Thursday 26 March 2009

Resident Permit Application Procedures for High Profile Talents and Investors

A. Eligibility
1.Senior Consultants invited/employed by provincial or ministerial organisations, or high-tech personnel/senior executives on state or provincial level talent exchange programmes, major engineering projects, or science and technology cooperation projects signed between Central Government or Beijing Municipal Government and foreign entities.
2. People who have made major contribution to the economic and cultural development of China or Beijing, or aid workers for governmental charity programmes to other nations.
3. Science and Research Leaders employed by state or provincial academic/science research institutions, or major educational institutions; major science/academic researchers above associate professor/fellow researcher or equivalent level.
4. Senior executives and key discipline technical personnel with organisations or enterprises above deputy general manager or equivalent level.
5. Investors with over US$3million investment in Beijing, foreign companies satisfying aforesaid qualifications, or management/technical personnel relocated to China by other economy entities/ organizations.
6. Major International Science Prize winner Chinese holding foreign citizenship as well as such other outstanding and influential Chinese.
7. Spouse and children under 18 of above personnel.

B. Application Documents
1. Passport with Current visa
2. Residence Registration Certificate in Beijing
3. Entry visa/Resident Permit Application Form with employer's company chop
4. A recent 2-inch photo with pale blue background
5. Application Letter by top competent authorities to Beijing Municipal Administration of Entry & Exit
6. Copy of Foreign Expert Certificate issued by State Foreign Expert Bureau, its affiliates, or Beijing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, or Returnees Work/Resident Card issued by Beijing Personnel Bureau,
7. Copy of Resident Permit of the Investor; Incorporation Approval Certificate; currently audited Business Licence; Employment Permit issued by Beijing Municipal Labour & Social Welfare Bureau
8. Original of Health check-up report by Chinese Quarantine for foreign citizens over (including) 18 in case of first-time application for Resident Permit
9. Passport and Resident Permit of the working expatriate, or an Application Letter by the employer
10. Marriage certificate for accompanying spouse
11. Kinship certificate for accompanying children or parents

C. Term of Validity
Resident Permit can be granted for a duration of between 2 to 5 years subject to the validity of holder's passport.

D. Time for Approval
Approval upon submission of requisite documents will take 5 workdays, which does not include Saturday when applications are collected.

高层次人才和投资者申请居留许可

一、申请居留许可的对象:
1、省(部)级国家机关邀(聘)请的高级顾问以及执行中央或者北京市与外国签署的国家级或省(部)级科技合作项目,重点工程协议,人才交流项目的高科技、高层次管理人员;

2、对国家或北京市经济文化发展有重大、突出贡献的人员;执行政府间无偿援助协议的人员;

3、国家或省(部)级科研机构、重点高等院校聘用的学术、科研带头人,有关单位聘用的具有副教授,副研究员以上职称或享受同等待遇的学术、科研骨干;

4、在企业、事业单位中担任副总经理以上职务或者享受同等待遇的高级管理人员和重点专业技术人员;

5、在京投资300万美元以上的人员以及符合上述条件的外国企业或者其他经济组织派遣来中国的管理人员和专业技术人员;

6、国际重要科学奖项的外籍华人获得者和其他杰出、有影响的外籍华人;

7、上述人员的配偶和不满18周岁的子女。

二、申请居留许可的材料:
1、有效护照和签证;
2、在京住宿登记证明;
3、填写准确的《外国人签证、居留许可申请表》并加盖任职单位印章,贴一张浅蓝色背景近期2寸正面免冠照片;

4、一类授权单位给北京市公安局出入境管理处的信函;
5、交验国家外国专家局或外国专家局授权单位或北京市外事办公室签发的《外国专家证》、北京市人事局签发的《留学归国人员工作居住证》,均须提供复印件;
6、投资者申请居留许可,交验外商投资企业批准证书、经年检的营业执照副本、北京市劳动和社会保障局签发的《外国人就业证》,均须提供复印件;
7、年满18周岁以上首次申请居留许可的外国人,提交出入境卫生检疫部门出具的《健康证明》;
8、随行家属提供受聘、任职人员的护照和居留许可或者受聘、任职单位的公函;
9、配偶间提供结婚证明及复印件;
10、子女与父母间提供亲属关系证明及复印件。

注:以上证明均须提供复印件。

三、申请居留许可的时限:

可以申请有效期2年以上、5年以内的居留许可,申请次数不限(不得超过护照的有效期限)。

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