► Application form for Work Permit for Foreigners

After completing the form online and printing it out, the applicant shall sign on it (photocopy or fax), affix the employer's official seal or the official seal of the authorized departments, and upload it to the system. The employer's official seal includes the seal of legal name, and the business-purpose official seals of the foreign affairs institution, personnel institution and labor contract administration institution authorized for filing and registration in the system.

► Certifying documents on working qualifications

(1) A certificate of work experience related to the current employment issued by the former employer of the applicant, including his/her position, service duration and the projects he served for; it shall be affixed with the former employer's official seal or signed by the person in charge, and a valid contact number or e-mail with a contact person shall be reserved to facilitate verification.

(2) For certifying materials not in Chinese, the translated documents in Chinese are required, which shall be affixed with the employer's official seal.

(3) The electronic version shall also be uploaded to the system.

(4) For category-A high-end talents, it is not required to be submitted if the high-end talents are identified not based on job qualifications.

(5) Certifying documents on working qualifications are not required for re-application (can be inquired in the system's historic record) if the applicant has obtained the Work Permit for Foreigners or has a record of applying for the permit in the city in recent three years and the applied position is the same as that approved in the original work permit.

► Highest degree certificate or relevant approval instrument, and certificates of professional qualification

(1)The highest degree certificate acquired abroad shall be certified by China's embassy or consulate, the embassy or consulate of the country where the applicant acquires his/her certificate in China or China's academic degree certification bodies (the originals of certified certificate and Chinese version are acceptable). The highest degree certificate acquired in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan shall be notarized by China's academic degree certification bodies or notary bodies of the region. If acquired in China, only the original (accepting copy while checking original) of the highest degree certificate is provided. According to China's laws and regulations, it shall be reviewed and approved by the competent industry department in advance. Or, if China's corresponding access-related professional qualification is in place, the approval document issued by the competent industry department or professional qualification certificate shall be provided.

(2) For certifying materials not in Chinese, the translated documents in Chinese are required, which shall be affixed with the employer's official seal.

(3) The electronic version shall also be uploaded to the system.

(4) For category-A high-end talents, it is not required to be submitted if the high-end talents are identified not based on education.

(5) In principle, the highest degree certificate is not required for re-application (can be inquired in the system's historic record) if the applicant has obtained the Work Permit for Foreigners or has a record of applying for the permit in the city in recent three years.

► Criminal Record Check

(1) It shall be issued by the police department, security department, court or other department of the country of the applicant's nationality or habitual residence and certified by China's embassy or consulate or the country's embassy or consulate in China. The criminal record check issued by Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan shall be notarized by the notary of the location. Habitual residence refers to the country or region where the applicant has lived for at least one consecutive year after leaving the country of his/her nationality, excluding China. The issuance time of the criminal record check shall be within the past six months.

(2) For certifying materials not in Chinese, the translated documents in Chinese are required, which shall be affixed with the employer's official seal.

(3) The electronic version shall also be uploaded to the system.

(4) For category-A high-end talents, a commitment is acceptable and paper materials are not required.

► Physical examination report of the applicant

The Verification Certificate of Physical Examination Records of Overseas Personnel or the Certificate of Health Examination issued by the Inspection and Quarantine Institutions of China, for which the issuance time shall be within the past six months.

► Employment contract and job description

The contract in Chinese shall be provided, the applicant shall sign on it and affix with the employer's official seal, and it shall have not been altered. Employment contract or certificate of employment (including the dispatch letter from the transnational corporation) shall include the essential content such as working place, job description, pay, working period in China, position and the seal (signature) page. Dispatch letter is applicable for the circumstances that the head offices of transnational corporations or regional headquarters dispatch senior management or professional technical personnel from overseas to serve in domestic subsidiaries or branch offices, and it shall be issued by the head office of the transnational corporation or the regional headquarters. If essential content is absent in the job description (including the dispatch letter), additional certifying material (affixed with official seal) shall be provided as supplement. In the case that the regional headquarters in China of a transnational corporation dispatch senior management or professional technical personnel from overseas to serve in domestic subsidiaries or branch offices, the dispatch letter and the employment contract signed by the regional headquarters in China shall be submitted.

► The information page on the applicant's passport or international travel document

The period of validity of passport shall not be less than 6 months.

► The page on the valid visa held by the applicant and entry seal or the information page on the resident permit within the period of validity

► Bareheaded and full-faced photo of the applicant taken within the past six months

Bareheaded electronic photo taken recently, with white background, frameless, with complete facial features, and the image shall be clear and free of spots, flaws or ink defects. It shall be made into a JPG document in a size ranged in 40K-120k, with the resolution no lower than 354(W)*472(H) pixel but no higher than 420(W)*560(H), and 24-bit true color. Hats or headscarves are not recommended; if the applicant has to wear it for religious reasons, make sure it does not cover the entire face.

► Identification materials (to be provided by category-A talents) of high-end talent

(1) Related certifying materials in accord with the identification conditions shall be provided according to the classification criteria for foreigners working in China.

(2) For certifying materials not in Chinese, the translated documents in Chinese are required, which shall be affixed with the employer's official seal (except for passport or international travel documents)

(3) The materials in electronic version shall also be uploaded to the system.

All paper materials and Chinese translations shallmust be uploaded within their original color format to the service system for foreigners working in China.

All non-Chinese certification materials submitted shall be provided with Chinese translations and stamped with the official seal of the employer (except passport or international travel certificates). The reception authority or the decision-making authority may request the employer to submit corrected version if there is any discrepancy between the Chinese translation and the original.

After an online pre-review is passed, please make an appointment in the system, then bring your appointment voucher and all original application materials to the proper site for handling. High-Level Foreign Talents (Class A) do not need to make an appointment and can bring all materials directly on-site for handling.

► Beijing Overseas Talents Center (Beijing Foreign Experts and Foreigners Employment Affairs Center)

Address: No.1 Xisanhuan South Road, Fengtai District（Island A, Floor 3, Beijing Municipal Government Service Center）

Business hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM; 1:30-5:00 PM

Telephone Numbers：(8610)89150841、(8610)89150842

► Chaoyang Human Resources Public Service Center (Note: Enterprises registered in Haidian District may apply here.)

Address: Tower A, Building 15, Courtyard 5, Jiangtai Road 

Business hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00-11:40 AM; 1:00-4:40 PM

Telephone Number：(8610)5759610

► Haidian Human Resources Public Service Center (Note: enterprises registered in Haidian District can go for application)

Address: No. 73 Xisihuan North Road, Haidian District （Second Floor, Zhongguancun Human Resources Development Center, Haidian District Human Resources Service Center）

Business hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM; 1:30-5:00 PM

Telephone Number：(8610)68940680

► Shunyi District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (Note: Enterprises registered in Shunyi District may apply here.)

Address: No. 16 Cangshang Street, Shunyi District (East Hall,Floor 3, Shunyi Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

Business hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00-11:40 AM; 1:30-4:40 PM

Telephone Number：(8610)89446673

► Tongzhou District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (Note: Enterprises registered in Tongzhou District may apply here.)

Address: First Floor, Tower A, Tongzhou Park, Beijing Human Resources Service Industrial Park, Building 1, Yard 11, Xinhua East Street, Tongzhou District

Business hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; 1:00-5:00 PM

Pre-review period: Three workdays (One working day for High-Level Foreign Talents (Class A))

Handling period: Three workdays

No charge.

1. Foreign high-end talents shall provide relevant materials proving meeting identification conditions according to the classification criteria for foreigners working in China. The Applicant shall sign on the application form and affix it with the employer's official seal, and allow the permit deciding agency to conduct additional investigation when necessary.

2. Applicants ranked up to High-Level Foreign Talents through the scoring system still must provide the corresponding annual salary (when it is the first instance of work permit application, a letter of commitment on annual salary should be submitted. When it comes to renewal or cancelation, a corresponding individual income tax record and a screenshot of a list of details about individual tax payments of the natural person should be submitted (affixed with an official seal)), the highest degree (academic qualification) certificate obtained, vocational qualifications, years working, annual working hours, Chinese proficiency certificate (HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Certificate), work experience in the world's top 500 companies, patents, etc.

3. During re-application, the applicant who has obtained the Work Permit for Foreigners is not required to submit the highest degree certificate. If the position applied for is the same as the position approved by the former work permit, the applicant is not required to submit the materials certifying working experience.

4. Foreign high-end talents whose applied position (profession) is different from at approved by the former work permit shall provide working experience certificates. 

5. The applicant who has changed his/her nationality shall apply for the Work Permit for Foreigners again.

6. For consular document authentication regulations, please visit http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/ or contact corresponding China's embassy or consulate.

7. Overseas contract service providers refer to the employees of overseas enterprises that have no legal business entity in China but are engaged in substantially business activities abroad. They provide temporary services in China to perform the service contracts obtained by employers from China, and their remuneration is paid by overseas employers. Service providers shall have educational background and professional and technical qualifications needed for providing the services. The number of service providers shall be determined based on the size of tasks to be fulfilled according to the contract. In addition to all of the above-mentioned materials, overseas contract provides applying for the work permit in China shall also submit the service contract (including both parties to the contract, worksite, contract service contents, applicant's position and job description, work period in China and signature page) obtained in China.

8. Internal staff transfer within the headquarters of multinational companies in China and within the enterprise groups refers to the transfer of senior executives such as managers and technical professionals employed by the headquarters of multinational companies in China or the enterprise groups to the regional headquarters and its wholly-owned or partially-owned branches or subsidiaries (including the transfer between parent company and branches or subsidiaries, and that between branches or subsidiaries) in the same positions (including new title or promotion from a professional position to an administrative position). The foreigner shall apply for a new work permit within 30 days from the date of cancellation of the existing work permit, and shall meet the basic conditions for application for working in China; if the position is not changed, the relevant certificate of work qualification may not be submitted. 

9. "Approval documents issued by the responsible professional department” include representative certificates, physicians' medical licenses, short-term medical licenses, employment cards, and receipt forms for the temporary activities of NGOs abroad. Professional qualification certificates" include chefs' certificates, athletic coaches' certificates, etc.

10. Those who have obtained global qualification certificates and 60 points in the score-based system for a relevant position can be exempted from submitting a certificate of working experience, but they must have their qualification certificates verified.

Note: Salary will be a supplemental item. If it is an applicant's first time applying for a work permit, a letter of commitment on annual salary should be submitted. When it comes to reapplication (including renewal or cancelation), a corresponding individual income tax record and a screenshot of a list of details about individual tax payments of the natural person should be submitted (affixed with an official seal).

11. International talents who have obtained a PhD in the field related to their position can be exempted from submitting a certificate of work experience. International talents who graduated from graduate school within the past year and obtained a master's degree in a relevant major can be exempted submitting a certificate of working experience. International talents who fulfill this clause are categorized as other foreigners (Class C).