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There are some changes and good news for Chinese Permanent Residency application from 2023.
The main changes from 2023
1. PhD. Holders
Before:
The expats(non-overseas Chinese) holding a PhD must work for consecutive four years in Shenzhen and salary and tax must be met certain standards.
Now:
Only needs to work in Shenzhen, no requirements for work years, salary and tax.
2. Overseas Chinese without PhD.
Before:
You need to work for consecutive four years in Guangdong province.
Now:
Can apply if you work for consecutive four years in CHINA.
Spouse and minor children can apply together.
3. Employment route by salary and tax.
There are two standards of salary and tax.
One is that family members can apply together, the other is that only employee can apply and family members can’t apply together.
Family members can apply together:
Before:
Spouse and unmarried minor children can apply GC together if employee’s annual salary is more than 671,000RMB and annual individual income tax is more than 135,000RMB.
Now:
Spouse and unmarried minor children can apply GC together if employee’s annual salary is more than 810,000RMB and annual individual income tax is more than 162,000RMB.
Only employee can apply:
Before:
Foreigners who have annual salary income (before tax) of more than 400,000RMB for 4 consecutive years and pay salary-based personal income tax of 70,000RMB or more each year;
Now:
Suspended. Waiting for the government notice.
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Application Conditions of Chinese “Green Card” from 2023.
Today we will elaborate on the requirements for applying for a Chinese green card in Shenzhen. There are five main categories as below:
I. Overseas Chinese
1A. Overseas Chinese with Ph.D.
（1）Have a doctoral degree or above;
(2) Work in a Shenzhen company.
Spouse and minor children can apply together.
1B. Overseas Chinese without Ph.D.
(1) Have been working for four consecutive years in an enterprise in CHINA, currently work in a Shenzhen company;
(2) Have lived in China at least six months each year.
Spouse and minor children can apply together.
II. Reunion Category
2A. Foreigner married a Shenzhen resident
(1) Chinese spouse is a Shenzhen resident;
(2) More than five years marital relationship;
(3) Have been living in China for 5 years and staying at least 9 months each year;
(4) Have a stable living guarantee and domicile.
2B. Minor foreigner reunited with their parents in Shenzhen
(1) One or both parents are Chinese citizens (with permanent residence in Shenzhen) or foreigners with permanent residence in China;
(2) Under the age of 18 and unmarried;
(3) Those who have foreign nationality after nationality recognition.
2C. Foreigner relying on Shenzhen immediate relative
(1) Those who have no immediate family abroad and relying on his/her immediate family member in China;
(2) More than 60 years old;
(3) Have lived in China for 5 consecutive years, and stay in China for no less than 9 months each year;
(4) With stable living security and residence.
III. Employment Category
3A. Senior executives
(1)Hold the positions of chairman/vice chairman/general manager/ deputy general manager or above in China, or have associate professor/associate researcher/other deputy senior titles or above;
(2) Have been working for consecutive four years, and have resided in China for not less than three years accumulatively within four years;
(3) Good tax records;
(4) The employer meets one of the following conditions and has been for four consecutive years:
A. Work in various departments of the State Council, scientific research institutions affiliated to the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government, or public institutions;
B. Those who work in key institutions of higher learning (“211 Project” schools);
C. Work in an enterprise or institution that implements a national key engineering project or a major scientific and technological project;
D. Work in a high-tech enterprise/an encouraged foreign-invested enterprise/foreign-invested advanced technology enterprise, or a foreign-invested product export enterprise.
Accompanying spouses of the above persons and their unmarried minor children can apply for the corresponding permanent residence permit at the same time.
3B. Salary and individual income tax meet the standards
3B-1: Only employee can apply, family members can’t apply together.
Suspended now.
(1) The foreigner has been working in Guangdong for consecutive 4 years, and has actually lived in China for not less than 6 months in each of the 4 years;
(2) Foreigners who have annual salary income (before tax) of more than 400,000 RMB for 4 consecutive years and pay salary-based personal income tax of 70,000 RMB or more each year;
(Suspended, waiting for new standards)
(3) Upon the recommendation of the employer, you can apply for permanent residence in China.
3B-2: Employee’s spouse and minor children can apply together.
(1) The foreigner has worked in Guangdong for 4 consecutive years, and has actually lived in China for not less than 6 months in each of the 4 years;
(2) Foreigners who have annual salary income (before tax) of more than 810,000 RMB for 4 consecutive years and pay salary-based personal income tax of 162,000RMB or more each year;(new standard from 2023).
(3) Upon the recommendation of the employer, you can apply for permanent residence in China.
3C. Ph.D Holders
（1）Have a doctoral degree or above;
(2) Work in a Shenzhen company.
IV. High-end Talents Category
4A. High-end Talents
Foreigners who meet the criteria for the identification of high-level foreign talents may apply for permanent residence upon the recommendation of the Guangdong Provincial Free Trade Office or the Shenzhen Municipal Government. Their spouses and minor children can apply together.
4B. Top Talents
Foreigners who meet one of the following conditions can apply for permanent residence in Shenzhen (their foreign spouses and minor children can apply together):
(1) Foreign personnel who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the China’s economic development and social progress;
(2) The world’s top experts, experts with special skills and celebrities who are of great value to China.
V. Investment and Entrepreneur Category
5A. Entrepreneur Category
According to the evaluation standard of talent points, foreigners who reach a certain score can apply for permanent residence on the basis of the relevant points evaluation certificate issued by Guangdong Free Trade Office or Shenzhen Foreign Trade Bureau.
5B. Foreigners who invest in Shenzhen.
(1) Those who have a stable investment situation for three consecutive years, with a total investment of US $1 million (or more than US $500,000 for industries encouraged by the Industrial guidance Catalog for Foreign Investment promulgated by the State);
(2) Have a good tax record.
Spouses and unmarried minor children of investors who have actually injected a total of registered capital of more than 2 million US dollars (more than US $500,000 for industries encouraged by the Industrial guidance Catalog for Foreign Investment promulgated by the State) for three consecutive years can apply together.
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