Resident Permit Application Procedures for Foreign Experts and Their Accompanying Family Members

A. Eligibility
Foreign Experts working in Beijing and their accompanying family members, i.e. spouses, parents, children under 18.

B. Application Documents
1. Passport with current visa
2. Residence Registration Certificate in Beijing
3. Entry visa/Resident Permit Application Form with company chop
4. A recent 2-inch photo with pale blue background
5. Foreign Expert Certificate issued by State Foreign
Expert Bureau, its affiliates, or Beijing Municipal
Foreign Affairs Office
6. Original of Health check-up report by Chinese Quarantine for foreign citizens over (including) 18 in case of first-time application for Resident Permit
7. Passport, Resident Permit, Foreign Expert Certificate, and Employer Application Letter to Beijing Municipal Administration of Entry & Exit with company chop of the working foreign expert for accompanying family members
8. Marriage certificate for accompanying spouse
9. Kinship certificate for accompanying children or parents

Note: Photocopies and the originals are required of the above listed documents.

C. Term of Validity
A one-year valid Resident Permit will be granted.

D. Time for Approval
Approval upon submission of requisite documents will take 5 workdays, which does not include Saturday when applications are collected.

外国专家及其随行家属申请居留许可

一、申请居留许可的对象：
受聘在京工作的外国专家及其随行家属（配偶、父母、未成年子女）。

二、申请居留许可的材料：
1、有效护照和签证；
2、在京住宿登记证明；
3、填写准确的《外国人签证、居留许可申请表》并加盖聘用单位的印章，贴一张浅蓝色背景近期2寸正面免冠照片；
4、国家外国专家局或外国专家局授权单位或北京市外事办公室签发的《外国专家证》；
5、年满18周岁以上首次申请居留许可的外国人，须提供出入境卫生检疫部门出具的《健康证明》；
6、随行家属须提供任职专家的护照和居留许可、《外国专家证》和聘任单位致北京市公安局出入境管理处的信函；
7、配偶之间提供结婚证明；
8、父母和子女之间提供亲属关系证明。

注：以上证明均须提供复印件。

三、申请居留许可的时限：
可以申请有效期1年的居留许可。