China work visa (Z visa) - work permit (Alien Employment permit) and residence permit application / extension / renewal service

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[ News ] From 2nd May 2013, Shanghai labor bureau tight the employment permit/visa policy, now for a company hire new foreign employee (both new application and transferring from company A to B, in our “working Z visa” section, Z0 and Z2 services), it takes 10-15 working days to know the result (approve or not), before it only takes 5 working days. And according to VisaInChina practical note, the reject rate is higher than before. Sometimes, the officer might ask for a notarized bachelor degree or working experience reference if they doubt the application. VisaInChina suggest the client watch out his/her visa carefully during the alien employment license/permit procedure. if time is not enough, extend your visa first to get more time to wait the labor bureau’s result.

[ Notice ] From 5th July 2012, It takes 4 working days to apply Z visa in HK (before was 24 hrs) for following countries: France, Austria, Belgium, Czekh, Danmark, Estonia, Finland, German, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Nertherland, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland.

China Work Visa (also called Z visa or residence permit now) is issued to an alien who comes to China for a post or employment, commercial performance or academic exchanges.

To obtain a work visa from overseas Chinese consulates or visa office in Hong Kong, you are required to provide two basic documents: an Alien Employment License and a Z visa Invitation letter (or called Z visa notification form, Z visa notice). Most of Chinese consulates require original copies of the two documents, in addition to those two documents, a medical examination report could also be required in certain countries.

Chief Representative in the representative office, legal representative or investor of the WFOE which has their name appeared on their business licenses are allowed to change their L or F visas into Z visa/residence permit in China without leaving. Above information only based on shanghai visa rules. For the Z working residence permit/visa, we have following services:

Z0. First time Apply for 1 Year Work Permit and Residence Permit with your employer
Z1. Extend 1 Year Working permit and Residence Permit with same employer
Z2. Change your Working Permit and Residence Permit from employer A to employer B
Z3. Company capital >=3 million USD$, want to apply 2 years Working Permit and Residence Permit
Z4. Taiwan citizen apply the 5 years Working Permit and Residence Permit
Z5. HongKong citizen apply the 1 year Working Permit and Residence Permit
Z6. Employee stop working, Working permit (Alien Employment permit) cancel or modification
L1. You have China X or Z Visa now, stop working (or studying), Want to change it to 1 month with 0 entry L visa

You can check other visa services at right side menu or click here to get all of our visa services list.

Paperwork list of China Z visa, Work Permit and Residence Permit services

Z0 Service: First time Apply for 1 Year Work Permit and Residence Permit with your employer:

1. Passport with valid visa
2. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese is ok)
3. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
4. Copy of BA 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.
6. Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works)
7. Copy of the company Business License [ Sample ]
8. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License [ Sample ]
9. Copy of the company Approval Certificate(only for foreign investment company) [ Sample ]
10. Health Certificate (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here)
11. 5 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)
If your position reachs GM or Vice GM of the company, you have to provide following extra document:
1. Company's Articles of Association (Obtain from Administration of Industry and Commerce)

For some Industry (for example, Culture Exchange indusry), or some Nationality, If you want to choose HK to be the place where to apply your Z visa, then your company might need to provide following extra document, Check with VisaInChina team before to confirm:
1. Company status paper copy (Check the sample, your company can get it from Shanghai Administration for Industry&Commerce)
2. Company recently tax receipt copy (Check the sample, your company accountant has it)
3. Company letter head – blank (Check the sample)

Normal Service takes: 25-30 Working Days
Service Cost: 1500RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to government receipt, around 500RMB)

*NEWS: From 1st of July, 2008. The new labour policy says, if you hold a L, F, or X visa now(except Legal represetative of the WFOE or RO), you have to apply the work license and leave the country(go back to home country or Hongkong) to get an Z visa and back, then you can apply the work permit and resdience permit.

Procedures:

For Foreigner	For Taiwan, HongKong, Macau citizen	For Chinese citizen residing abroad
Medical checkup	Medical checkup	Medical checkup
Alien Employment License (working license)	Shanghai registration form of temporary residence	Shanghai registration form of temporary residence
Z visa notice (Z visa inviation letter)	Employment permit (working permit)	Employment permit (working permit)
Leave for HK or home country to apply Z visa (working visa)	Residence permit	Residence permit
Shanghai registration form of temporary residence
Alien Employment permit (working permit)
Residence permit

Friendly Notice:
According to the local shanghai immigration policy, For the first time when you apply the Residence permit , you have to show up (the second time no need to show up) in the government to take a digital picture, they need to confirm you are the same person of the passport holder then the officer will accept your visa application.

For more details about first time 1 year working visa application, time frame, procedure, and policies, Please Check HERE!

Z1 Service: Extend 1 Year Working permit and Residence Permit with same employer:

1. Passport with valid working visa
2. Work Permit
3. New Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works)
4. 3 Passport Photographs (2 inches size)
5. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
6. Copy of the company Business License [ Sample ]
7. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License [ Sample ]

Normal Service takes: 10 Working Days
Service Cost: 1000RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to government receipt, around 400RMB)

Z2 Service: Change your Working Permit and Residence Permit from employer A to employer B:

1. Passport with valid residence permit
2. Old working permit (from employer A)
3. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese is ok)
4. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
5. Employment Contract with new company B (or oversea assignment contract also works)
6. Copy of BA degree
7. 5 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)
8. Copy of the new company B's Business License
9. Copy of the new company B's Enterprise Code License
10. Copy of the new company B's Approval Certificate(only for foreign investment company)
11. A release letter from old company A to prove you have already quit (with official chop, 2 copies)

Notice: If Company A and Company B is not in the same industry (for example, Company A is consulting company and company B is restaurant), then the application failure rate is much higher.
Normal Service takes: 20 Working Days
Service Cost: 1300RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to government receipt, around 400RMB)

Z3 Service: Company capital >=3 million USD$, apply 2 years Working Permit and Residence Permit:

1. Passport with valid visa
2. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese is ok)
3. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
4. Copy of BA 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.
6. Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works)
7. Copy of the company Business License (investment capital >= 3 million USD$) [ Sample ]
8. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License [ Sample ]
9. Copy of the company Approval Certificate(only for foreign investment company) [ Sample ]
10. Health Certificate (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here)
11. 5 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)
If your position reachs 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)

Normal Service takes: 25-30 Working Days
Service Cost: 1800RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to government receipt, around 800RMB)

*NEWS: For Legal representative of WFOE or RO, we also can help you apply for 2 years working permit and residence permit visa even your company capital doesn't reach 3 million USD$, but it takes extra 2 weeks and cost more, For more details, Please contact Tel: 51699039 or E-mail: info@visainchina.com

For more details about first time 2 years working visa application, time frame, procedure, and policies, Please contact Tel: 51699039 or E-mail: info@visainchina.com

Friendly Notice:
According to the local shanghai immigration policy, For the first time when you apply the Residence permit , you have to show up (the second time no need to show up) in the government to take a digital picture, they need to confirm you are the same person of the passport holder then the officer will accept your visa application.

Z4 Service: Taiwan citizen apply the 5 years Working Permit and Residence Permit:

1. Tai Bao zheng with valid visa
2. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese is ok)
3. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
4. Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works)
5. Copy of the company Business License [ Sample ]
6. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License [ Sample ]
7. Copy of the company Approval Certificate(only for foreign investment company) [ Sample ]
8. Health Certificate (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here)
9. 6 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)

Normal Service takes: 10 Working Days
Service Cost: 1500RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to government receipt, around 100RMB)

Friendly Notice:
According to the local shanghai immigration policy, For the first time when you apply the Residence permit , you have to show up (the second time no need to show up) in the government to take a digital picture, they need to confirm you are the same person of the passport holder then the officer will accept your visa application.

Z5 Service: HongKong citizen apply the 1 year Working Permit and Residence Permit:

1. HongKong ID card
2. Tong Xing Zheng or Hui Xiang Zheng
3. Resume or C.V. (in English or Chinese is ok)
4. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence (up to date)* [ Sample ]
5. Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works)
6. Copy of the company Business License [ Sample ]
7. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License [ Sample ]
8. Copy of the company Approval Certificate(only for foreign investment company) [ Sample ]
9. Health Certificate (Appointment Tel: 021-62688851 or Book online here)
10. 7 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)

Normal Service takes: 12 Working Days
Service Cost: 1500RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to government receipt, around 100RMB)

Friendly Notice:
According to the local shanghai immigration policy, For the first time when you apply the Residence permit , you have to show up (the second time no need to show up) in the government to take a digital picture, they need to confirm you are the same person of the passport holder then the officer will accept your visa application.

Z6 service: Employee stop working, Working permit (Alien Employment permit) cancel or modification

1. Working permit (the Alien Employment Permit)
2. 1 Application Form for Cancellation (Transferring) of Alien Employment Permit (need to be signed by Employee and stamped by Employer) [ Download here: For Forigner or For Taiwan/HK/Macau ]

Normal Service takes: 1 Working Days
Service Cost: 300RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (free)

L1 Service: You have China X or Z Visa now, stop working (or studying), Want to change it to 1 month with 0 entry L visa:

1. Passport with valid visa
2. Local Shanghai Registration Form Of Temporary Residence( up to date ) [ Sample ]
3. 2 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)
If you have X China student visa, then you need to provide 1 more letter from your school to confirm you have already quit (with school official stamp) or your graduated certificate.
If you have Z China working visa, then you need provide 1 more letter from your former company to confirm you have already quit (with company official stamp, quit date on the letter must be a recently date within a month)

Normal Service takes: 5 Working Days
Service Cost: 500RMB/person (service fee)+ government fee (pay according to the government receipt, around 160RMB)

*Registration Form Of Temporary Residence [ Click here to see the Sample ]
When you come to Shanghai with a valid 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.

So if you have any problem with your China Visa or any problem related to your China visas: PLEASE CONTACT

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