Permanent resident status

The Chinese PR is very hard to obtain.

What is Alien Permanent Residence Permit

Also called Chinese "Green Card", with the Greencard you can:
• stay in China for an unlimited period of time
• enter and leave the country with your valid passport and the Greencard, with no need to obtain visas

Who is eligible for applying for the Chinese "Green Card"

• Investment – Minimum of three years investment of USD$500,000
• High level or professional employment position
• A Special contribution to China
• You have a spouse/partner or kids (18 years and younger) that includes one of the following:
- Marriage of a minimum of 5 years
- Elder (60 years old or above)
- or kids(18 years old and younger)

Government fees for getting the Chinese "Green Card"

The application fee is 1500 RMB, (non refundable). The card certificate fee of 300 RMB. The total cost is 1800 RMB.
Note: Does not include the service fees.

Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence of Aliens in China

- Eligibility

Eligibility for permanent residence is granted by the government of a country to aliens who meet certain requirements, and with this eligibility they can reside in the country without limit to the period of stay. Aliens with eligibility for permanent residence in a country are granted certificates of identification, commonly known as "Green Cards". The Issuance of Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence of Aliens in China indicates the official implementation of the "Green Card" system in China.

According to the prerequisites specified in the Regulations, eligibility for permanent residence mainly applies to:
• high-level foreign personnel who hold posts in businesses which promote China's economic, scientific and technological development or social progress
• foreign citizens who make relatively large direct investment in China, persons who have made outstanding contributions or are of special importance to China
• and people who come to China to be with family, such as husband and wife, minors dependent on their parents, and senior citizens dependent on their relatives.

- Application

To apply for permanent residence in China, the applicant or the parents or guardian of unmarried children shall submit an application to the public security office or official office in the city of the application’s major investment or long-term residence.

After the public security organ receives the application, it shall investigate and verify the conditions of the applicant according to the specified prerequisites, and submit the application to the Ministry of Public Security for examination and approval. The public security organ shall decide whether to approve or reject the application for permanent residence permit within 6 months of receiving the application. Upon the approval of the Ministry of Public Security, the applicant shall be granted an Alien Permanent Residence Permit by the Ministry of Public Security.

- Application outside of China

To applicants outside China, an Alien Permanent Resident Status Confirmation Letter shall be issued by the Ministry of Public Security, with which they may apply for D Visas from a Chinese embassy or consulate abroad, and receive the Alien Permanent Residence Permits from the public security organ which handles their applications within 30 days of entering China.

- Residence Limitations

According to relevant provisions, there is no limitation on the period of stay of aliens with permanent resident status in China, and they need not obtain visas and can enter and leave the country with their valid passport and Alien Permanent Residence Permits. For aliens with Alien Permanent Residence Permits of China, the Alien Permanent Residence Permit is their legal identity document during their stay in China and can be used alone.

- Length of Validity

Alien Permanent Residence Permits are valid for five or ten years. Certificates with five-year validity are granted to minors, while certificates with ten-year validity are granted to adults. In case of expiration, loss, damage or content change of the certificates, the holders may apply for recertification. The public security organ may reissue certificates to them after confirmation that they have not lost permanent resident status, without going through the examination and approval procedures again.

- Security Regulations

In order to safeguard national security and interests and maintain the solemnity and authority of permanent resident status, the Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence of Aliens in China stipulates that aliens with permanent resident status in China will be deprived of such status in any of the following four circumstances: endangering national security and interests, being sentenced to expulsion from China by the People's Court, those who have gained the permanent resident status in China by fraud, and those whose periods of residence in China do not reach the specified number of years. In any of the above-mentioned circumstances, the Ministry of Public Security will confiscate the Alien Permanent Residence Permit or declare it invalid.

very useful stuff. Thanks :)
JJ

The above post may answer most questions. Here is a link that may have a bit more additional information:

http://community.travelchinaguide.com/forum2.asp?i=39376&

Thanks for the info and the links. I've been living in China for 4 of the past 7 years, so I guess that I'll wait until next year to get started on this.

I'm sure that if I can find a good lawyer with the right "guangxi", I might be able to pull this off.

Thanks again

Why do you want to be a permanent resident anyway?

I heard there's a guy applying for something like this. Would the fact of being married to a chinese woman and having a 6month old son be sufficient>?

I think you need to be living in China for a while... something like 5 years... I will get more info and this and post it somewhere on the site :)
JJ

Thanks JJ, i am going to get me a new visum for me and my son on monday. But i guess our friends won't like that my son has the double nationality so i am not going for it here but in Macau.

I would like to get permanent residence because I plan to retire here, and I don't want to deal with the hassle of renewing visas.

I too am looking to do this.
I was at the Police station in Gongbei today and they gave me an address of where to go to apply; I am going tomorrow. Wish me luck!

ZhuHai Municipal Public Security Bureau

493 XiangHua Road,
XiangZhou, ZhuHai

Tel.# 8640510

E-mail: zhcrjwgk@126.com

Funny, reading the posted regulations it seemed pretty clear to me...

Getting the "D" Visa has been kind of like a 'holy grail' for many expat teachers (and retirees) over the past 7 years.

Best wishes to all and Good Luck.

regards,

T. Tempest. DCA
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