needed, they forgot or they didn't care.
You have one month to renew the dl after it expired and you get it renewed with paying a fine within one year.
You have to do it all over if you overstay the validity over one year, which means then you'll need the residence permit.
You can renew it only one month before it expires.

Again, that's in Beijing, other places may be different and things may change over night