China's "green card", that is, Foreigner's permanent residence ID card , is called "the most difficult green card in the world".
Due to the high threshold and strict control, there are very few foreigners who can obtain a "green card". According to Xinhua News Agency , in 2016, the Ministry of Public Security approved 1,576 foreigners to stay in in China. So far, the number of Chinese "green card" holders has only exceeded 10,000. The number of foreign populations living in China for a long time is nearly one million.
Zhang Yulong, Dean of the Graduate School of Nottingham University of Ningbo is a Malaysian . He has lived and worked in Ningbo for nearly ten years and obtained a Chinese green card last year. "I am very happy. I don't need to bring my passport when I take a plane in the future." He told Jiupai News .
He said that with mobile payment, high-speed rail, and online shopping, living in China is really convenient. "I have many foreign friends say that what I miss most after leaving China is the convenience brought by these technologies."
【1】Traffic
In August 2004, China issued the " Management Measures for the Approval of Permanent Residence for Foreigners in China ", which adopted the internationally accepted practice for the first time and implemented the "permanent residence permit" system, which is also called "China Green Card".
For applicants with no criminal record, foreigners can apply for China's "green card" through four channels: (1) Direct investment in China is more than 2 million yuan, stable investment for three consecutive years and good tax records; (2) Holding in China as deputy general manager, deputy factory director or above, or having associate professor, associate researcher or above, and enjoying the same treatment, having served for 4 consecutive years, and having a cumulative stay in China for at least 3 years within 4 years and having a good tax record; (3) Making significant contributions to China and having special needs in the country; (4) Reunion of relatives.
was invited by the school. Zhang Yulong communicated with the school’s human resources department and relevant government departments last year and submitted the application materials for the green card. He has worked in the UK, Malaysia and Hong Kong, China. He was then an system engineer, , a postdoctoral researcher and an associate professor of information systems. In 2012, he was awarded the Top Ten Outstanding Youth Awards in Malaysia by the International Youth Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, he is also a member of the Ningbo 3315 talent plan.
With his glamorous resume and years of experience in China, he successfully applied for a Chinese green card. "The government department is quite supportive. I gave us a list. The materials to be prepared are explained very clearly. The whole process went smoothly. Some colleagues around me also got it."
42-year-old Zhang Yulong had previously worked at Hong Kong Polytechnic University , and his research direction was related to the Internet. "At that time, the Internet in China had just developed, and Ningbo Nottingham University gave me an olive branch. It was a British university in China. When I went there, I thought the school environment was very good and there were many foreign teachers."
Zhang Yulong
Time flies, Zhang Yulong has lived in Ningbo for ten years. During his leisure time, he likes to try various outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing and marathon running. "With mobile payment, high-speed rail, and online shopping, living in China is really convenient. Malaysia is still in its early stages in mobile payment. I have many foreign friends who say that what I miss most after leaving China is the convenience brought by these technologies."
【2】Difficult
Foreigners are not always so smooth to get a Chinese green card.
Gao Bin and his Russian wife Kalina have lived in Guangzhou for ten years. Kalina got a Chinese green card last year, and they are in the "relative reunion" type. The following conditions are required: be a spouse of a Chinese citizen with permanent residence in Guangzhou; the marriage relationship lasts for 5 years and has been in China for 5 consecutive years before the date of application, and has been in China for at least 9 months each year; and has a stable living security and residence. They got married in 2015 and have been living in Guangzhou after marriage and meet the requirements.
includes a record of proof of crime among the numerous application materials that need to be submitted. "The biggest headache for us is that has no criminal certificate . We must go to the Russian Consulate in China to handle it, but the library has been closed due to the epidemic." Gao Bin told Jiupai News that he waited for a long time before getting the certificate, "The whole process was quite troublesome and it was very tiring to wait."
A second-tier city Entry and Exit Administration staff member told the media that the materials required to apply for a "green card" are difficult for applicants from all countries. For example, the validity period of no criminal record is only half a year, and it will be invalidated if it exceeds half a year. Many people have to find opportunities to return to their home country before getting it, which is at risk of expired materials.
【3】Open
2018 National Immigration Administration was officially established. According to official data, two months after the National Immigration Administration was listed, it approved 1,881 qualified foreigners to stay in China for permanent residence, which is equivalent to the total number of approvals in 2017.
In June 2017, the Chinese government issued the " Reform Plan for the Facilitation of Permanent Residence Certificate for Foreigners ", and the original "residence certificate" was upgraded to "residence ID card". The embedded chip can be identified through the second-generation resident ID card reading machine, which is convenient for licensees to work and live in China. In the future, in addition to taking the high-speed rail through your ID card, foreigners who stay in China can enjoy the same treatment as Chinese citizens in accordance with the law when buying a house, going to the bank to handle financial business, applying for a driver's license, and registering accommodation. Those who work in China can also enjoy social security and provident fund according to the law.
After the upgrade of the Chinese green card function, it will bring more convenience to the lives of cardholder foreigners. Zhang Yulong, who got a green card, does not need to renew his visa every 5 years, but he found that the Chinese green card has not been widely accepted, and sometimes he still has to show his passport when checking in a hotel. When entering personal information for overseas shopping, he can enter his passport or ID card, but there is no option to provide a "green card". Just in case, he will carry his passport and a Chinese green card when traveling.
When Kalina was applying for a bank card, she also encountered the situation where the other party refused to recognize the "green card". Gao Bin said, "Using a green card to apply for a bank card is more strict than the passport review. Because banks see fewer, a person who gets a green card suddenly comes. They don't know how to open it, and they still have to apply for approval."
(Gao Bin and Kalina are pseudonyms in the article)
Jiupai News Reporter Li Muxi
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