Rule 10:
Foreign nationals who hold work permits issued by the Guangdong Provincial Human Resources and Social Security Department or the foreign talented personnel authority can apply for one-year work residence permits after arrival. Those without visas can apply for Z (work) visas at border checkpoints on arrival and apply for work residence permits after arrival.
Convenience and breakthrough: The new rule enables expats to apply for work residence permits by producing work permits. Applicants are no longer required to provide a Z (work) visa and an employment permit for foreigners or a foreign expert certificate as previously required. It also offers convenience to expats by allowing them to apply for Z (work) visas at border checkpoints.
Rule 11:
Foreign nationals who work in Guangdong and have twice acquired work residence permits can apply for five-year work residence permits if they have no history of illegal behavior or criminal records.
Convenience and breakthrough: The new rule enables expats who work in Guangdong to apply for long-term residence permits based on their residence time and behavior. But the previous rule only allowed high-level professional talents and investors from overseas to apply for five-year work residence permits.
Rule 14:
Foreign students who are admitted into primary and secondary schools in Guangdong can apply for X1 visas by providing their admission letters and certified documents to visa-issuing agencies at border checkpoints in Guangdong if they are in urgent need of attending school. Those who hold other types of visas can apply for study residence permits after arrival by providing admission letters and certified documents.
Convenience and breakthrough: The new rule simplifies application procedures for study residence permits for foreign students. Applicants who hold other types of visas are no longer required to submit documents issued by the educational authority. It also offers convenience to students by allowing them to apply for X1 (long-term study) visas at border checkpoints.
Rule 16:
The Guangdong government will apply to the State Council to optimize the 72-hour visa-free transit policy in Guangdong. Currently, the 72-hour visa-free transit policy only allows holders of passports issued by 51 countries to enter and leave China at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. But the new policy will also allow foreign travelers to enter China at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport and leave China at all border ports in Guangdong. Under the new policy, travelers will be able to stay in Guangdong for 144 hours, instead of the existing 72 hours.
Convenience and breakthrough:
1) The new policy will enable eligible foreign travelers to enter China at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport and leave China at all border ports in Guangdong.
2) It will allow travelers to stay in Guangdong for 144 hours, instead of the existing 72 hours.
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