• Online registration of employers or entrusted service providers
    Policy basis
    Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security on Comprehensively Implementing the Work Permit System for Foreigners in China (Wai Zhuan Fa No. 40 [2017] )

    Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs on Issuing the Service Guide on Foreigners’ Work Permit in China (Interim) ((Wai Zhuan Fa No. 36 [2017])

    Processing time
    If the materials submitted are complete and meet relevant provisions, the registration can be made on the same day of application.
    Processing department
    Organization Department of the SIP Party Working Committee (Personnel Bureau)
    Processing window
    Window 2 and 3, 1/F, Suzhou Industrial Park One-Stop Service Center; Window 9, SIP Human Resource Management Service Center (SIP High-level and International Talent Service Center)
    Tel
    Address
  • Application conditions
    Basic conditions for employers: they are established in accordance with the law, have no record of serious violations of law or bad credit record; the position where a foreigner is hired shall be specially needed and there is no qualified candidate domestically, and do not violate relevant national regulations; the wages and salaries paid to hired foreigners shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard. Where China’s laws and regulations stipulate that pre-approval of the competent industry authority shall be obtained, such document shall be obtained.
  • Application materials
    I. Information registry.

    With the official seal of the employer

    II. Legal registration certificate.

    Business license, organization code certificate, social insurance registration certificate, foreign enterprise resident representative office registration certificate or overseas NGO representative office registration certificate, among others; those which have a unified social credit code shall provide the unified social credit code certificate.

    III. Identity certificates of the person in charge and the handler;

    IV. Industry license documents;

    Where China’s laws and regulations stipulate that pre-approval of the competent industry authority shall be obtained, such document shall be provided.

    V. Other materials required.

    Remarks:

    1. Where the employer's registration information changes, materials for the changes shall be provided, affixed with the official seal of the authorized foreign affairs or personnel department.

    2. For changes in the employer’s office address, type of ownership and so on, the approval letter, business license, unified social credit code certificate or organization code certificate and other legal registration certificates issued by the relevant administrative departments shall be provided.

    3. If the applicant changes to the legal representative or chief representative, the altered business license, organization code certificate, social insurance registration certificate, or registration certificate and representative certificate of the permanent representative office of foreign enterprises shall be provided.

    4. After multinational corporations and their regional headquarters in China (recognized by the commerce department), enterprise groups ("Enterprise Group Registration Certificate", including parent company and subsidiaries), central enterprises and their subsidiary companies, national high-tech enterprises (recognized by the department of science and technology), national recognized enterprise engineering research centers (recognized by the development and reform department), engineering labs (recognized by the development and reform department), engineering technology research centers (recognized by the department of science and technology), enterprise technology centers (recognized by the department of economy and information technology), and local technical innovation service platforms (recognized by the department of science and technology) submit the relevant certification materials and register an account, they may not need to submit corresponding certification materials again when applying for a work permit.

    5. If a service agency is entrusted to handle the work permit application, extension, change, cancellation, and re-issuance, a power of attorney from the employer shall be provided when handling such applications, which shall specify the authorized entity, the specific authorized person and matters commissioned, and bear the ID number and contact phone number of the authorized person.
  • Application procedure
    • 1
      Online registration
      Log in to the service system for foreigners working in China for registration and upload required materials;
    • 2
      On-site review
      The handler submits the written materials to the processing window for review.
    • 3
      Written materials
      If the materials submitted are complete, it will be approved on-site.
Please process it at the PC side