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信息来源:深圳市科技创新委员会 发布时间:2023-02-09 A-A+ 视力保护色:

  Please upload the color chromoscan of all the required original documents.

  All documents of foreign languages have to be uploaded with the corresponding translations. English documents can be translated by the employing unit itself, and stamped with the official seal of the unit. For other languages, documents have to be translated by professional translation institutions, and stamped with the official seal of the translation agency. No translation is required for passports and other international travelling documents.

Application Form:

  1. Automatically generated by the system after filled in online.

  2. Download and print out the application form from the online system, stamp (by the employing unit or the department authorized by the unit) and sign (by the applicant) on the form, and color chromoscan it to upload to the system.

  Note: Signature on the last page of the application form has to be consistent with the one signed on the passport.  

Work Qualification Certificate:

  1. Issued by applicant’s previous company, which should include work position, work duration, and the projects that have been completed.

  2. The certificate has to be stamped by the company or signed by the person in charge, while valid contact number or email address of the person in charge should be included.

  Note:

  A. Issued by applicant’s previous company, which should include work position, work duration, and the projects that have been completed. The certificate has to be stamped by the company or signed by the person in charge, while valid contact number or email address of the person in charge should be included.

  B. If a certificate of work experience in China is uploaded, the corresponding residence permit in China should also be uploaded.

  C. If the Work Qualification Certificate is accessed through email instead of the hard-copy of the original document, please also submit a stamped statement that specifies the absence of original Work Qualification Certificate. Screenshots and translations of email records shall also be submitted. The unit that sends the screenshots should be the one that issues the certificate. (Please refer to the guide on the official website for details.)

  Types of people who can submit a letter of commitment for Work Qualification Certificate:

  A. Those who meet criterion (1) of being A-Class Foreign Talents, “candidates who have been included in the China Domestic Talent Introduction Plan”, according to the Classification Standards for Foreigners Working in China.

  B. Or those who meet criterion (2) of being A-Class Foreign Talents, “candidates who conform to the internationally recognized standard for professional achievements (excluding the applicants who meet the standard based on past work experiences)”, according to the Classification Standards for Foreigners Working in China.

Employment contract/Certificate of employment relations:

  1. For those whose working post is company staff, please upload the employment contract. The contract (together with the dispatch letter) should contain information such as work place, work position, job description, work duration, income level, stamp and signature, etc.

  2. Business license has to be uploaded for those whose work position is legal representative.

  3. For those whose work position is director, shareholder or supervisor, please upload documents such as articles of association, letter of appointment, or employment contract.

  4. For those whose work position is general representative or chief representative of a representative office, please upload the representative certificate.

  5. The dispatch letter applies to senior management, and professional and technical staff sent from their headquarters to branches in China, and the letter should be issued by the company headquarters or regional headquarters. If the senior management and professional and technical staff are sent from the headquarters to branches in China, please provide the dispatch letter and the employment contract signed at the headquarters, together with documents that prove the relations between these companies.

  In addition to the basic information, the employment contract signed between the dispatch unit and dispatched foreigner shall also specify the employing unit, the term of dispatch and the position of the dispatched foreigner, etc.

  Note: Signature on the contract should be consistent with the one on the passport.

Highest academic certificate: 

  1. If the certificate was issued by a foreign university, the degree should be certified by a Chinese embassy or consulate in the related country, an embassy or consulate of the related country in China, or an academic authentication institution in mainland China.

  2. If the certificate was issued in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the degree should be certified by an academic authentication institution in mainland China or notarized by the local notary office.

  3. If the certificate was issued by a university in mainland China, the degree should be certified online by China Credentials Verification (visit http://www.chsi.com.cn/).

  4. Foreign language teaching staff who teach a language that is not their native language must be approved by the academic authentication institutions in mainland China.

  Types of people who can submit a letter of commitment for HighestAcademic Certificate:

  A.Those who meet criterion (1) of being A-Class Foreign Talents, “candidates who have been included in the China Domestic Talent Introduction Plan”, according to the Classification Standards for Foreigners Working in China.

  B. Orthose who meet criterion (2) of being A-Class Foreign Talents, “candidates who conform to the internationally recognized standard for professional achievements”, according to the Classification Standards for Foreigners Working in China.

  C.Orthose who meet criterion (3) of being A-Class Foreign Talents, “foreigners who meet the market-oriented demand for encouraged job”, according to the Classification Standards for Foreigners Working in China.

  D. Orthose who meet criterion (4) of being A-Class Foreign Talents, “innovative and entrepreneurial talents”, according to the Classification Standards for Foreigners Working in China.

Certificate of No Criminal Record:

  1. The certificate should be issued by the police, security, court, etc. of the applicant’s home country or country of residence, and should be certified by an embassy or consulate of China or by a foreign embassy or consulate in China.

  2. If the certificate is issued by Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, it should be notarized by the local notary office.

  3. The country of residence refers to the last country where the applicant has lived for more than one year after they left their home country. If the Certificate of No Criminal Record is issued by the country of residence, a visa or residence permit of the corresponding period has to be submitted as well. If the country of residence is mainland China, no authentication is required.

  4. A non-oath Certificate of No Criminal Record issued by a foreign embassy or consulate in China can be directly accepted without further authentication.

  Note: Certificates of no criminal record should be issued within the last six months.

  Types of people who can submit a letter of commitment for No Criminal Record:A-class Foreign Talents

Physical Examination Report: 

  1. Physical examination reports or certificates shall be issued by the China Inspection and Quarantine Authority or an overseas medical institution approved by the China Inspection and Quarantine Authority (list of approved oversea medical institutions can be found on the website of embassy or consulate abroad).

  2. A letter of commitment regarding one’s health condition can be accepted before entering into mainland China. However, physical examination reports or certificates issued by the China Inspection and Quarantine Authority will be required when applying for the Foreigner’s Work Permit.

  Note: Physical Examination Report should be issued within the last six months.

FAQs on other documents:

Application for change of passport: Issued and stamped by the unit.

Application for change in working post: Issued and stamped by the unit.

Letter of guarantee for overage foreigners: For foreigners over the age of 60 (including 60), a stamped guarantee letter stating the company profile, the reason for employing the overage foreigner, purchase of medical insurance and the provision of a good living environment should be issued by the employing unit.

Those who apply for work permits on the basis of points or salaryshall provide a letter of salary commitment stamped with the official seal of the employing unit, the content of which should include income level, etc. During application for an extension or cancellation, personal income proof, such as duty-paid proof or bank account statement, of the applicant in the last year shall be submitted, signed by the applicant and stamped by the unit.

Overseas professional qualification certificates (e.g. cook certificate and TEFL):

  1. Should be certified by a Chinese embassy or consulate in the related country or the related country’s embassy or consulate in China, or notarized by a notary office.

  2. If the professional qualifications are issued in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the original certificates shall be notarized by a local notary office.

Professional qualification certificates:

  1. Should be certified by a Chinese embassy or consulate in the related country or the related country’s embassy or consulate in China, or notarized by a notary office.

  2. If the professional qualifications are issued in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the original certificates shall be notarized by a local notary office.

  3. No authentication is required for professional qualifications obtained in mainland China.

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