3. How to Apply for a Foreign Experts Invitation Confirmation?
This certificate can be obtained by the host institution, which applies for it to the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the departments of foreign affairs,
entrusted by the Administration, and sends the original copy to the expert.
This certificate should be presented with the invitation letter and cannot replace it.
4.
How to Use a Foreign Experts Invitation Confirmation?
This certificate can only be used by experts who have obtained approval to work in China while applying
for Visa Z. It is needed by the expert when applying for Visa Z, not by other aliens to apply for Visas F or Visas L.
5. What is a Foreign Experts ID Card?
This allows foreign experts, who come to work in China for the first time, to enjoy preferential treatment at customs. Its holders will be allowed to bring in a reasonable
amount of daily necessities for personal use free of duty.
6. How to Obtain a Foreign Experts IC Card?
This certificate is issued by the State
Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, and by offices of foreign affairs in provinces, regions and cities. Experts who want to bring in duty-free necessities can inform
their host institutions beforehand. When entering China, the foreign experts shall present the Customs the original copy of Foreign Experts ID Card.
7.
What is a Foreign Experts Certificate?
This certificate card is necessary for foreign experts working in China to prove their identity and apply for residence
permits.
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8.
How to apply for the Foreign Experts Certificate?
To apply for the Foreign Experts Certificate, the host institution should present the introduction letter from the
authoritative agent; cultural and education experts should present the contract, agreement between the governments or universities, Visa Z or its duplicate, and 2 personal
photos.
This certificate is valid for one year at most. When it expires, it should be renewed, otherwise it will be invalid. When work units change, the certificate should be
returned to the issuer and a new one applied for in the new work place.
9. What are the points for attention in issuing the foreign experts documents?
The
host institution should pay attention in the following points concerned with employee's card, residence permit for foreigners, and medical card.
(1) When cards of
various types are issued, the valid date should be clearly filled out, i.e., from which day which month which year to which day which month which year. The medical card should
be in conformity with the valid period of the contract, while residence permit for foreigners and employee's card should not exceed the valid period of passport of the foreign
expert.
(2) As a rule, cards of various types issued by the host institution should be taken back upon experts' leave and exit. Some experts may request to take the
employee's card or school badge as a souvenir, and in this case, it is up to the host institution to make a decision, but the medical card must be withdrawn. The residence permit
or temporary residence permit should be taken back by the exit border control.
(3) In case the employment of foreign experts is renewed, the host institution should
re-apply or extend the valid period of the original cards for the foreign experts, to avoid troubles arising out of the experts holding overdue cards.
