No matter which country you are going, the process of applying for a visa can be always complex and troublesome, for there will be various procedures needs your attention. However, getting a work visa in Beijing can be easier with the application of some new procedures.
No matter which country you are going, the process of
applying for a visa can be always complex and troublesome, for there will be various procedures needs your attention. However, getting a
work visa in Beijing can be easier with the application of some new procedures.
Additional documents
Foreigners working in China generally need a "Z" work visa and a residence permit, issued normally for one year, after which it can be renewed. It's mandatory for the foreigner's family members living with him/her in China too to have these documents - though they are no permits for them to hold a job in the country, unless they have got a Working Card or an Employment Permit. Apart from the usual travel papers, such as passports, needed to apply for the "Z" working visa and residence permit, an applicant now has to furnish a number of other documents too.
1) Proof of residence in China - Applicable both to expatriates and their accompanying family members
A letter confirming the residential status - whether permanent or temporary - of the foreigner with his employing company's official stamp has to be issued by the hotel or apartment he/she is staying in. The letter should clearly spell out the full names of the foreigner and his/her family members, if any.
If the foreigner has been occupying a government-approved international estate, a copy of the official approval should be attached with the application; otherwise it has to be notarized by the local police station.
2) Proof of family relations
The family members of a foreigner who are applying for visas or residence permits in China need to furnish official documents proving their relationship. These documents have necessarily to be issued by their home country. The spouse has to prove her/his relationship by providing a marriage certificate, and children's kinship can be proved through their birth certificates. All the documents have to be submitted in the original with the application to the PSB. Duplicates/photocopies have to be notarized by the Chinese Embassy in the applicant's home country.
No residence permit booklets
Instead of issuing a separate residence permit booklet, the PSB will now give out a residence approval card, to be attached to the applicant's passport. Residence permits are renewed along with the Z visas and work permits.
Since the State Public Security Bureau has not revised its regulations, the new procedure applies only to those foreigners living and working in
Beijing, though some other cities such as
Shanghai also demand proof of residence. Rules and regulations for visa and residence applications may, however, differ from city to city and district to district.