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• With a “Permanent Resident ID Card,” foreign nationals can use it as standalone proof of identity for various activities, including financial services, education, healthcare, transportation, and housing. This greatly enhances convenience for foreign talent working, living, and studying in China.
Pudong International Talent Port Forum 2024
Since its introduction, the Permanent Residency Fast Track system has significantly supported foreign talent in innovation and entrepreneurship. As the first district in China under city jurisdiction to receive this authority, Pudong is now better equipped to facilitate visa applications for overseas high-level talents.
Electronic visas will be piloted in the entirety of the Pudong New Area and processed entirely online without the need for paper materials, original passports, or the affixing of paper visas. Upon entry, individuals can use their passports and e-visas to pass directly through immigration.
Living in the Pudong New Area will also become more convenient for foreign talent, with plans to expand international educational and medical services, aiming to create a high-quality international talent community service system, as reported by Xinhua. Initiatives include the establishment of foreign-related legal service stations, promoting convenient “service packages” for foreign residents, and opening special windows for issuing domestic driving licenses to short-term foreign residents.
According to a statement from the local government in the Pudong New Area in October, it had already officially begun issuing the Confirmation Letter for Foreign High-Level Talents, authorized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
It shows a higher level of openness in China's efforts to attract international students, professionals, and talent to contribute to Chinese modernization, Miao Lü, secretary general of the Center for China and Globalization, told the Global Times on Sunday.
Source: Global Times, https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202412/1324607.shtml
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