23th,November.2015 Alien Employment Permit is valid, but Resident Permit expried , which can be renewed if it expried less than three months ; more than three months , to provide the physical exam report .
1st July 2015, New Shanghai visa rules to be implemented. According to that, it will have a lot of advantage and innovation for the long term residence permit and the permanent residence permit (China green card) . We will keep updating our website focus on those changes if we get more information, feel free to refer to your friend if it helpful. Following are some changes in practice we just get confirmed:
• If foreign expat work in shanghai continuously for 4 years, every year stay in China over 6 month. Your salary is over 600,000RMB per year and you paid your incoming tax for 120,000RMB per year, with no criminal record in your home country, then you can apply permanent residence permit (China green card or we called D visa);
• If you work for the company which has the valid high-tech certificate (click here to see the sample), you can apply for the talents residence permit (R visa) for 5 years, after you continuously work for the company over 3 years, then you can apply the permanent residence permit (China green card);
• Above 2 kind of foreign expat, can personally hire a foreign maid (ayi) and support the maid (ayi) to get a same length personal affairs residence permit (S1 visa);
• For the university (in China) fresh graduated foreign student, if you plan to invest in Shanghai or open your own business in shanghai, you can apply 2 years personal affairs residence permit (S1 visa) until your business established.
• For a normal foreign employee, you can apply the Z visa without leaving the country, this is very good since it can save a lot of money and time. (VisaInChina need to double confirm when it will take effect);
• For a normal foreign employee, after 2 years continuous working in shanghai with a working visa, if you don't break any China immigration laws and regulations, you can apply 5 years long term working residence permit. (Check the Working Z visa section Z1 service>>)
25th June 2015, From 1st July 2015, Taiwanese can enter mainland China with visa free, they just need to carry the valid TaiBaoZheng (in English: Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan residents - MTP). More details of visa free policy for Taiwan residents: please contact us.
5th March 2015, China has a new rule (no.78 Rule) start from Jan 2015, especially for foreigner who comes into China to finish a short term work (less than 90 days). In that rule, it determines which kind of situation count as a short term working and what situation count as a short term business. Right now we can only see an outline of that rule, more details about how to process the short term working visa, it's still under discussion (VisaInChina will focus it and keep update). According to the rule:
Which situation count as a short term working? (less than 90days)
• Foreigner comes to Chinese Co-operation Company to finish some technical, scientific research, management or guidance job
• Foreigner comes to Chinese sport club/organization to have a trial (including coach and athlete)
• Foreigner comes to China for a film shooting (including advertisement film and documentary film)
• Foreigner comes to China for a fashion show (including model)
• Foreign performance (for commercial performance)
Which situation does NOT count as a short term working? (less than 90days)
• Mechanical after sales team come to China to repair, install, maintain, remove, guidance, training (Apply M visa)
• Bid Winner come to China to do the project guidance, supervision, checking (Apply M visa)
• Foreigner from head office goes to shanghai branch, representative office to have some short term work (Apply M visa)
• Foreigner comes to China to attend the sports event, including coach, athlete, team doctor, assistant etc. (Apply M visa)
• Foreigner comes to China work as a volunteer (Apply F visa)
• Foreign performance (for non-commercial performance) (Apply F visa)
