Administrative Bureau of Bonded Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration:

To continue deepening the innovation of the foreign talent administration service system and accelerating the building of a globally influential science and technology innovation center in this Municipality, promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, create a world-class business environment, accumulate more replicable and extensible experience in the FTZ, and provide employers within the area with more facilitative and open foreign talent introduction policies, you are hereby notified of the relevant matters onthe support given by Shanghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs to the Bonded Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in terms of foreign talent introduction as follows:

 

I. Allowing foreign talents employed by employers in the Yangtze River Delta who work for a long time in the Bonded Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone to apply for foreigner's work permits in Shanghai nearby

Foreign talents employed in the Bonded Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as the FTZ Bonded Area) and foreign talents employed by the employers which are allowed to be registered within the Yangtze River Delta (including Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui) and filed within the FTZ Bonded Area may apply for foreigners work permits in Shanghai nearby with required certificates issued by the Administrative Bureau of Bonded Area.

   

II. Establishing the employer credit record system

Exploration shall be made in the FTZ Bonded Area for implementing the differentiated process for foreigners in applying for work permits in China. When applying for work permits in China for foreign high-end talents, employers with good credit may use green channels such as adoption of the commitment system in respect of certificates of no criminal record, proof of seniority, and relevant job qualification certificates, exemption of certification of diplomas, and simplification of material verification process, and credit entities shall conduct background investigation of the foreign talents they employ and undertake corresponding responsibilities.

III. Supporting the applications for work permits of foreigners who make innovations and start businesses

When the legal persons, small-sum investors and other foreign talents that make investment or make innovations or start businesses in the FTZ Bonded Area apply for foreigner's work permits in China for the first time after the legal formation of the enterprises, they may be subject to appropriately relaxed requirements on age, education background or work experience, and, when an application for extending the period of a work permit is made, the period may be extended appropriately in consideration of the operation, tax payment, social insurance premium contribution and other situation of the company formed.

 

IV. Providing employers with an overseas intelligence introduction platform

Based on the talent and intelligence introduction need for the construction of the FTZ Bonded Area, employers in the FTZ Bonded Area shall be vigorously supported in the introduction of foreign talents, and the channels and resources of the overseas liaison office of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs) shall be fully utilized to provide employers in the FTZ Bonded Area with an overseas intelligence platform, so as to broaden the channels for overseas talent introduction and build a bridge for the communication between employers and foreign talents.

 

V. Supporting the FTZ Bonded Area in exploring for building itself as a foreign talent service harbor

The FTZ Bonded Area shall be supported in exploring for providing the service of social integration of foreign talents within the FTZ Bonded Area, and the FTZ Bonded Area shall be encouraged to conduct foreign talents' pre-employment training, legal consultation, cultural exchange and other integration activities, so as to actively promote the building of the FTZ Bonded Area as a foreign talent service harbor and provide foreign talents in the FTZ Bonded Area with rich, fine and accurate services.

You are requested to attach great importance to relevant work, hold a practical, rigorous, efficient and responsible attitude, and arrange relevant personnel to implement the specific tasks, so as to ensure the practical effects of the polices, benefit enterprises and provide facilitation to people to the largest extent, and provide employers and foreign talents in the FTZ Bonded Area with better services.

The Notice shall come into force on the date of issuance.         

Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality  Shanghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs

                                 October 18, 2019