► 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
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.
► Highest degree certificate or relevant approval instrument, and certificates of professional qualification
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.
► Criminal Record Check
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.
► 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.
► Certificate of employment, dispatch letter and representative card
Certificate of employment or dispatch letter shall include the essential content such as working place, job description, pay, working period in China, position and the seal (signature) page, and shall not be altered.
► 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.
► Visa held by the Applicant
(China Z Visa), entry signature and seal page;
► 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. Original (1 electronic copy). 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.
► Other materials.
After prequalificationobtaining preapproval, please make an appointment in the system, and then bring all the your original application materials to the corresponding relevant windows：
Foreign high-end talents (Category Class A) can bring all original materials to the corresponding windows without appointment.
High-Level Foreign TalentsForeign high-end talents (Category Class A) can apply for a work permit online.
► 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)57596100
► 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）
SBusiness 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
Prequalification Preapproval period: Three working days (foreign high-end talents (CategoryClass A), one working day)
Acceptance period: Five working days
No Charge
1. All original paper materials and Chinese translations must be uploaded in their original color format to the service system for foreigners working in China, http://fwp.safea.gov.cn/.
2. All non-Chinese certification materials submitted must be provided along with Chinese translations and stamped with the official seal of the employer (except for passport or international travel certificates). The reception authority or the decision-making authority may request the employer to submit a corrected version if there are any discrepancies between the Chinese translation and the original.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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. "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.