The new work permit application system for foreigners in China
has been fully launched since April 1.
What are foreingers' opinion
on the new system?
What are their suggestions for Guangzhou
to attract overseas talents?
Let's see↓↓↓
New Work Permit System
In November 2016, Chinese government piloted a new work visa policy for foreigners in Guangzhou. The new policy simplifies the procedure for applying work visa, which integrates the Z-visa and R-visa into one.
A unified electronic administration system was built, triggering a lifetime code for each foreigner working in China with their personal information stored.
For Guangzhou, it is crucial to launch such a policy for developing into a national innovation central city and an international hub city.
It provides an excellent opportunity for Guangzhou to keep track with international advanced talents competition system and to lure more leading talents in the world.
Procedure to Apply For Work Visa
The graphs below show detailed procedure for foreign talents in different categories to apply for the work visa in Guangzhou under the new policy:
"Talent Green Card Policy" In GZ
On May 5 last year, Guangzhou launched its Green Card policy for talents, helping non-local talents to gain “local resident treatment” in the city.That card enables holders to enjoy equal treatment with other citizens in purchasing property, vehicle license registration, children’s schooling, bank account opening, etc.
# The policy makes some thresholds for application. ↓↓↓
They should be top talents with foreigner expert permit or talents who work at Nansha Area of Guangdong FTZ and have been identified by administrative committee.
Foreigners who work at Guangzhou with annual income above 600,000 RMB(92,025 USD) and individual income tax above12,000 RMB (1840 USD) can also apply for the green card.
Until March 15, 2017, Guangzhou has issued 1,560 talent green cards, 128 of which are foreign talents, accounting for 11.06% of the total.
Guangzhou’s green card policy indicates that high-level foreign talents with experience of studying, working and starting up business abroad are qualified, including:
Experts who hold a position as associate professor or above in overseas colleges and universities, or scientific research institutes;
Innovative talents who have experiences of start-up business abroad;
Talents who hold a professional certificate;
Doctors graduating from domestic universities or masters from international top universities;
Talents whom Guangzhou is in urgent need of in specific industrial areas;
Now qualified talents won’t be able to apply for a green card unless they have worked for at least 6 months in Guangzhou.
However, in 2020, 6-month working won’t be a requirement and the application will be processed immediately.
What do you think the new system?
Source: GDNews
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