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	EASING HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN NATIONALITY AND INVESTORS ENTRY AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS MEASURES

	(Notice of the General Office of the State Council On Re-distributing the Easing High-Level Personnel Of Foreign Nationality And Investors Entry And Residence Requirements Measures (No. 32 [2002] Issued by the General Office of the State Council), April 29, 2002: Attracting foreign high-level talented people and investors to provide services and invest in China is a long-term and important policy of China. In recent years, the relevant departments of the State Council have made some policies in providing entry and residence conveniences to foreign high-level talented people and investors, which have played an important role to attract them to provide services and invest in China, and to promote the relationship between China and relevant countries. In order to clarify the relevant policies, and upon approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the State Council, and the State Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs have jointly enacted the "Easing High-Level Personnel Of Foreign Nationality And Investors Entry And Residence Requirements Measures".


SUBJECT : HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN NATIONALITY AND INVESTORS
ISSUING DEPARTMENT : STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ISSUE DATE : 04/29/2002
IMPLEMENT DATE : 04/29/2002
LENGTH : 1,245 words
TEXT :

In order to better attract foreign high-level talented people and investors to provide services and invest in China, we hereby make the following provisions on the issue of further providing foreign high-level talented people and investors with entry and residence conveniences in accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens" and the relevant provisions:

I. Objects To Whom The Entry And Residence Conveniences Are Provided

The entry and residence conveniences may be provided to any of the following aliens:

(1) senior consultants invited (retained) by the state organs at the provincial (departmental) level, and hi-tech or high-level managers who implement projects on scientific and technological cooperation, agreements on key projects, and projects on exchange of talented people at the state level or at the provincial (departmental) level, which are concluded between the Central Government or the local governments and foreign countries;

(2) people who have made important or outstanding contributions to the state or to the public, and people who implement inter-governmental agreements on gratuitous aids;

(3) academic or scientific research leaders retained by scientific research institutions at the state level or at the provincial (departmental) level or by key institutions of higher education, and academic or scientific research backbones who are employed by the relevant entities and who have the title of associate professor, associate researcher or above or enjoy equal remuneration as the said associate professor or associate researcher;

(4) senior managers and important technical professionals who hold the post of vice general manager or above in enterprises or public institutions or who enjoy equal remuneration as the said vice general manager;

(5) anyone who invests US$1 million or more in a key county of state poverty reduction for development in the western or central region, or invests US$3 million or more in other regions, as well as managers and technical professionals sent to China by foreign enterprises or other economic organizations which meet the above said conditions;

(6) Chinese people with foreign nationalities who have obtained important international scientific prizes, and other outstanding or important Chinese people with foreign nationalities; or

(7) Spouses and the above said persons and their children under 18.

II. Measures On Provision Of The Entry And Residence Conveniences

(1) Aliens who need to enter into China temporarily for more than one time may apply for F-visa (in the category of visit) valid for more than one time within 2-5 years with each stay not exceeding 1 year (hereinafter referred to "long-term F-visa valid for more than one time").

(2) Aliens who need to work and reside in China for long may apply for the alien residence certificate valid for more than one time within 2-5 years and Z-visa (in the category of work) of multiple returns within the same period.

(3) Aliens who hold L-visa (in the category of tourism), F-visa or X-visa (in the category of study) to enter into China may, in light of the actual needs, modify the visa they hold into Z-visa, and may apply for the alien residence certificate valid for more than one time within 2-5 years and the Z-visa of multiple returns within the same period; aliens who hold L-visa or X-visa to enter into China may modify the visa they hold into long-term F-visa valid for more than one time.

III. Procedures For Handling The Entry And Residence Conveniences

(1) Aliens who are qualified to apply for long-term F-visa valid for more than one time may file the application directly to the Chinese embassy or consulate stationed abroad, or, after entering into China, file the application to the Chinese administrative department for public security of entry and exit. The relevant Chinese domestic entities may also file the application on behalf of the aliens.

Each Chinese embassy or consulate stationed abroad shall, upon receipt of the applications of the aliens for long-term F-visa valid for more than one time, examine them in good time, and, in light of the specific situation, submit the applications to the first category of authorized entity such as the relevant domestic department (entity) or the administrative department for foreign affairs under the people's government at the provincial level (hereinafter referred to the first category of authorized entity) for approval. The first category of authorized entity shall inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the approval by letter in time, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inform the Chinese embassy or consulate stationed abroad of the said opinions by letter. If an application has been approved upon examination, the Chinese embassy or consulate stationed abroad shall issue the visa to the applicant. If a Chinese domestic entity represents an alien to apply for the long-term F-visa valid for more than one time, the Chinese domestic entity shall submit the application to the relevant first category of authorized entity for approval. The first category of authorized entity shall inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the approval by letter in time, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the Chinese embassy or consulate stationed abroad to issue the visa to the applicant.

If an alien who holds L or X-visa to enter into China applies for long-term F-visa valid for more than one time, he himself or the relevant Chinese entity may file an application to the administrative department for public security of entry and exit at his/its locality with the relevant documents of proof such as the official letter issued by the first category of authorized entity or the approval certificate of foreign-funded enterprise, the business license, etc.

(2) For an alien qualified to apply for the alien residence certificate valid for 2-5 years and the Z-visa of multiple returns within the same period, he himself or the relevant Chinese entity may, after his entry into China, file an application to the Chinese administrative department for public security of entry and exit.

For an alien holding Z-visa to enter into China, he himself or the relevant Chinese entity may file an application to the administrative department for public security of entry and exit at his/its residence with the relevant documents of proof such as the official letter issued by the first category of authorized entity and the "Certificate of Foreign Expert" or the "Employment Permit for Aliens".

For an alien holding L, F, or X-visa to enter into China, he himself or the relevant Chinese entity may file an application to the administrative department for public security of entry and exit at his/its residence with the relevant documents of proof such as the official letter issued by the first category of authorized entity and the "Certificate of Foreign Expert" or the "Employment Permit for Alien", and a foreign investor may file such an application with the relevant documents of proof such as the approval certificate of foreign-funded enterprise and the business license.

IV. Other Matters

(1) For the major persons in-charge of important Chinese friendship organizations and their spouses and their children under 18 coming along with them, the entry and residence conveniences may be provided in accordance with the aforesaid provisions. The Chinese embassy or consulate stationed abroad may, in accordance with the relevant provisions, examine such kind of applications for visa by itself.

(2) The fee for a long-term visa valid for more than one time shall be charged at the rate for the visa valid for more than one time within one year, and the urgency fee shall be exempted.