The Confirmation Letter and Invitation of Retaining Economic Foreign Expert
Notice About Administration of Foreign Expert Certificate Issued by State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
The Confirmation Letter and Invitation of Retaining Cultural and Educational Foreign Expert
The Institution in Charge and Procedures
Application for Cultural and Educational Foreign Expert Certificate
Working as a Foreign Correspondent
The Confirmation Letter and Invitation of Retaining Economic Foreign Expert
The title of examination and approval project: the confirmation letter and invitation of retaining economic foreign expert (category: examination and approval)
Examination and approval project number: BJXSAWS007-2002 (Beijing trade examination, category A: foreign affairs, 007-2 sub - item, 2002)
The relevant criteria of examination and approval Item: the Announcement about Application and Management for Confirmation of Retaining Foreign Expert issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (No. 16 document issued by Foreign Expert office [1996])
The fee of examination and approval Item: no charge
The time limit of examination and approval procedure: 7 working day
Examination and Approval Procedure:
I Acceptance
The requirements:
The essential materials are as follows:
1. the copies of business license for relevant institution (see the article 4 of the relevant regulations on retaining economic and technologic foreign expert and applying foreign expert license.)
2. The employment contract between retaining institution and foreign expert and its copies.
3. The application of the foreign experts who are invited by retaining institution.
4. The educational degree, work experiences and copies of passport.
5. The health examination pass of foreign expert.
Requirements:
The materials submitted by an applicant should be complete, normal and valid.
The person in charge: a clerk of foreign affair department
Responsibilities and Authorities
To examine application materials on the regulations.
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be done promptly as follows:
to fill in a invitation for a cultural and educational foreign expert; to give a transaction form to the applicant; to transfer the applications to examiners.
If an application is not accord with regulations, it shouldn't be done , but it should be done in writing as follows:
to inform the applicant information as follows: to submit a complete materials promptly; to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways; to put on records to the top kick.
Time limit: one day
II Examination and Approval
The requirements:
1.An application should be complete, normal and valid.
2. The qualifications of invited foreign experts:
a who meets the requirement of the regulations b whose educational degree should be bachelor or above c whose technologic title should be engineer or above d who should have work experiences for 5 years or above in certain specialty and be competent for the task. e who is specialized in certain technology or specialty and special skill which is necessary in China; f who has management experiences for five years or above in oversea; g who had ever worked as a manager of certain department in a large or middle-size foreign fund enterprise or a high-tech enterprise or above.(see the article 3 in the announcement of the relevant regulations on retaining economic and technologic foreign expert and applying foreign expert license)
The person in charge: an examiner of foreign affairs department.
The responsibilities and authorities:To examine and approve it according to the relevant regulations.
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be approved and transfer the application and relevant result to a re-examiner.
If an application is not accord with the article one of regulations, the procedure should be ceased to return to examiner and put on records to the top kick.
Time limit: 2 day
III Re-Examination
The requirement: the same as that of examination and approval
The person in charge: a header of foreign affairs department.
The responsibilities and authorities: To re-examine it according to the re-examination regulations.
If the re-examination passed, it should be approved and transfer the application and relevant result to a re-examiner.
If an application is refused, the re-examiner should give reasons and opinions to the examiner; to fill in official approval form.
Time limit: 2 day
IV Approval
The requirement: the same as that of examination and approval
The person in charge: a director of relevant department in charge
The responsibilities and authorities:To approve it according to the re-examination regulations.
If re-examination passed, the invitation and confirmation of cultural and educational foreign expert should be given opinions, and the application, the invitation and confirmation should return to the original clerk.
If an application is refused, the director should give reason and opinions to the original clerk.
Time limit: one day
V Notification
The person in charge: a clerk of foreign affairs department.
The requirements:
1 to inform an applicant the exact results in time;
2 to issue a complete, right and valid official document;
3 to put the examination and approval documents on records completely and normally.
The responsibilities and authorities:To inform an applicant;
To issue examination and approval documents and put it on records according to the relevant regulations.
To inform applicant to get relevant official document and to publicize the results on network, if examination passed;
To inform applicants to submit a complete material; to inform them about applicant's relevant rights and complain ways in writing; to return application to the original applicant, if the procedure is ceased.
To explain reason to applicant; to inform them about their relevant rights and complain ways in writing; to return it to the original applicant if the application is refused.
To put relevant examination and approval documents on records to the top kick.
Time limit: one day
(Beijing Foreign Affairs Office October 18, 2006)
Notice About Administration of Foreign Expert Certificate Issued by State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
Foreign affairs Offices of Provincial and autonomous regional governments, municipality directly under the central authority, education committee, talents importing office, general office(Bureau) of public security, ministries and commissions of the State Council, education departments and foreign affairs departments of Institutions directly under State Council: In order to conform to the reform and opening policy, to promote macro-administration of importing overseas talents into China, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) issued the notice about implementing the system of foreign expert certificate in 1994, with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Railways , Ministry of Communications, State Administration of Foreign Exchange Control and Price Administration Department of State Planning Committee released notice about implementing the system of foreign expert certificate for examining qualification of foreign expert in China and providing better condition for them. The measure is supported and appreciated by relevant departments, retaining institutions and foreign experts. Policy of foreign experts' employment has changed recently, the administration of certificate administration need be improved, the relevant information is as follows:
I the granted object of foreign expert certificate
1. Foreign Expert Certificate (cultural and educational category)
All Foreign economists and technologists with job Visa (category z), who are working in China, need apply for foreign expert certificates(economic and technologic category), Foreign economists and technologists with other Visa, also take foreign expert certificate
2. Foreign Expert Certificate(cultural and educational category)
All foreign experts who are employed by the retaining institutions with qualification certificate of retaining cultural and educational foreign experts and oversea agencies in China authorized by SAFEA need apply for it.
A foreign expert can be granted a foreign expert certificate by normal contract(original one) signed with retaining institution, which is printed and issued by SAFEA.
A cultural and educational foreign expert who is working in China according to agreement also need sign a normal contract before applying for foreign expert certificate.
A cultural and educational foreign expert who is working to china for short term also can apply for a foreign expert certificate authorized by provincial, municipal, ministries and commissions' departments in charge of foreign expert if it is necessary.
Staffs of oversea agencies in China, foreign teachers and administrators of cooperative school between China and foreign countries, foreign teachers and administrative staffs of school specialized in recruiting foreigners' children, which is run by oversea organization and Individual in China, apply for foreign expert certificate by legal writs.
II the Procedure for Residence
Within 30 days after a foreign expert enters into China, he needs to take procedure for residence by foreign expert certificate in entry and exit administrative department of Public Security Ministry.
III the administration of foreign expert certificate
1. Foreign affairs Offices of Provincial, autonomous regional governments, municipality directly under the central authority take charge of the numeration of local foreign expert certificate and sealing in column of license- issuing authority, then granting it to retaining institution via original canal (departments in charge such as foreign office, education committee importing talents office and more)
Steel seal of signing and issuing institution is stamped by license-issuing authority or by retaining institution authorized by license-issuing authority.
2. Central committee, relevant ministries and commissions of State Council, directly under Institution, corporation and headquarters can entrust Beijing foreign affairs Office to take charge of granting institutions directly under central authority in Beijing foreign expert certificate which also can be released by foreign affairs departments of ministries and commissions, corporation. Foreign expert certificate of local school in Beijing and other educational institution(include retaining institution under Ministry of Education) is granted by Beijing foreign affairs Office.
3. Foreign expert need hand over foreign expert certificate if they change into a new institution which should conduct foreign expert certificate again for foreign expert.
4. Before a foreign expert leaves China, the retaining institution should take back foreign expert certificate or written Off it. Signing and issuing department and retaining institution have no right to charge expert guarantee deposit.
5. According to No.105 documents [1994] issued by Foreign Expert Bureau, foreign expert certificate can be charged for printing of the certificate, but one shouldn't exceed 50 Yuan.
IV Green-black foreign expert certificate (94 Edition) already has been taken by local departments, which is printed by SAFEA takes into in effect just as the purple one (96 Edition).
August 21 1996
(Beijing.gov.cn October 18, 2006)
The Confirmation Letter and Invitation of Retaining Cultural and Educational Foreign Expert
The title of examination and approval project: the confirmation letter and invitation of retaining cultural and educational foreign expert(category: examination and approval)
Examination and approval project number: BJXSAWSOO7-2002 (Beijing trade examination, category A: foreign affairs, 007-1 sub - item, 2002)
The relevant criteria of examination and approval Item: the Announcement about Application and Management for Confirmation of Retaining Foreign Expert issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (No. 16 document issued by Foreign Expert office [1996])
The fee of examination and approval Item: no charge
The time limit of examination and approval procedure: 5 working day
Examination and Approval Procedure:
I Acceptance
The requirements:
The essential materials are as follows: (see the announcement about the measure of release confirmation on retaining foreign expert (The item 5 of no. 53 document issued by Foreign Expert Bureau [1997])
1. Application of Institution
2. The foreign experts, who are dispatched to work in China through communication among governments, sister cities and schools, need submit copies of agreement or directory of foreign expert printed by contract departments.
3. The foreign experts, who are dispatched by qualified oversea organization, need submit the copies of agreement signed with Chinese relevant institutions and the foreign expert directory printed by SAFEA or contract institutions;
4.The foreign experts, who are recommended by himself or others, need submit the copies of resume, degree certificate, recommendation written by native professor, teacher certificate, relevant technologic certificate, marriage certificate, health certificate, formal engagement contact issued by SAFEA;
5. The schools which are run by Chinese and foreigner and the schools which enroll specially foreigners' children need submit engagement Contract or copies of legal mission writ.
6. the personal passport copy of foreign expert (If there is a family member for company, the passport copy of the member is necessary.)
7. An applicant for foreign expert confirmation
Requirements:
The materials submitted by an applicant should be complete, normal and valid.
The person in charge: a clerk of foreign affair department
Responsibilities and Authorities
To examine application materials on the regulations.
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be done promptly as follows:
to fill in a invitation for a cultural and educational foreign expert;
to give a transaction form to the applicant;
to transfer the applications to examiners.
If an application is not accord with regulations, it shouldn't be done , but it should be done in writing as follows:
to inform the applicant information as follows:
to submit a complete materials promptly;
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to put on records to the top kick.
Time limit: one day
II Examination and Approval
The requirements:
1. An application should be complete, normal and valid.
2. An invitation and a confirmation of cultural and educational foreign expert should be filled in exactly.
The person in charge: an examiner of foreign affairs department.
The responsibilities and authorities: To examine and approve it according to the relevant regulations.
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be approved and transfer the application and relevant result to a re-examiner.
If an application is not accord with the article one of regulations, the procedure should be ceased to return to examiner and put on records to the top kick.
Time limit: one day
III Re-Examination
The requirement: the same as that of examination and approval
The person in charge: a header of foreign affairs department.
The responsibilities and authorities: To re-examine it according to the re-examination regulations.
If the re-examination passed, it should be approved and transfer the application and relevant result to a re-examiner.
If an application is refused, the re-examiner should give reasons and opinions to the examiner; to fill in official approval form.
Time limit: one day
IV Approval
The requirement: the same as that of examination and approval
The person in charge: a director of relevant department in charge
The responsibilities and authorities: To approve it according to the re-examination regulations.
If re-examination passed, the invitation and confirmation of cultural and educational foreign expert should be given opinions, and the application, the invitation and confirmation should return to the original clerk.
If an application is refused, the director should give reason and opinions to the original clerk.
Time limit: one day
V Notification
The person in charge: a clerk of foreign affairs department.
The requirements:
1. to inform an applicant the exact results in time;
2. to issue a complete, right and valid official document;
3. to put the examination and approval documents on records completely and normally.
The responsibilities and authorities:
To inform an applicant;
To issue examination and approval documents and put it on records according to the relevant regulations.
To inform applicant to get relevant official document and to publicize the results on network, if examination passed;
To inform applicants to submit a complete material; to inform them about applicant's relevant rights and complain ways in writing; to return application to the original applicant, if the procedure is ceased.
To explain reason to applicant; to inform them about their relevant rights and complain ways in writing; to return it to the original applicant if the application is refused.
To put relevant examination and approval documents on records to the top kick.
Time limit: one day
(Beijing Foreign Affairs Office October 18, 2006)
The Institution in Charge and Procedures
The title of examination and approval item: Qualification for retaining cultural and educational foreign experts institution(examination and approval)
The item number of examination and approval : BJXSCWS006-2002
The criteria of examination and approval project: the Notice about Implement Ratification Measure of Qualification for Retaining Cultural and Educational Foreign Experts Institution (No.170 document issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA)
The fee of examination and approval item: no charge
overall timing of examination and Verification: promptly
Examination and approval Procedure:
1 Acceptance :
The requirement:
The materials submitted by applicants is as follows: (on the basis on the item 5 of No.170 document issued by SAFEA [1992 ]
1 Application from the institution
2 An qualification application for retaining cultural and educational foreign experts printed by SAFEA
3 The general introduction of institutions
4 Rules and regulations on foreign experts' work, life and Security.
5 Member list of department in charge of foreign expert
The requirement:
The materials from applicants should be complete, normal, valid.
Person in charge in this position: a clerk of foreign affairs department
Responsibilities and authorities:
To examine applications according to relevant regulations
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be done promptly as follows:
to fill in an application;
to give a transaction form to the applicant;
to transfer the applications to first examiners.
If an application is not accord with regulations, it shouldn't be done , but it should be done in writing as follows:
to inform the applicant information as follows:
to submit a complete materials promptly;
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to put on records to the higher level department.
Examination and Verification overall timing: promptly
First examination
1 The materials from applicants should be complete, normal and valid.
2 the political and administrative introduction of staffs in administrative organization and functional department.
3 the establishment and implementation of administrative systems;
4 the introduction of working conditions, subsistence equipment, Reception ability and security guard;
5 the expenditure for experts and relevant system;
6 the information about combination between retaining projects and industrial or national plans;
7 the resources, the quantity, the quality, professional structure and distribution range of eligible foreign experts.
8 to examine the applicant's institute and give opinions with municipal institution in charge and municipal public security bureau.
Person in charge in this position: first examiner of foreign affairs department
Responsibilities and authorities:
to examine and approve first examination, according to first examination requirement.
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be done promptly as follows:
to fill in an application;
to give a transaction form to the applicant;
to transfer the applications to first examiners.
If an application is not accord with the article one and two of regulations, it should be caused , but it should be done in writing as follows:
To give opinions about examination and approval and relevant reasons to the original clerk;
to put on records to the higher level department.
If an application is not accord with the article three of regulations, it should be returned , but it should be done in writing as follows:
To give opinions about examination and approval and relevant reasons to the re-examiner
Examination and Verification overall timing: promptly
Re-examination
The requirement: the same as that of first examination.
The person in charge in this position: a leader of foreign affair department.
Responsibilities and authorities: To re-examine the results of first examination according to relevant requirement.
If re-examination passed, the document should be given opinions and should return to the final examiner.
If an application is refused, the director should give reason and opinions to the original examiner.
Examination and Verification overall timing: promptly
Examination and Verification
The requirements:
1 Applications should be complete, normal and valid.
2, the applicants in districts, Counties should ask for suggestion from institution in charge and foreign affair department.
The person in charge in this position: deputy director in charge.
In Charge in this position person: deputy chief in Charge
Responsibilities and authorities:
To re-examine the results of first examination according to relevant requirement.
If re-examination passed, the document should be given opinions and should return to the original clerk.
If an application is refused, the director should give reason and opinions to the original examiner.
Examination and Verification overall timing: promptly
Approval
to submit it foreign expert Bureau for approval.
To Inform
Person in charge in this position: a clerk of foreign affairs department
The requirements:
1 to inform the results to applicants in time and exactly;
2 the document should be complete, exact valid;
3 the files for putting on records should complete, normal and normal.
Responsibilities and authorities:
to inform in accordance with relevant requirements; to sign and issue the documents; put it on records.
If the final examination passed, the relevant department should inform applicant to take it and show the results on line.
If an application is returned, it should inform the applicant information in writing as follows:
to submit a complete materials promptly;
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to return the original applicant.
If an application is refused, it should explain the relevant reasons to the applicant and inform the applicant information in writing as follows:
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to return it to the original applicant.
After examination and approval, the documents should be put on records.
Timing: within 1 day.
(Beijing Foreign Affairs Office October 18, 2006)
Application for Cultural and Educational Foreign Expert Certificate
Name of examination and approval Item: Application for culture and education foreign expert certificate (examine and approval)
The item number of examination and approval: BJXSAWSOO7-2002
the document of examination and approval Item: notice about further promoting the management of foreign expert (No.54 document issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) [1999] )
The fee of examination and approval Item: no charge
The timing of examination and approval procedure: 5 working day
One:
Acceptance
Qualification
Materials submitted by applicant are as follows:
1 Application of institution or copies of foreign expert confirmation letter (in accordance with notice about promoting the management of foreign expert certificate which was issued by SAFEA [No.173 document in 1996]
2 Foreign Expert personal passport and copies
3 the contract on retaining cultural and educational foreign expert between the institution and a foreign expert or a foreign employer.
4 If retaining domestic foreign staffs, it is necessary to offer a dismissing proven and recommendation from the original employed institution.
Requirements:
Applications should be complete, normal, valid.
Person in charge in this position: a clerk of foreign affairs department
Responsibilities and authorities:
To examine materials from applicants according to relevant regulations.
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be done promptly and transfer the applications to examiners.
If an application is not accord with regulations, it shouldn't be done , but it should be done in writing as follows:
to submit a complete materials promptly;
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to put on records to the higher level department.
Timing: within 1 day.
Two: Additional Requirements:
1 Applications should be complete normal valid
2 The retained expert should hold a valid Visa
Person in charge in this job: auditor of foreign affairs department
Responsibilities and authorities:
Examination and Verification according to examination and Verification regulation
If an application is accord with regulations, it should be done promptly and transfer the applications to examiners.
If an application is not accord with regulations, it should be caused promptly and transfer the applications to the original clerk.
Timing:2 days
Three: To inform
Person in charge in this position: a clerk of foreign affairs department
Requirements:
1 to inform the results to applicant in time and exactly
2 the relevant writ should be complete, right and valid;
3 The documents for putting on records should complete and normal.
Responsibilities and authorities:
To inform the applicant according to relevant regulations; to sign and issue examination and approval document and put it on records.
If the final examination passed, the relevant department should inform applicant to take it and show the results on line.
If an application is returned, it should inform the applicant information in writing as follows:
to submit a complete materials promptly;
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to return the original applicant.
If an application is refused, it should explain the relevant reasons to the applicant and inform the applicant information in writing as follows:
to learn about his relevant rights and complain ways;
to return it to the original applicant.
After examination and approval, the documents should be put on records.
Timing: 2 days
(Beijing Foreign Affairs Office October 18, 2006)
Working as a Foreign Correspondent
With the development and deepening of China's drive to reform and open up, more and more foreign media organizations have set up permanent news bureaus in China and sent correspondents to work in this country. In order to facilitate the foreign correspondents' work and daily life in China, the Information Department has compiled a handbook on the basis of the "Notice to Foreign Resident Correspondents," and the previous Handbook for Foreign Correspondents Working in China. Authoritative and handy, the handbook is designed to serve journalists, and covers most facets of foreign correspondents' work and everyday life, such as applying for a foreign journalist's card, applying for interviews in China, hiring a Chinese secretary, renting or buying an office or a home, and paying taxes.
Part I. Procedures for Accreditation in China
A. Foreign Journalist Card
1. Applying for Accreditation in China
According to the "Regulations Concerning Foreign Journalists and Permanent Offices of Foreign News Agencies" (hereafter referred to as the "Regulations"), resident foreign correspondents refer to career journalists dispatched by foreign news agencies to be stationed in China for a period of over six months for news coverage and reporting. They may be based in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in China. The Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in charge of the affairs concerning resident foreign correspondents in China. With the authorization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Affairs Offices (FAOs) of the Shanghai and Guangzhou Municipal Governments are respectively responsible for foreign resident correspondents in Shanghai and Guangdong.
To station a resident correspondent in China, foreign news agencies must first submit a written application to the Information Department.
The application should be sent directly to the Information Department or through a PRC embassy or consulate. The application should be signed by relevant management personnel in the agency's head office and should be accompanied by the following:
1.) A brief description containing basic information about the news agency concerned.
2.) The name, age, gender, nationality, professional title, resume, and intended city of residence of the correspondent to be sent.
3.) Credentials or documents identifying the correspondent as a career journalist.
Upon approval of the application, the news agency may send the correspondent to China. If two or more foreign news agencies want to appoint the same journalist as their resident correspondent in China, they should go through the above-mentioned application procedures separately and indicate in their respective applications the posts the correspondent will concurrently hold.
2. Applying for a Foreign Journalist Card
The Foreign Journalist Card is the bearer's ID card in China. Foreign correspondents must carry and present it for verification when conducting interviews and news reporting. When interviewing or traveling, foreign correspondents are required to carry valid documents with them, including the Foreign Journalist Card, passport and Foreigner Residence Permit.
New Arrivals
Approved foreign correspondents should register at the International Press Center (IPC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within seven working days of their arrival in China. Each new correspondent should bring his/her passport and a letter of appointment signed by relevant management personnel at the headquarters of the correspondent's news agency, such as a chairman, president, vice president, editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, etc.
Correspondents to be based in Shanghai or Guangzhou should register at the Shanghai FAO and Guandong FAO respectively. They will be asked to fill out two copies of a Foreign Journalist Card registration form, their home and office addresses and submit six passport photos. They will then receive a Foreign Journalist Card issued by the Information Department. The Foreign Journalist Card for resident correspondents in Shanghai and Guangzhou will be issued by the Shanghai FAO and Guangdong FAO respectively.
