Originally Posted by
moondog
During my DL attempt, I went to the PSB near Palm Springs (Chaoyang) I was the only foreigner one of the two ladies there had registered. Fortunately her colleague had done one a few years prior. A few years ago, I registered at the PSB near Guomao and they were a bit more on the ball, but were equally apathetic about it.
Yeah, if you are living in Chaoyang Park/CBD or foreigner-heavy areas, usually the police aren't too pissy about late registrants anymore (though in 2008, I know PLENTY of people who were given small fines--usually RMB 500. But Wudaokou is a different story--they are more hard-@ss over there.
I have my own reasons for wanting to stay absolutely in compliance right down the line on things like this, and have not found it burdensome. But then, my continuous time periods inside China are likely longer than most peoples on this forum, so I've got more opportunity to get caught if I wanted to scofflaw things. YMMV.