We welcome foreign experts in industrial, agricultural, economic and technical management and in the fields of education and science to work in Jinan. Employed foreign experts in China should acquire an Alien's Work Certificate in the People's Republic of China and a Foreign Expert Certificate from the Bureau of Foreign Experts of Jinan municipal bureau of personnel, which is in charge of handling the above procedures.
Regulations
(I) Requirements
Foreign experts applying for an Alien’s Work Certificate in the People’s Republic of China should obey Chinese laws and regulations, be healthy and have no criminal record, as well as meet one of the following conditions：
1. Foreign experts specializing in management, performing national and foreign trade contracts, the agreements of governments and international organizations;
2. Foreign professionals employed in education, research, news, publishing, culture, arts, health, sports;
3. Have served as vice-president or in senior corporate positions, or those who enjoy equal treatment as senior foreign technical professionals and management personnel;
4. Foreign expert organizations approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs or the foreign representatives of Talent Intermediary Organization in China;
5. Foreigners engaged in economics, technology, engineering, trade, finance, accounting, taxation, tourism and other areas, or foreigners with special technical or management talents that are in great need in China.
Foreign experts in Nos 2 & 3 should have a bachelor's degree or above as well as more than five years' work experience, and language teachers should have a bachelor's degree or above as well as more than two years' relevant work experience.
(II) Application Materials
1. Application form for Alien’s Work Certificate in the People’s Republic of China;
2. Personal resume (including degree certificates, work experience);
3. The highest degree certificates or copies of Proof of Professional Qualifications;
4. Health certificate issued by foreign healthcare institutions approved by Chinese embassies, consulates, or by health quarantine departments designated by the Chinese government;
5. Employment agreement or contract.
Handling Regulations of Foreign Expert Certificate
(I) Application Conditions:
Before handing in a Foreign Expert Certificate, you need to apply for an Alien's Work Certificate in the People's Republic of China, and then fit one of the following conditions:
1. Foreign experts specializing in a technical field or management, performing national and foreign trade contracts as well as the agreements of governments and international organizations, with a bachelor's degree or above as well as more than five years' work experience;
2. Have served as vice-president or in senior corporate positions, or those who enjoy equal treatment as senior foreign technical professionals and management personnel;
3. Foreigners engaged in economics, technology, engineering, trade， finance, accounting, taxation, tourism and other areas, or foreigners with special technical or management talents that are in great need in China;
4. Foreign expert organizations approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs or the foreign representatives of Talent Intermediary Organization in China.
(II) Declaring Materials
1. Application form for Foreign Experts Certificate;
2. Hand in valid passport (original) for inspection, two copies with official seal;
3. Hand in valid visa (original) for inspection, two copies with official seal;
4. Two copies of Letters of Employing Unit;
5. Educational foreign experts need to submit their certificate number, copies of their employment contract printed by National Foreign Experts Affairs Bureau or copies of their accreditation certificate from their Employing Units;
6. Hand in two recent 2-inch (5.08 cm) photos without hat;
7. Hand in the original valid passport of your family members (if family members are accompanying you in China), two copies with official seal of each person, and two 1-inch (2.8 cm) photos of each person;
8. Foreigners in a special industry need to provide the relevant Practice Permit Certificate or other materials;
9. Educational foreign experts employed by another unit need to submit the original recommendation letter of the previous unit;
10. Foreigners acting as legal representatives or unit directors do not need to hand in the Employment Contract or Letter of Appointment， but must hand in the Company Charter, Shareholder Certificate and other relevant materials;
11. Need to hand in the original stub of the Work Permit in China;
※ If the originals of the above materials are in a foreign language, the Chinese version should be submitted. After inspection, the original passport shall be returned to you.
Bureau of Foreign Experts of Jinan Municipal Bureau of Personnel
Address: Room D0526, Long'ao Building, No.1 Longding Rd, Jinan
Tel: +86-0531-66605973
Fax: +86-0531-87914770
