Instructions on Application for Permanent Residence in China by Foreign High-Level Talents of the 9 Cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Their Spouses and Underage Children

Ⅰ.  Eligible applicant

Foreign nationals who meet the standards for high-level talents and are recommended by Guangzhou Municipal Government/Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone (GDPFTZ) Office, together with their spouses and underage children, are entitled to apply for permanent residence in China.  

Ⅱ.  Documents required for application (in triplicate)

(1) Complete and submit the Form of Application for Permanent Residence of Foreigner in China (for Outstanding Talents and Their Spouses & Children) in triplicate; submit 4 recently taken bareheaded and full-faced color photos of applicant against a blue background (standard: 48 x 33mm);

(2) Valid foreign passport and visa of the applicant;

(3) Applicant's resume ( from the age of 18 to present. Years and months are required to be continuous). If the applicant has once held Chinese nationality, the resume should detail his/her obtainment of the right of foreign permanent residence and his/her naturalization and he/she shall submit a certificate of his/her foreign settlement qualification, a certificate of naturalization, the passport of the People's Republic of China used at the time of acquiring foreign citizenship and the certificates of cancellation of Chinese household register;

(4) Other relevant documents:

1) Other documents required of a foreign high-level talent: (a) Original recommendation letter issued by Guangzhou Municipal Government/ GDPFTZ Office; (b) Statement of no criminal record in China or abroad signed by the applicant;

2) Documents required of the spouse of a foreign high-level talent include: (a) Proof of marriage relationship; (b) Health certificate issued within 6 months by a health and quarantine authority designated by the Chinese government or issued by a foreign health and medical institution accredited by a Chinese embassy or consulate abroad; (c) Statement of no criminal record in China or abroad signed by the spouse; (d) Applicant's resume (from the age of 18 to present. Years and months are required to be continuous). If the applicant has once held Chinese nationality, the resume should detail his/her obtainment of the right of foreign permanent residence and his/her naturalization and he/she shall submit a certificate of his/her foreign settlement qualification, a certificate of naturalization, the passport of the People's Republic of China used at the time of acquiring foreign citizenship and the certificates of cancellation of Chinese household register; (e) Valid passport and foreigner's permanent residence card of the foreign high-level talent; foreigner's permanent residence card is not required if the spouse and the foreign high-level talent submit their application at the same time;

3 )Documents required of the underage child of a foreign high-level talent include: (a) Birth certificate or any other proof of child-parent relationship; (b) Certificate of parents' marriage relationship (If parents are divorced, such proof of guardianship of an appointed guardian for the child as the court ruling shall be produced); (c)Both parents' identity documents (if parents are of Chinese nationality, both their identity cards and Household Register shall be submitted; if parents are of foreign nationality, their valid passports and the foreigner's permanent residence card of one of them shall be submitted; if the underage child and its parents submit their applications at the same time, the foreigner's permanent residence card is not required); if the child is related to its parents by adoption, certificate of adoption shall be submitted; and

(5) Any other supporting documents deemed necessary by the relevant public security authority.

Ⅲ. Processing Time

180 days. 

Ⅳ.  Application accepting organ

(1) Exit and Entry Administration Bureau of Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau;

(2) Exit and Entry Administration Department of Nansha Sub-bureau of Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau (only for those foreigners who have been employed by the enterprises located in Nansha area of Guangzhou of Guangdong pilot free trade zone).

Ⅴ.  Remarks

(1) Please complete the Application Form in black ink and submit the original thereof; for other documents, three photocopies thereof (A4) shall be submitted, together with the original for examination and verification; documents whose original is required shall be submitted in accordance with the relevant requirements.

(2) Certificates issued by a relevant foreign organization shall be authenticated by the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country.

(3) Documents in a language other than Chinese shall be translated into Chinese, and the seal of the translation company shall be affixed on both the translated documents and the photocopy of the translation company's business license.

(4) If the applicant needs to print his or her Chinese name on the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card, he or she should fill in "The Chinese name XXX should be typed when the card is produced" in the "Other Matters Needing to be Specified" column on the Application Form.

(5) If any relevant matter needs to be investigated and verified by the relevant public security authority, the investigation time shall not be included in the processing time.