How Can Senior/Professional Staff Apply for Permanent Residence in China?

Source: E-government Platform of Exit-Entry Administration Offices of Branches of Shanghai Public Security Bureau

 

Requirements for senior/professional staff to apply for Permanent Residence in China:

Applicants are eligible for permanent residence if they are employed in the following 5 types of organizations and hold positions of chairman, vice chairman, general manager, deputy general manager, or have titles of associate professor, associate researcher and above, and have worked consecutively for 4 years (residence in China no less than 3 years), and have good tax records:

1. Research institutes of the State Council or Shanghai Municipal People’s Government or public institutions with administrative management or functions
2. Key universities (“211 Project” schools and the first batch of admissions colleges)
3. Enterprises and institutions that undertake the task of national key projects or major scientific and technological projects
4. High-tech enterprises, encouraged foreign-invested enterprises, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprises or foreign-invested product export enterprises
5. Enterprises and institutions like national laboratories, national key laboratories, national engineering laboratories, national engineering research centers, national accredited enterprise technology centers, national engineering technology research centers, or foreign-funded R&D centers

The foreign spouse and their unmarried children under 18 years old of the above foreign applicants can apply for permanent residence together.

 

Documents required for senior/professional staff to apply for Permanent Residence in China:

 

(1) Complete Application Form for Permanent Residence in China, and provide 2 copies of two-inch recent photos and a digital version of these photos (recorded in a CD) (Read the Notice for more details).

(2) Valid passport and employment-typed residence permits issued consecutively 4 years before this application, and 2 copies of each should be submitted..

(3) Foreigner’s Work Permits (or employment permits, Foreign Expert Certificates) issued consecutively 4 years before this application, and provide 2 copies of each.

(4) Title certificate or employment certificate issued by the employer, and provide 1 copy of this.

(5) Individual income tax clearance certificate for consecutively 4 years before this application issued by taxation bureau, and provide 1 copy of this.

(6) Relevant certificates from the employer, and provide 2 copies of this.

① If the employer holds a national key project or a major scientific research project, it shall submit the project Certificate document issued by the provincial or ministerial administration.

② If the employer is a foreign-invested enterprise, it shall submit the Business License (counterpart), Approval Certificate for Foreign-invested Enterprises or Return receipt for the establishment of a foreign-invested enterprise and annual inspection certificates of the last 4 years.

If the employer is a high-tech enterprise, it shall submit a high-tech enterprise certificate for the last 4 years.

If the employer is an encouraged foreign-invested enterprise, it shall submit a confirmation letter from the state for the last four years to encourage the development of foreign investment projects.

If the employer is a foreign-invested advanced technology enterprise, it shall submit foreign-invested advanced technology enterprise confirmation for the last four years.

If the employer is a foreign-invested product exporter, it shall submit a confirmation of foreign-invested product export enterprises for the last four years.

③ Those who hold positions in state-owned laboratories, state key laboratories, national engineering laboratories, national engineering research centers, national accredited enterprise technology centers, national engineering technology research centers, or foreign-funded R&D centers, etc. shall submit confirmation issued by the competent authority for the last four years.

(7) A Health check certificate which was issued by a domestic entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency (or by foreign medical institutions verified by Embassy /Consulate General of China), and provide 1 copy of this. The health certificate should be issued within the validity of the last 6 months.

(8) A Criminal Record/ Background check which shows no trace or history of any kind must be verified by the Embassy/Consulate General of China, and 1 copy should also be provided. The name on the Record Check must match that on the valid passport. In case the applicant has changed names, the former names should be noted in the Record, In case the applicant has lived in a country/region outside the passport-issuing country for successively two years or longer after he/she is 18 years old, a clear Criminal Record check from that country/region is also required. The Record(s) should be issued within the validity of the last 6 months.

 

 

2.Documents Required for Spouse：

(1) Complete Application Form for Permanent Residence in China, and provide 2 copies of two-inch recent photos and a digital version of these photos (recorded in a CD) (Read the Notice for more details).

(2) Valid passport and valid visa (or residence permit), and provide 2 copies of each.

(3) Marriage certificate, and provide 2 copies of this. If this certification was issued abroad, a verification from the Embassy/Consulate General of China is also needed, which has a validity of up to 6 months. Two copies of ID certificate used for marriage registration are also required.

(4) A Health check certificate which was issued by a domestic entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency (or by foreign medical institutions verified by Embassy /Consulate General of China), and provide 1 copy of this. The health certificate should be issued within the validity of the last 6 months.

(5) A Criminal Record/ Background check which shows no trace or history of any kind must be verified by the Embassy/Consulate General of China, and 1 copy should also be provided. The name on the Record Check must match that on the valid passport. In case the applicant has changed names, the former names should be noted in the Record, In case the applicant has lived in a country/region outside the passport-issuing country for successively two years or longer after he/she is 18 years old, a clear Criminal Record check from that country/region is also required. The Record(s) should be issued within the validity of the last 6 months.

3. Documents Required for children:

(1) Complete Application Form for Permanent Residence in China, and provide 2 copies of two-inch recent photos and a digital version of these photos (recorded in a CD) (Read the Notice for more details).

(2) Valid passport and visa (or residence permit), and provide 2 copies of each.

(3) Birth Certificate (or parent-children relationship certificate, or adoption proof), and provide 2 copies of this. If the certification or proof was issued abroad, then verification by the Embassy/Consulate General of China is required.

(4) ID certificates of both parents, and provide 2 copies of each.

(5) Marriage certificate of parents and 2 copies of this (in case the parents have divorced, the principal applicant should provide valid guardianship proof, such as a court verdict, etc.). If the certification was issued abroad, then verification by the Embassy/Consulate General of China is required.

(6) Nationality identification should be processed in the first place if one/both of the parents was/were of Chinese nationality when the child was born.

 

 

★ Notice for senior/professional staff applying for Permanent Residence in China:

 

(1) Applicant above 18 years old should come to process the application in person. For those under 18 years old both parents should come to process the application (in case the parents are divorced, the guardian parent shall process the application).

(2) The photo should be taken in color with a white background. No hats or other obscuring items are permitted, and the full face must be visible. The photo size must be 48mm*33mm, with a facial width of 18mm±1mm, and head height (top of head to top of photo) between 1.5mm～2.5mm. The shirt collar or collarbone should be visible.

(3) In case the applicant has changed nationality, certificate of naturalization is required. In case the applicant was once of Chinese nationality, the former mainland Chinese citizen shall also provide their previous private passport and overseas permanent resident certificate (Chinese nationals who join another nationality when holding an official/service passport must renounce Chinese nationality first), former Taiwanese shall also provide a residence deregistration certificate; former Hong Kong/Macau people shall also provide an ID cancellation certificate. If necessary, certifications issued abroad must be verified by the Embassy/Consulate General of China.

(4) In case the applicant has changed their name, relevant certifications and 2 copies of these are required. Certifications issued in a foreign country should be verified by the Embassy/Consulate General of China.

(5) The Criminal Record/Background check, Marriage certificate, Birth certificate, relationship certificate, adoption paper, name changing proof or other relevant documents issued by overseas authorities must either be verified by the Embassy/Consulate General of China, or be certified by his/her country’s Embassy/Consulate General in China (personal statement is not acceptable).

(6) Certifications in foreign languages should be translated into Chinese and stamped by an eligible domestic translation agency, and a copy of the business license of this translation agency is required.

(7) The applicant can mark down “Need to print Chinese name” in “Others” column of the application form, if he/she hopes to have a Chinese name printed on Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card.

 

(All contents of the guideline is authentic in Chinese, English is for reference only.)

 

 

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