{"id":364,"date":"2017-12-06T02:40:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T18:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/12\/06\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T14:01:59","slug":"how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get A Chinese Green Card by Working In China?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>It is the hardest card to get from the world!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/#%E2%80%9C_It_Is_The_Hardest_Card_To_Get_From_The_World%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201c It Is The Hardest Card To Get From The World!\u201d\u00a0\">\u201c It Is The Hardest Card To Get From The World!\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/#Letss_See_If_You_Are_Qualified_For_Applying_For_A_Chinese_Green_Card_Or_Not\" title=\"Lets&#8217;s See If You Are Qualified For Applying For A Chinese Green Card Or Not ?\">Lets&#8217;s See If You Are Qualified For Applying For A Chinese Green Card Or Not ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/#Qualifications\" title=\"Qualifications\">Qualifications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/#Documents\" title=\"Documents\">Documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china\/#3_Copies_of_%E2%80%9Cthe_Application_Form_for_Permanent_Residence_Certificate_in_China_for_Aliens_%E2%80%9C_Fill_the_form_in_Division_of_Exit_Entry_Administration_Department_of_Public_Security_not_available_to_download_online_now\" title=\"3 Copies of \u00a0&#8220;the Application Form for Permanent Residence Certificate in\u00a0 China for Aliens &#8220;. Fill the form in Division of Exit &amp; Entry Administration Department of Public Security, not available to download online now.\">3 Copies of \u00a0&#8220;the Application Form for Permanent Residence Certificate in\u00a0 China for Aliens &#8220;. Fill the form in Division of Exit &amp; Entry Administration Department of Public Security, not available to download online now.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C_It_Is_The_Hardest_Card_To_Get_From_The_World%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201c It Is The Hardest Card To Get From The World!\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">\u00a0 <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Said Aric Z Ding, a hairstylist from New Zealand. We had an interview with him after he gained a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/chinese-green-card\/\" title=\"View all posts in Chinese green card\" >Chinese green card<\/a>, he has spent 5 years struggling with it. So,<span style=\"color: #e33737;\">\u00a0<strong>what makes him insist in this issue?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">As a New Zealander citizen, this identity brought him convenience overseas but he still met many inconveniences when he worked and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\"> lived in China.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhYZ-Npd0VdDZGMMxNMavJzO2bnW?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">When applying for Chinese work visa, complicated documents were needed. Since his startup <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/business\/\" title=\"View all posts in business\" >business<\/a> required him frequently exit and enter China, the short duration of validity of the work visa, and its annual renewal made him not so convenient. It&#8217;s not a long-term strategy for him to settle down in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">One day, he knew the Chinese green card by chance, it could help him have fewer troubles especially when dealing with the Chinese government.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrFH6sHCIIs6umoAIwhpv7nxpOuo?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Chinese Green Card, is also called Chinese permanent residence, has 10 years duration of validity, same as Chinese ID card.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>With the Chinese green card, you entitle the same welfare with Chinese citizens, like\u00a0<strong>freely enter and exit China; work without work visa;\u00a0<strong>open a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/chinese-bank-account\/\" title=\"View all posts in Chinese bank account\" >Chinese bank account<\/a>;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>medical insurance; public schools for your children; house subsidies; buying a house, etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">However, this decision <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/eventually\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eventually<\/a> took him\u00a0<span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><strong>5 years\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>to complete, it&#8217;s\u00a0not as simple as he thought, the threshold to get a Chinese green card remains s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">till high for its qualification and complicated documents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Letss_See_If_You_Are_Qualified_For_Applying_For_A_Chinese_Green_Card_Or_Not\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #209361;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Lets&#8217;s See If You Are Qualified For Applying For A Chinese Green Card Or Not ?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fr-6tnOlgqepTOGJYLmRyg_Jpjpk?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"331.7073170731707\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qualifications\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><u>Qualifications<\/u><\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A Chinese green card could be acquired by marriage, investment or work. Today, we give a guide on the last one.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">For <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign\">foreign<\/a>ers who meet the following <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/requirements\/\" title=\"View all posts in requirements\">requirements<\/a> are qualified for applying for Chinese permanent residence in Guangdong<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Foreigners consistently have worked in Guangdong for 4 years and every year at least stay in China for 6 months;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Annual salary of these 4 working years is not less than 400 thousand RMB (before taxation);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Annual tax payment is not less than 70 thousand RMB;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Recommend by his\/her company.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"100%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>For point 2,\u00a0it requires your monthly salary not less than\u00a0<span style=\"color: #e33737;\">almost 34 thousand,<\/span>\u00a0which is 4 times more than Guangzhou <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/social\/\" title=\"View all posts in social\">social<\/a> average monthly salary in 2017!<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"100%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>For point 3, personal income in China<br \/>\nincludes basic salary, commission, and subsidies. Some companies may<br \/>\nlower the basic salary to help their staff pay less tax and increase its<br \/>\nsubsidies.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #e33737;\">It means, 70 thousand annual tax payment remains high standard.<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Documents\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><u>Documents<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Copies_of_%E2%80%9Cthe_Application_Form_for_Permanent_Residence_Certificate_in_China_for_Aliens_%E2%80%9C_Fill_the_form_in_Division_of_Exit_Entry_Administration_Department_of_Public_Security_not_available_to_download_online_now\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">3 Copies of \u00a0&#8220;the Application Form for Permanent Residence Certificate in\u00a0 China for Aliens &#8220;. Fill the form in Division of Exit &amp; Entry Administration Department of Public Security, not available to download online now.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">4 Photos\u00a0in blue background (no glasses, hats); see sample below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjEsUljYsWbORLAYjtNIWiimdlMb?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.jpg\" width=\"631\" height=\"447\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Valid passport with <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/visa\/\" title=\"View all posts in Visa\">Visa<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Health certificate issued by the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/health\/\" title=\"View all posts in health\">health<\/a>care organization and authorized by the Chinese government or the Chinese Embassy overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Certificate of non-criminal record abroad authenticated by the Chinese Embassy\u00a0or consulate stationed in your own country. it is required to be issued in a valid period, 6 months before your application.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Resume: (Need to be precisely listed on the education and works\u00a0since you are 18).<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Original documents issued by your company for the past 4 years of your salary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Documents issued by the government\u00a0for the past 4 years your tax payment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A recommendation letter from your current company, it should contain 2 following points,<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Guarantee you have worked in Guangdong for 4 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">You meet the standard of the amount of required salary and tax payment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Foreign Expert Certificate or Foreigner Work Permit. The duration of validity should be the past 4 years\u00a0from the time you apply for, and the information about your company and your position is needed to be the same as the application form.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Documents of your company (Business License, Organization Code Certificate, etc).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">After preparing for all these documents, go to Division of Exit &amp; Entry Administration Department of Public Security.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #964168;\"> <span style=\"color: #e33737;\">It costs approximately 180 days in applying for a Chinese permanent residence.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">See, above are the qualifications and the needed documents for a foreigner who work as an employee or open a company to apply for Chinese green card.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you need help getting a\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>working visa<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Guangzhou<\/strong>, the below information may help you out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsiiV1KO4dDQJDpVW2Ou0AyQ7EfZ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"5.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"480.47538200339557\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"webwxgetmsgimg 1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is the hardest card to get from the world! \u201c It Is The Hardest Card To Get From The World!\u201d\u00a0 Said Aric Z Ding, a hairstylist from New Zealand. &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[1948,60,307,290,353,1972,1874,1438,306,3628,29,34,1696,3557,309],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pro-tips","tag-business","tag-china","tag-chinese-bank-account","tag-chinese-green-card","tag-e-china-cities","tag-foreign","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-hiredchina","tag-how-to-get-a-chinese-green-card-by-working-in-china","tag-jobs","tag-jobs-in-china","tag-requirements","tag-social","tag-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25716,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions\/25716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}