Gansu Provincial Labour and Social Security Department:
Some questions on some issues of foreigners’ employment administration in China (No. 86 [2005], Gansu) sent by your department has been received. Upon investigation and conference, the replies of questions on procedures of foreigners’ employment in China are as follows:
According to RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS IN CHINA (No. 29 [1996]), employed foreigners shall enter China with Employment Visas, then apply for ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT (here after refers to as “Employment Permit”) within the validity of Employment Visas, and apply for residence certificates after obtaining Employment Permits.
According to Article 8 of RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS IN CHINA, “In special cases, employment may be allowed when the foreigner changes his status at the public security organs with the Employment License secured by his employer in accordance with the clearance procedures, under these Rules the foreigner changes his status at the public security organs with the Employment License and receives his Employment Permit and residence certificate”, chief representatives of foreign enterprises’ permanent offices in china that enter China with “F” visas to establish representative offices can apply for Employment Permits at the labour and social security organs with “F” visas directly, then apply for residence certificates at the public security organs after obtaining Employment Permits.
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