Application materials for residence permit
After get a clear idea of who should apply for a residence permit in China, you may also want to know the application materials for the residence permit in China. Then try to find the proper type for you.
Foreigners among foreign investment enterprises
For foreigners of such group, they must provide the following documents and evidential materials:
1. One's valid passport and visa;
1. One's valid passport and visa;
2. Originals and copies of duplicate of "Business License" issued by administrative department for industry & commerce;
3. Originals and copies of "Employment Certificate" issued by Bureau of Labor & Social Security in China;
4. Original "Health Certification" submitted by Exit & Entry Inspection & Quarantine Bureau;
5. Two recent, two in., half-length, bareheaded, full-faced photo;
6. Adding the official seal of the unit when fill out "Application Form for Visa、Residence Permit", and stick a recent photo of bareheaded and full-faced.
Foreign students
For foreign students in China’s higher institutions, they must provide the following documents and evidential materials:
For foreign students in China’s higher institutions, they must provide the following documents and evidential materials:
1. One's valid passport and visa (if the student holding a diplomatic、service (official)、special passport, should change to ordinary passport when process the residence permit, if failed to do this, should provide the note of embassy, endorsed that given up the privileges enjoyed with a diplomatic、service (official) and other passport, but according to the treatment of ordinary passport);
2. Originals of "Application Form for Visas of Foreign Students Study in China" (JW201 or JW202), if can not provide the originals, provide the copies of the application form and originals of "Admission Offer" of the schools;
3. Original "Health Certification" submitted by Exit & Entry Inspection & Quarantine Bureau;
4. Two recent photos, which are half-length, bareheaded and full-faced;
5. Foreign students study in primary schools and middle schools in China must also provide the originals of letter of commitment of their fathers or mothers;
6. Adding the official seal of the unit when fill out "Application Form for Visa、Residence Permit";
Foreign experts
They should provide the following documents and evidential materials:
They should provide the following documents and evidential materials:
1. One's valid passport and visa;
2. Originals and copies of "Expert Certificate" issued by the National Expert Bureau of Foreign Affairs Office of Municipal Government;
3. Original "Health Certification" submitted by Exit & Entry Inspection & Quarantine Bureau;
4. Two recent photos, which are bareheaded and full-faced;
5. Adding the official seal of the unit when fill out "Application Form for Visa、Residence Permit", and stick a recent photo with bareheaded and full-faced;
