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Applying for Residence Permit

(Item)Applying for Residence Permit
(Eligible Applicant)Foreign nationals
(Agency)Exit-entry Administration Division of Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau ( 56# Chong Ning Road, on Second Floor, Exit-entry Reception Hall) Exit-entry Administration Brigade of Jiangyin Municipal Public Security Bureau ( 3# Tian An Road, Exit-
(Applicable Regulations)The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Control of the Entry[[[ and ]]]Exit of Aliens: Article 8, Article 13; Rules Governing the Implementation: Article4, Article5, Article6,Article20
(Procedure)Applicants handing in the application—》waiting for approval---》paying the fee[[[ and ]]]then receiving the certificates
(Required Documents)
1. Visa[[[ and ]]]Residence Permit Application Form
2. Two-inch color photograph
3. Original[[[ and ]]]photocopy of the passport
4. Registration Form of Temporary Accommodation
5. Health certificate for applicants aged 18[[[ and ]]]above who apply for a one-year Residence Permit for the first time
6. Other documents in accordance with the classification of applicants ( Documents provided by foreign agencies should be verified by Chinese embassy or consulate[[[ and ]]]be translated[[[ into ]]]Chinese.)
1) People holding posts[[[ and ]]]their accompanying family members: official letter[[[ from ]]]the employer; Foreigner’s Employment Permit or Foreign Expert Certificate; Organization Code Card; Investment Approval certificate[[[ and ]]]Business License or Registration Certificate of Resident Representative office of Foreign Enterprises, Work Permit of Resident Representative Office of Foreign Enterprises; certifying documents of family relationship for accompanying family members
2) Resident correspondents[[[ and ]]]their accompanying family members: Press Card; official letters[[[ from ]]]Foreign Affairs Office of People’s Government of Jiangsu Province or the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; certifying documents of family relationship for accompanying family members
3) Foreign students：official letters[[[ from ]]]the school; Organization Code Card; Admission Notice; Form JW201 or Form JW202
4) People visiting family members: identity certificate of family members; certifying documents of family relationship; evidence for family members’ residence for more than 6 six months in Wuxi
5) People seeking shelter with family members: the household registration of one’s family members if they are Chinese citizens or the Alien Permanent Residence Permits if they are aliens; notarized kinship certificates[[[ and ]]]certificates of having no direct family members in the native country; notarized evidence of one’s financial sources or affidavit of financial support of such direct family members; notarized certificates of one’s house ownership or the lease or that of your relatives
6) People purchasing house property: house property certificate; evidence of the source of finance (in the forms of drafts, bank deposit certificates, cash cards, etc) or affidavit of financial support or evidence of financial self-guarantee notarized by Domestic notary offices
7) People supporting parents: identity certificate of the parents; notarized certificate for family relationship[[[ and ]]]that the parents have no other children in China; notarized evidence of one’s source of finance[[[ and ]]]the house ownership or the lease
8) Children in the care of relatives: birth certificate; identity certificate of the parents; parents’ letter of entrusting the child to the guardian; identity certificate of the guardian; notarized guarantee letter written by the guardian.
(Charges)400RMB for a Residence Permit valid for less than one year; 800 RMB for a Residence Permit valid for one year to 3 years; 1000RMB for a Residence Permit valid for 3 years to 5 years
(Working Limit)Ten working days