Sanya's cross-border talent introduction strategy: foreign talent recruitment policies, channels and landing guidelines

As a tropical coastal tourist city in China and an international free trade port, sanya in tourism services, high-end health care, marine science and technology, international education and other fields of foreign talent demand surge. However, cross-border recruitment of enterprises faces challenges such as policy differences, geographical resource dispersion, and cultural adaptation. This paper focuses on the demand for local talent introduction in Sanya, from the four dimensions of policy adaptation, job opening, recruitment channels, landing management, to provide enterprises with landing solutions.

1. Sanya's foreign talent introduction policy and industry opportunities

1. policy tilt area
• tourism service upgrade : support international hotel groups, cruise companies and high-end homestays to introduce foreign operation and management talents (such as revenue management director and customer experience officer), and require more than 5 years of international brand service experience;
• marine economic innovation : focus on deep-sea science and technology, marine equipment research and development, fishery resources protection, open foreign scientists and engineers positions, need to hold international certification (such as PADI diving technology certification, ship engineer license);
• health care industry integration : encourage international medical institutions and pension communities to recruit foreign rehabilitation therapists, nutritionists and general practitioners, and require home country qualification and bilingual service ability;
• education internationalization layout : support international schools and bilingual kindergartens to introduce foreign teachers, require native English speakers + TEFL/TESOL certification +2 years of teaching experience, and give priority to those with IB/AP teaching experience.

1. enterprise qualification simplified channel
• key park enterprises : registered enterprises in Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Central Business District, Haitang Bay National Coast Leisure Park, can apply for "fast approval channel", foreign talent work permit processing cycle shortened to 15 working days;
• Tax and Investment Threshold : Enterprises with tax payment exceeding 1 million yuan or actual investment exceeding 5 million yuan in the past 12 months can apply for quota for the introduction of Class A talents, which is not subject to the irreplaceability of posts;
• school-enterprise cooperation unit : enterprises that jointly build laboratories and industrial colleges with sanya university, Hainan tropical ocean university and other universities can introduce foreign visiting professors and industrial tutors.

2. Sanya foreign job opening and salary standard

1. list of high-frequency demand jobs
• tourism and exhibition category : international tourism planner, exhibition project manager, multilingual tour guide (English/Russian/Korean is preferred);
• marine science and technology : marine biology researcher, underwater robot engineer, diving safety supervisor;
• medical rehabilitation : sports rehabilitation division, geriatric nursing expert, international hospital operation director;
• education and culture : foreign teacher of drama performance, international art curator, international communication specialist of intangible cultural heritage.

1. salary and welfare baseline
• salary level : the monthly salary of foreign talents shall not be less than 4 times of Sanya social average salary (about 24000 yuan), the annual salary of high-end positions (such as chief scientist and general manager of international hotels) can reach 800000-1.5 million yuan.
• welfare standard : enterprises need to provide free accommodation (or housing subsidy of 3,000-5,000 yuan/month), international medical insurance, 30-day paid family visit leave per year, shopping discount in Sanya international duty-free city, etc;
• tax preference : those who meet the criteria for identifying high-end talents in Hainan free trade port will be exempted from the actual tax burden of personal income tax exceeding 15%.

3. sanya foreign talent recruitment channels and resource integration

1. localized accurate recruitment platform
• sanya international talent network : the official platform set up by sanya people's social service bureau provides one-stop services for policy interpretation, job release and online interview, enterprises can release 10 foreign jobs free of charge.
• foreign headhunting agencies : cooperate with corey international and wanbao shenghua to pay 25%-35% of the annual salary for high-end positions (such as CEO of health care industry and president of marine research institute).
• directional transportation of colleges and universities : in cooperation with Sanya University and the International Education College of Hainan Tropical Ocean University, foreign graduates will be introduced through the "internship + retention" mode, and the starting salary can be reduced to three times the social average salary.

1. regional talent network construction
• Southeast Asian talent pool : for tourism and health care positions, bilingual talents from Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand are recruited through platforms such as LinkedIn and JobStreet, the cost is 40% lower than that of European and American talents.
• special plan for Russian region : post in VK (Russian social platform) and Yandex Jobs to attract Russian tourism management and hotel operation talents and adapt to Sanya's Russian customer market;
• penetration of European technology community : participated in the Hannover Industrial Exhibition in Germany and the Cannes International Boat Show in France, set up a Sanya enterprise booth, and recruited foreign experts in the field of marine technology and high-end manufacturing.

1. government resource linkage
• overseas talent introduction workstations : through Sanya's 6 overseas talent introduction workstations in Moscow, Russia, Hamburg, Germany, Singapore, etc, release job requirements and organize online lectures;
• direct employment of talent summit : participate in the China (Sanya) international talent exchange conference and Hainan free trade port (Sanya) international tourism talent summit. on-site interview and signing can receive transportation subsidy (up to 10000 yuan/person).

key points of landing management and compliance of 4. foreign talents

1. visa and work permit processing
• license type selection :
• class a (high-end talents): such as nobel prize winners, executives of international organizations, you can apply for an R visa and directly apply for a 5-year work permit after entering the country.
• category B (professional talents): undergraduate +2 years experience is required, z visa is applied, the first license period is 1-2 years, and performance evaluation report is required for renewal;
• category c (temporary post): such as exhibition translation, short-term training lecturer, you can apply for an M visa within 90 days, and a project cooperation agreement is required.

• material list optimization :
• enterprise submission: job description, enterprise credit report, labor contract (both in Chinese and English), foreign personnel resume and qualification notarization;
• personal submission: passport, education certification (certification of Chinese embassies and consulates abroad), notarization of no criminal record (issued within the past 6 months), medical examination report of 3A hospital (including HIV test).

1. labor relations compliance points
• contract terms design :
• six months, the non-competition period shall not exceed 2 years, and the maximum penalty is the total salary of 12 months before leaving the company.
• Sanya International Commercial Mediation Center is preferred for dispute resolution to reduce cross-border litigation costs.

• social security and personal income tax management :
• compulsory payment of "five insurances", but according to Hainan free trade port policy, for eligible foreign talents to pay supplementary commercial insurance to replace some types of insurance;
• individual tax is declared according to comprehensive income, and high-end talents can enjoy the 15% individual tax discount of Hainan Free Trade Port and the tax exemption policy of overseas income.

1. cross-cultural integration and retention strategies
• onboarding adaptation support :
<> 3 monthly transitional housing, Sanya life guide (including mobile payment, traffic card processing process), Chinese basic training;
• Arrange "cultural mentors" (Chinese employees) to assist in solving problems such as policy consultation and departmental cooperation.

• Long-term incentive system :
• Set up "Sanya International Talent Contribution Award", and the winners will additionally reward Sanya duty-free shop shopping quota and free golf membership;
• provide special group building activities such as Hainan island tour and Wuzhishan rainforest exploration to enhance the sense of belonging.

Conclusion

As a new highland of China's opening to the outside world, Sanya is building a gathering place for foreign talents through policy innovation, resource integration and service upgrading. Enterprises need to combine the local industry direction to accurately locate the job demand, reach the target talent through diversified channels, and rely on policy dividends and compliance management to achieve "introduction, retention and good use". Under the background of the construction of Hainan free trade port, mastering the whole link methodology of foreign talent recruitment in Sanya will become the key for enterprises to seize the opportunity of international development.