2017: 27 Great Visa&Work Permit Policies affect your life

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BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday extended its visa-free period for people transitting through Beijing to 144 hours, and added neighboring Hebei Province and Tianjin City to the program. Transit air, train, and ship passengers entering either of the six border ports in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei can stay in the region for six days before heading for another destination, according to Beijing's Port Office. A valid travel document and a connecting ticket are required.

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China has issued 4,819 new version permanent residence identity cards to foreigners since the project was launched in June this year, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.

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Do you know how to apply for a Residence Permit in China? Here we show you all about applying for a regular residence permit and answers to those burning questions you have.

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China's State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs has announced a notice on December 7th. According to the document, all foreigners are required to submit their application for Chinese work permit renewal 30 days ahead of the expiration of their permits. And it will take effect on February 28, 2018.

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Chinese Z Visa (also called Work Visa or ResidencePermit(RP)) is issued to a foreigner who comes to China for a post or  employment,commercial performance or academic exchanges.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a bilingual Notice on Handling PRC Visa Applications spelling out China’s new visa categories. Issued August 28, 2013, this notice is important because it’s the first step MFA has taken to implement the Exit-Entry Administration Law enacted in June 2012. The State Council issued regulations in July listing the new visa categories effective September 1. And now the MFA notice provides further details about the new visa categories. Here are some highlights:

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Everyone understands; you’ve packed up your entire life, told of your impending adventures and new life abroad, said goodbye to family and friends and relocated to China, only to find out you may be getting shipped right back, due to one missing piece of paper, you can’t find a flat in time or you don’t meet certain requirements.

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Non-business Exchanges and Visits VISA(F visa) had been used as business visa before M visa was introduced. At present,  F visa is now changed for noncommercial visit, whereas M is a new business visa category from 1st Sept 2013, which is issued to foreigners coming for commercial and trade activities.

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Documents originated in US must be legalized by the Chinese Embassy or Chinese consulate in order to be used in China. This process is called document authentication. China is not a member of Hague Convention, therefore Apostille is not acceptable. The documents must first be authenticated by the  State Authentication Office, then further authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or Chinese Consulate accordingly.

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The new policy will divide the foreigner who works in China into 3 categories. Category A (Foreign Talents - encourage), Category B (Foreign professional talents - control), Category C (Ordinary Foreigners - restrict)。

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The Ministry of Public Security recently announced plans to upgrade foreign permanent residents' green card. Here let's take a look at how the changes will make the daily life and work of green card holders smoother in the country.

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According to the latest notice from the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA), expats who are applying for resident-visa extensions with their work permits and established companies in China shall subject to inspections by the government.

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Last Thursday, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs launched their newfangled WeChat platform, allowing visa applicants to check the status of their applications as well as a nifty calculator that spits out your work permit classification. Here are some useful functions.

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China has issued new rules to tighten control over group chats ahead of the Party Congress in October, in what appears to be another online crackdown.

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Up until 2017, the procedure for getting a Z visa to teach English in China was fairly straightforward.

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As the new China work permit policy started from April 2017, it's a big change of the rules and systems, dominant bureau also converted from Labor bureau to Expert Bureau. The new protocols are extremely strict on applicant's documents.

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Last Thursday, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs launched their newfangled WeChat platform, allowing visa applicants to check the status of their applications as well as a nifty calculator that spits out your work permit classification. Here are some useful functions.

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In November 2016, Chinese government piloted a new work permit application system and Guangzhou is one of the cities chosen for the experiment

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Guangzhou is going all-out to lure more foreign talents as to achieve its goal of becoming a national innovation central city and an international hub city.

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Good news, a new visa policy has been released by the Chinese government, offering foreign graduates who have a business plan, a 2-year residence visa in China, it makes staying in China after graduation easier!

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HOLDERS of Chinese green cards can apply for “foreign permanent resident ID cards” from1st, June, the Ministry of Public Security announced 31st, May.

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Trials of the integrated mechanism were launched in Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Anhui, Shandong, Guangdong, Sichuan and Ningxia Hui autonomous region on November 1, 2016. Up to March 28, the trial cities and provinces had processed 20,188 applications and issued 9,638 work permits to foreigners in China. The number of enterprises registered for the service has reached 21,866

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Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, will allow 72-hour transit visa exemptions for foreign nationals beginning March, local authorities said Sunday.

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Students with postgraduate degrees fromChinese or overseas universities now do not need work experience to be allowed to find mainland jobs

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The double-track work permits, involving border entrance work permit and foreign experts work permit for overseas employees in China, will soon be streamlined into one system under reforms initiated by the State Council and implemented by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

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