Over 1,000 Shanghai Expats Granted ‘Chinese Green Card’

Over 1,000 Shanghai Expats Granted ‘Chinese Green Card’
Jun 05, 2014 By eChinacities.com

Among Shanghai’s 100,000 strong expat community, more than 1,000 people have been granted Chinese versions of ‘Green Cards’, in the ten years since the scheme began.

Half are family members who have spouses or children in Shanghai, according to local authorities, whilst another 20 percent of the recipients are foreigners who have worked for more than four years as high level managers in leading industries.

Shanghai’s permanent foreign residents make up one fifth of the total green card recipients across the country.

The green card scheme allows holders to work and enter and exit the country without a visa, and gives the same rights as Chinese citizens when it comes to purchasing property and setting up businesses.

The government is currently working on revising green card regulations by reducing the number of years need to qualify to eight years.

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Sjama

That's really strange. Almost all comments on this article were removed. I have already read before that eChinacities does strange and stupid things, but this just confirms it.

Jun 08, 2014 09:38 Report Abuse

Vyborg

So more than 5000 foreigners in China got their green card? That's more than the average population of a village! And there will be many more soon... about 200 of those in Shanghai got it after working here for four years, and the government wants to 'reduce the number of years need to qualify to eight years'. Beats me.

Jun 06, 2014 14:18 Report Abuse