If the bank card is frozen by the public security organ, the cancellation period is generally six months. If there is no legal cause after the expiration of this period, such as a criminal offence, and the public security organ takes criminal measures, the seal will be automatically unsealed after the expiration without applying for thawing. The time limit for freezing deposits, remittances and other property is six months, and the time limit for freezing securities such as bonds, stocks and fund shares is two years. If it is necessary to extend the time limit for special reasons, it shall go through the formalities of continuing the freezing at the public security organ before the expiration of the freezing period.

Legal basis: Article 243rd of the Procedures for Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs stipulates that the time limit for freezing deposits, remittances, securities trading settlement funds and futures deposits is six months. The maximum period of each freeze shall not exceed six months.

For major and complicated cases, with the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ at or above the municipal level, the time limit for freezing deposits, remittances, securities trading settlement funds, futures deposits and other property can be one year. The maximum period of each freeze shall not exceed one year.

Article 244 The time limit for freezing bonds, stocks, fund shares and other securities is two years. The maximum period of each freeze shall not exceed two years.

Article 245 The time limit for freezing stock rights, policy rights or investment rights is six months. The maximum period of each freeze shall not exceed six months.