All
foreign employees and their accompanying family members (spouse,
parents, and minor children) coming to China must all obtain a Z visa to
enter the country. Within 30 days after arriving in China, foreign
employees and their family members must apply for residence permit.
Investors and legal representatives of enterprises may attain a 2 year
residence permit. Permits for everybody else expire after one year.
Residence permits may be extended via the same process.
Required documents for first time Residence Permit applicants:
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1. |
Passport |
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2. |
Temporary
Accommodation Registration (click here for more
detailed information) |
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3. |
Application
form for Alien Visa and for Residence Permit (with official stamp);
Download here |
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4. |
One recent
2-inch waist up (no hat, facing forward) color photo |
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5. |
Company’s
“Business License” or “Certificate of Business Registration” |
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6. |
“Employment
Permit” or “Expert Certificate” |
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7. |
Proof of
Health Examination |
IF one is applying for permits for accompanying family members at the
time, the following additional documents are also required:
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8. |
Official
proof of kinship (with official stamp of employing company) |
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9. |
Marriage
certificate for spouses. Parents and children need only to provide proof
of kinship. |
Note: All certifications mentioned above
(i.e. marriage certificates, proof of kinship, etc.) issued abroad must
be approved by the Chinese Consulate in their country of issue.
Residence
Permits take five work days to be
processed.
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Government Fees for Residence Permit (RMB) |
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Rate |
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Within 1 year |
400 |
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1 year (including 1 year) to 3 years |
800 |
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3 year (including 3 year) to 5 years |
1000 |
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Within 1 year, adding 1 accompanying member |
400 |
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1 year (including 1 year) to 3 years, adding 1 accompany family
member |
800 |
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3 year (including 3 year) to 5 years, adding 1 accompany family
member |
1000 |
|
Reduce 1 accompany family member |
200 |
|
Alter items listed on the Permit (each time) |
200 |
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