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Sunday, May 5, 2013

China will provide visas for up to five years to attract 'foreign talents'


China will launch in July the "visas for talent," two permits to stay in the country and one of them with a validity of up to five years , with the aim of facilitating the entry of skilled professionals that China needs to "urgently" authorities said. According to a draft of the Office of Chinese State Council picked up by the official newspaper China Daily, China issued two new types of visas, R1 and R2, for foreign professionals recognized senior or experience. The R1 visa will allow the holder to access a residence permit up to five years while the visa is multiple entry R2 with a maximum duration of 180 days , so every six months will have to be renewed. So far, authorities have pointed out that only people who can access this type of visa must be "Expert recognized by their provincial or national, or professional China urgently needs", but does not specify which sector. Previous regulations emphasized that foreign professionals working in government departments or companies can access these new long-term permits. Also, an immigration specialist at the Institute of Technology of Beijing, Liu Guofu, official daily confirmed another recent draft based on expert opinion as Liu shows that seeking "candidates with experience in leading multinational, experts in the areas of science and education , and renowned personalities in the world of culture and sport ". "The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security or the State Administration of Foreign Affairs published the list of preferred groups," forward Liu. With this new type of regulation, China seeks foreign attract more qualified or experienced recognized in other countries providing the permits in China are hard to come by for the rest of immigrants due to a large bureaucracy and the amount of requirements. Hence, the State Council also is working on a project, like other countries like USA, provide residence permits to foreigners longer with more than ten years working in the country through the familiar green card '.

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