A foreigner who is a world's top talent, a talent with special skills or a prominent figure who has made significant and outstanding contributions to China's economic development and social progress or is of great value to the country, including world-renowned science award winner, world-famous scholar, entrepreneur, athlete or artist, may apply for permanent residence.

1. Two 2-inch front-facing, bareheaded, color photos taken against a white background, along with a digital copy of the photo (submitted in disk)

2. A photocopy of the valid foreign passport and visa of the applicant (the original copy is from inspection only);

3. A photocopy of recommendation letter issued by the competent department, commission or bureau under the State Council (the original copy is from inspection only);

4. A photocopy of the applicant's "Foreigner's Work Permit"

5. Certificates of relevant awards or achievements. If detailed in the recommendation letter, such certificates may not be provided separately;

6. An applicant who had Chinese nationality before shall provide the photocopy of the certificate of eligibility for foreign settlement, the naturalization paper or the household certificate transcript, and the Chinese passport used for naturalization.

7. Personal resume of the applicant (which shall include the details from 18 years old to present, with no missing gaps between years or months)

1. The applicant must sign the application form.

2. If the applicant's name has changed, the proof of name change must be provided.

3. The certificates issued by the relevant foreign institutions must be authenticated by apostilles or authenticated by the Chinese embassy(-ies) or consulate(s) in the country(-ies) concerned.

4. A Chinese translation with the official stamp by the translation company is required for any material in a foreign language.

5. All the original copies shall be reviewed before the submission of photocopies. Photocopies shall be in the A4 format.

6. If the applicant needs to print his/her Chinese name on his/her Foreigner Permanent Resident ID Card, he/she should clearly indicate whether to print his/her Chinese name in the "Other Matters to be Explained" column on the application form.

7. If the applicant hasn't canceled his/her Chinese household registration or Chinese resident ID card, he/she needs to cancel first.

First application: CNY 1,500

Production of certificate: CNY 300

Replacement of certificate: CNY 300

Re-issuance of certificate: CNY 600