This Guideline applies to foreign nationals applying for permanent residence status in China.
本指南适用于申请在中国永久居留的外国人。
Eligibility
Foreign nationals who have made remarkable contributions to the economic and social development of China or meet other conditions for permanent residence in China may apply for permanent residence in China.
对中国经济社会发展作出显著贡献或者符合在中国永久居留的其他条件的外国人，可以申请在中国永久居留。
Foreign nationals applying for permanent residence in China shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations, be in good health, have no criminal record, and meet one of the following conditions:
申请在中国永久居留的外国人应当遵守中国法律、法规，身体健康，无犯罪记录，并符合下列条件之一：
(I) The applicant has made direct and stable investments in China, with good tax payment records for three consecutive years;
在中国直接投资、连续3年投资情况稳定且纳税记录良好的；
(II) The applicant holds the position of 1) deputy general manager, 2) factory deputy director or above, or 3) those with professional associate senior titles or above, such as associate professor or associate researcher; or has been enjoying the equivalent salary in China for at least four consecutive years, and residing in China for a total of not less than three years within four years with good tax records;
在中国担任副总经理、副厂长等职务以上或者具有副教授、副研究员等副高级职称以上以及享受同等待遇，已连续任职满4年、4年内在中国居留累计不少于3年且纳税记录良好的；
(III) The applicant has made significant and outstanding contribution(s) to China and is especially needed in the country;
对中国有重大、突出贡献以及国家特别需要的；
(IV) The spouse and the unmarried children (under age 18) of the applicant who meets the foregoing conditions specified in (I), (II) or (III);
本款第一项、第二项、第三项所指人员的配偶及其未满18周岁的未婚子女；
(V) The applicant is the spouse of a Chinese citizen or of a foreign national who has obtained permanent residence status in China; The applicant and his or her spouse has been married for a minimum of five years; The applicant has had a minimum of five consecutive years of residence in China with no less than nine months each year, and has a stable source of income and domicile;
中国公民或者在中国获得永久居留资格的外国人的配偶，婚姻关系存续满5年、已在中国连续居留满5年、每年在中国居留不少于9个月且有稳定生活保障和住所的；
(VI) The applicant under the age of 18 is unmarried and dependent on his or her parents;
未满18周岁未婚子女投靠父母的；
(VII) The applicant is or above the age of 60, has no direct relatives abroad, and lives with his or her direct relative in China; The applicant has stayed in China for at least five consecutive years with at least nine months of residence in China each year, and has a stable source of income and domicile.
在境外无直系亲属，投靠境内直系亲属，且年满60周岁、已在中国连续居留满5年、每年在中国居留不少于9个月并有稳定生活保障和住所的。
Ineligibility
For foreign nationals who do not meet the foregoing conditions, an application for permanent residence in China will not be accepted.
不符合上述条件的外国人，不予受理在中国永久居留的申请。
Additionally, according to Article 24 of the Measures for the Administration of Examination and Approval of Foreigners' Permanent Residence in China, where any of the following circumstances occurs, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) has the right to cancel the previously obtained permanent residence status in China of foreign nationals and confiscate their Foreign Permanent Resident ID Cards or declare their Foreign Permanent Resident ID Cards invalid.
另外，根据《外国人在中国永久居留审批管理办法》第二十四条规定，有下列情形之一的，国家移民管理局有权取消其已取得的永久居留资格，没收其外国人永久居留身份证或者宣布其外国人永久居留身份证作废。
(I) Foreign nationals who may endanger China's national security or interests;
可能对国家安全和利益造成危害的；
(II) Foreign nationals who have been sentenced to be deported by a people's court;
被人民法院判处驱逐出境的；
(III) Foreign nationals who obtained permanent residence in China by false materials or other unlawful means;
通过提供虚假材料等非法手段骗取在中国永久居留资格的；
(IV) Foreign nationals whose residence in China, without approval, is less than three months each year or less than one year during the five-year residence.
未经批准每年在中国累计居留不满3个月或者5年内在中国累计居留不满1年的。
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