China: Longer visa duration for highly skilled foreign workers
Description
From 1 July 2009, the City of Shanghai allows extended residence of certain foreign talent. Under the new regime, foreigners may now apply for visas of up to 5 years instead of a single year.
Workers that fall under one of the following six categories qualify for the extended visa:
- A foreigner who is recipient of “honorary citizen of Shanghai”, “magnolia award” or “award of magnolia honors”.
- A foreigner who is province (municipality) level special talent or celebrity.
- Academic or scientific research leader or researcher or teacher having vice-senior title or above who is employed by a state-level or province (ministry)-level research institution or a key institution of higher learning.
- Legal representative, managing director, vice managing director or chief financial officer of a new and high-tech enterprise, foreign-invested enterprise in the encouraged category, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprise or foreign-invested product exporting enterprise.
- Legal representative, managing director, vice managing director or chief financial officer of Shanghai regional headquarters, research and development center or investment company of a transnational corporation.
- Legal representative, managing director, vice managing director or chief financial officer of an enterprise with the registered capital of more than 3 million USD.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 1 Jul 2009
GTA Evaluation: Green
Source:
Police of New Pudong Area, Shanghai. (7 January 2010). Seven new policies of exit-entry administration for foreign talents and investors in Pudong New Area. Available at http://zjs.police.pudong.gov.cn/docsqlwc/detail.asp?UnitDm=150600&backty...
Government Response:
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