Policy Information

1. Chengdu Special Contribution Talent Permanent Residence

·Special Contribution Category:

Individuals who have made significant and outstanding contributions to China and meet the special needs of the country, collectively referred to as "special personnel", refer to world-class talents, special skilled talents, and well-known figures who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the country's economic development and social progress or have significant value to the country, including world-renowned scientific award winners, world-renowned scholars, entrepreneurs, athletes, literary and artistic figures, etc.

·Chengdu High level Talent Certification

The "Interim Measures for the Recognition of Foreign High level Talents in Sichuan Province" stipulate that "foreign high-level talents, spouses, and minor children who meet the recognition criteria can directly apply for permanent residence in China after being recommended by the China (Sichuan) Pilot Free Trade Zone Work Office and the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission to the Ministry of Public Security.

2. Chengdu Foreign Chinese PhD and Chinese Permanent Residence for Employment

·Foreign Chinese PhD

Foreign Chinese working within the territory of China who hold a doctoral degree or have worked continuously in key national development areas for at least 4 years and have actually resided in China for no less than 6 months per year may apply for permanent residency in China from the exit and entry management department of the public security organs.

·Employment of foreign Chinese

The degree of openness of Chengdu's employment policies towards Chinese people is consistent with that of the Greater Bay Area.

Foreign Chinese employed in Chengdu can apply for permanent residence of foreigners without salary requirements if they have worked in Chengdu for only four years, have a normal tax payment ratio, have actually lived in China for at least six months every year, and comply with Chinese laws, are healthy and have no criminal record.

3. Permanent residency for foreign high paying employment

Foreigners working in China, who have worked continuously for 4 years and actually lived for at least 6 months each year, have an annual wage income of not less than six times the average wage of urban employees in the region where they worked in the previous year. Therefore, Chengdu's requirements are as follows:

(1) Foreigners working in Chengdu, who have worked continuously for 4 years and actually lived for at least 6 months each year;

(2) Annual salary income (pre tax) of 580000 yuan for four consecutive years, with an annual personal income tax payment of no less than 120000 yuan;

4. Conventional application channels (applicable to national policies in Chengdu)

Except for special channels, Chengdu synchronously implements the national unified application standards, but in specific implementation, it is combined with local conditions:

>Investment applications:

Direct investment in Chengdu for three consecutive years, with stable investment and good tax payment. The specific investment amount must meet the following requirements:

-High value comprehensive investment type: Investors who invest in China and have actually delivered a total registered capital of over 2 million US dollars, and must not lower than this standard for three consecutive years;

-Central Key Investment Type: Investing in the central region of China, with a total registered capital of over 1 million US dollars actually delivered, and not lower than this standard for three consecutive years

-Encouraged industry oriented: In the "Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment" issued by the state to encourage investment in industries, the actual registered capital delivered shall be more than 500000 US dollars, and shall not be lower than this standard for three consecutive years.

>Job application:

-Hold the position of Deputy General Manager/Deputy Factory Manager or above;

-Or hold the title of associate professor/associate researcher or above; -Having served continuously for at least 4 years, with a cumulative residency of at least 3 years in Chengdu within 4 years; -Good personal income tax payment records;

The employing unit shall meet one of the following conditions:

1. Institutions under various departments of the State Council or provincial people's governments

2. Key higher education institutions ("211 Project" schools and the first batch of admitted universities);

3. Enterprises and institutions that carry out national key engineering projects or major scientific research projects;

4. High tech enterprises, encouraged foreign-invested enterprises, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprises, or foreign-invested product export enterprises.

>Family group clustering:

-Spouse reunion: Spouses who are Chinese citizens or permanent residents, have been in a marital relationship for at least 5 years, have resided continuously in Chengdu for at least 5 years, and have actually resided in Chengdu for at least 9 months per year;

-Children Reunion: Unmarried children under 18 years old seek refuge with Chinese parents