Service Guide for Examination and Approval of Foreigner's Permanent Residence

1. Scope of application

This guide is applicable to foreigners applying for permanent residence in China.

2. Approval basis

"Exit and Entry Administration Law  of the People’s Republic of China",  "Measures for the Administrative Examination and Approval of Foreigners' Permanent Residence in China” 

3. Accepting agency

The public security organs of the people's governments at the districted city level, the public security branches of the municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the county bureaus.

4. Application requirements

5. Foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to China's economic and social development or meet other requirements for permanent residence in China may apply for permanent residence in China.

Foreigners applying for permanent residence in China should abide by Chinese laws, be healthy, have no criminal record, and meet one of the following requirements:

(1) Those who have a direct investment in China with stable investment situation for 3 consecutive years and good tax records.

(2) Those who have served for 4 consecutive years as deputy general manager, deputy factory director or above, or with associate professor, associate researcher and other deputy senior titles or above in China, and have a good tax records. The accumulative residence time in China in the past 4 years must not be less than 3 years.

(3) Those who have made significant and outstanding contributions to China and are the talents that China is in special need of.

(4) The spouses and their children under the age of 18 of the persons above-mentioned in the item 1, 2, 3.

(5) The spouse of a Chinese citizen or a foreigner who has obtained permanent residence in China, has been in marriage for 5 years, has resided in China for 5 consecutive years, has resided in China for not less than