1. Valid passport or other international travel documents.

2. VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with a recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, front-faced 2-inch color photo.

3. Valid accommodation registration in Beijing.

4. Foreigners aged between 18-70 who apply for residence permits with a validity period of more than one year are required to submit the Verification Certificate of Medical Examination Records of Overseas Personnel issued by Entry-Exit Health and Quarantine Department of China within six months.

5. Foreigners who meet the first requirement shall also submit a personal application or unit application, certificate of graduation from their university, and certificate related to innovation and entrepreneurship issued by the relevant competent authorities.

Foreigners who meet the second requirement shall also submit personal application and business plan, personal domestic deposit certificate or bank statement (more than CNY 50,000), domestic and foreign intellectual property rights or patent certificates (those issued abroad shall be authenticated by Chinese embassy or consulate in their home countries), or the applicant's investment certificates issued by the relevant competent authorities in Beijing, or the invitation letter and guarantee letter issued by the host organization or partner in Beijing. The host organization in Beijing shall also submit their Tax Payment Certificate for the previous year; The partner in Beijing shall also submit a domestic no criminal personal commitment (valid within six months).Foreigners who meet the third requirement shall also submit a recommendation letter issued by the Administrative Commission of Zhongguancun Science Park or the municipal or district bureau of commerce or other authorities in charge of the key development areas in Beijing, as well as the employment contract and guarantee letter of the innovation and entrepreneurship team in which the applicants serve.

Foreigners who meet the fourth requirement shall also submit relevant certificate of entrepreneurship, business plan or certificate of establishment issued by the Administrative Commission of Zhongguancun Science Park or the municipal or district bureau of commerce or other authorities in charge of the key development areas in Beijing.

6. Foreign nationals of Chinese origin shall submit a copy of their passport of the People's Republic of China, household registration certificate, ID card, etc., which can confirm that they once had PRC nationality (or proof that their parents have/have had PRC nationality).