FAQs on Application Materials for Foreigners' Work Permits in China

For foreigners coming to work in China, applying for a work permit is an essential step. In the process of applying for a work permit for foreigners, applicants need to prepare a lot of application materials. Today, we will talk about some common questions about the application materials for foreigners' work permits in China. 1、Application form * Automatically generated by the system after filling in the information online. * Downloaded and printed by the applicant's signature and stamped with the official seal of the unit or uploaded by the official seal of the authorized department of the employer. Note: The applicant's signature on the last page of the application form should be consistent with the signature on the first page of the passport. 2. Proof of work qualifications: * Issued by the applicant's former work unit to engage in the work related to the current employment position work qualifications certificate, including positions, work time or had done the project. * The applicant's original work unit seal or signature of the person in charge, and leave the proof of the contact person valid contact phone number or e-mail. Attention: A. If you upload the proof of work experience in China, please also upload the page of the work-based residence permit for the period you have worked in China. B. If the proof of work experience is obtained by email, please upload a description of the situation, stamped with the official seal of the organization, and a screenshot of the email exchange. The sender of the screenshot of the email should be the same as the sender of the proof of work experience, and a Chinese translation should be added to the non-Chinese language materials. 3. Employment contract: * If the position is a company employee, provide the Chinese version of the labor contract. The contract (including the dispatch letter) should contain the necessary contents such as place of work, job content, salary, time of coming to China to work, position, and stamp page (signature). * If the position is a legal person, the business license can be provided. * If the employer is a representative office and the position is a general representative or chief representative, a representative license is required. Note: The applicant's signature on the end page of the contract must be consistent with the signature on the first page of the passport. 4、Highest Degree (Academic Qualification) * If the highest degree (academic) certificate is obtained abroad, it should be certified by our embassy or consulate abroad or by the embassy or consulate in China of the country where the applicant obtained the degree or by the academic credentials certification body in China. * If the highest degree (academic qualification) certificate is obtained in Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan, it shall be certified by China's academic qualification accreditation agency or notarized by the notary public in the region. * If the highest degree (academic) certificate is obtained in China, it should be certified by Xuexin.com. 5. Certificate of no criminal record: * It should be issued by the police, security, court, etc. of the applicant's country of nationality or place of regular residence and certified by our embassy or consulate abroad or by the foreign embassy or consulate in China. * The certificate of no criminal record issued in Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan, China should be notarized by the notary public in the region. * Regular residence refers to the country or region where the applicant last resided continuously for more than one year after leaving the country of nationality; if the submitted certificate of no criminal record is issued in the place of regular residence, it is also necessary to submit the visa or residence permit of the corresponding period of time; if the place of regular residence is within the territory of China, there is no need for authentication. * :: Non-sworn criminal record issued by diplomacy (including foreign embassies and consulates in China) can be received directly without further authentication. Note: the time of issuance of the non-criminal record should be within 6 months 6、Certificate of medical examination: * issued by the Chinese inspection and quarantine agencies to verify the physical examination records of foreign personnel or health inspection certificate or recognized by the Chinese inspection and quarantine institutions outside the health care institutions issued by the physical examination certificate. The list of overseas health care institutions accredited by China's inspection and quarantine agencies can be found on the websites of local embassies and consulates abroad. * :: A commitment system can be adopted before entry into the country, and when applying for the "Work Permit for Foreigners of the People's Republic of China" after entry into the country, a certificate of verification of the physical examination records of foreign personnel or a certificate of health examination issued by inspection and quarantine institutions in China should be submitted. Note: The medical examination certificates are all issued within six months. 7. Proof of foreign professional qualifications (e.g. chef's license, TEFL certificate, etc.): * Should be certified by our embassy or consulate abroad, or certified by the embassy or consulate in China of the country where the certificate of professional qualification was obtained, or the original should be notarized by a notary public. * Those obtained in Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Region and China Taiwan should have the originals notarized by the notary public of the region where they were obtained. 8. Proof of professional qualifications: * They should be certified by our embassies or consulates abroad, or certified by the embassies or consulates in China or notarized by the notary public of the country where the professional qualification certificate was obtained. * Those obtained in Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan, China shall have the originals notarized by the notary public of the region where they were obtained. * Professional qualifications obtained in Mainland China do not need to be certified. Important Reminder: * All materials need to be scanned and uploaded in original color. * All foreign language materials need to be uploaded with the corresponding translations. English can be translated by the organization itself with the official seal of the organization, while other languages need to be translated by a professional organization with the official seal of the translation organization. (Except passport or international travel documents).