Procedures for Working Permit & Residence Permit Applications

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[ News ] From 20th Aug 2011, If your company employee quit or stop working, we suggest to cancel their working permit (alien employment permit) immidiately, it's our S6 service. The reason why you need to do so is because if you didn't cancel the resigned staff's alien empoyment permit, it will effect the new employee's working visa application.

[ News ] From 1st May 2011, The Labour Bureau of foreign affairs in shanghai update policy for working permit processing, Now it's bad chance to get approved if a local small Chinese company (investment capital less than 100,000RMB) hire foreign expat.

If you are the Chief Representative in the representative office or a legal representative of the WFOE which has your name shown on the business license, then you are allowed to change your L, F, or X visas into Z visa / work permit / residence permit in China without leaving.

If you are the Employee of the company, if you hold a L, F, or X visa now and want to apply for the working permit (Alien Employment Permit) and residence permit, you have to apply the work license (Alien Employment License) and visa notice (Z working visa invitation letter) first, then leave the country to get an Z visa and back, then you can apply the work permit (Alien Employment Permit) and resdience permit.

Following are the Paperwork and Procedures in detail for above 2 situations:

Paperwork and Procedures for Legal Representative apply the China working visa

Document needed:
1. Passport with valid visa
2. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese)
3. Shanghai Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
4. Health Certificate (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here)
5. 5 Passport Photographs (2 inches size)
6. Copy of the company Business License
7. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License
8. Copy of the company Approval Certificate

Procedure and Schedule below:
Step1. Document collect and application preparation (3 working days)
Step2. We will apply the 1 year "Alien Employment Permit" for you (3 working days)
Step3. We will apply the 1 year working "Residence Permit" for you (5 working days)
 
Cost below:
1500RMB (service fee) +government fee (according the government receipt, around 1000RMB)

Friendly Notice:
For Legal representative, we can also help you apply for 2 years "Alien Employment Permit" and "Residence Permit" visa, but it takes extra 2 weeks and cost more, For more details, Please contact Tel: 51699039 or E-mail: info@visainchina.com

Paperwork and Procedures for company Employee apply the China working visa

Document needed:
1. Passport copy
2. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese is ok)
3. Business License and Organization Code License of the company who employ you
4. Copy of bachelor's degree
5. Reference letters from any foreign company to prove you have 2 years full-time working experience (after graduated) in your current field and position. (We can show you a sample)
6. Employment Contract (give me after Step 4)
7. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ] (give me after Step 4)
8. Health Certificate (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here) (give me after Step 4)
9. 5 Passport Photographs (2 inches size) (give me after Step 4)
If your position reaches GM or Vice GM of the company, you have to provide following 2 extra documents:
1. Company's Articles of Association (Obtain from Administration of Industry and Commerce)
2. Company shareholder list (Obtain from Administration of Industry and Commerce)

Procedure and Schedule below:
Step1. Document collect and application preparation (5 working days)
Note: After Setp1 finished, you can take time to do the Medical checkup (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here), it takes 4 working days to get the report. We strongly suggest you can bring the medical report together to apply the Z visa (In Hongkong or your home country).
Step2. We apply a "Alien Employment license" for you (5 working days)
Step3. We apply a "Visa Notice" for you (3 working days)
Step4. With above 2 documents, You can goto HongKong (Note: For some nationalities, Visa authority doesn't accept you to apply the Z visa in Hongkong, you will have to return back to your home country to get the Z visa from Chinese embassy/Consulate there, please double check with with VisainChina before heading for Hong Kong) to get a 1 month Z visa.
Step5. After you come back with the Z visa, we will apply the 1 year "Alien Employment Permit" for you (3 working days)
Step6. We will apply the 1 year working "Residence Permit" for you (5 working days)

Cost below:
1500RMB (service fee) +government fee (according the government receipt, around 1000RMB)

Friendly Notice:
1) When we are processing your visa application (Step 1, Step 2, Step3) or you are doing the health check, you still have to watch your visa in China to make sure it's still valid, Can not overstay! 
2) Due to the security reason, at the step6, you might have to show up once in the government, they need to confirm you are the same person of the passport holder then the immigration officer will accept your residence permit application.

*Registration Form Of Temporary Residence [ Click here to see the Sample ]
When you come to Shanghai with a L, F or Z visa, you have to go to the local police station near your living space (if you are living in hotel, just go to the hotel reception, But don't forget to ask the hotel put their stamp on the form! ) to register your information in detail within 24 hrs.It's easy and free. Then you can get this Registration Form. If you don't know where is the correct police station you have to go, Please give us a call, we will help you to find it out for free. (As the policy of Shanghai immigration bureau, we strongly recommend you to register and get this form. and also for the foreigner who live in Shanghai, please notice when you leave China and come back or move to a new living place or change a new passport, you have to renew this form)
Tips: If you register yourself too late, maybe the police will charge you fine. Please notice as the regulation, the fine is from minimum 50RMB upto maximum 500RMB. You can negotiate about it to reach a lower amount.