Fact box: Requirements

Foreign nationals who wish to apply for permanent residence in China should comply with Chinese law, be healthy and have no criminal record. They must also satisfy at least one of the conditions below:

To have invested a minimum of $500,000 in a Chinese business in the three years prior to their application. They must guarantee a good financial record.

They must hold the post of deputy general manager, deputy director or higher at a business, or hold the post of associate professor or associate research fellow or similar for more than four consecutive years. The accumulated duration of their stay should be no less than three years, and they must have a sound taxation record in China.