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China Work Permit - Class A Definition:


Class A (if you or your employer meet any of condition below):

A1 - Selected by China talent import plan:

  1. MOHRSS: Project for Experts' Return and Settlement in China
  2. MOHRSS: Funding Scheme for High-Level Overseas Chinese Students' Return
  3. MOHRSS: Funding Scheme to Outstanding Scientific and Technological Programs by Chinese Students Abroad
  4. MOHRSS: Supporting Scheme for Returned Overseas Chinese Students' Entrepreneurial Start-Ups
  5. MOHRSS: Project on Postdoctoral International Exchanges
  6. MOHRSS: Homeland-Serving Action Plan for Overseas Chinese
  7. SAFEA:“1000 Talent Plan for High-Level Foreign Experts”Program
  8. SAFEA: High-End Foreign Experts Project
  9. SAFEA: Chinese Government Friendship Award
  10. SAFEA: Program for the Introduction of High-Level Overseas Cultural and Educational Experts
  11. SAFEA: Program for the Introduction of Renowned Overseas Professors
  12. SAFEA: Network in International Centers for Education in China
  13. SAFEA: OEI for Disciplinary Innovation in Universities
  14. SAFEA: OEI under "Belt and Road Initiative" in Cultural and Educational Sector
  15. SAFEA: Overseas Experts Supporting Programs under National Research Platform
  16. SAFEA: Dialogue with Masters-Nobel Prize Laureates on Campus
  17. SAFEA: Introduction of Overseas Young Talents in Cultural and Educational Sector
  18. SAFEA: Special Programs with Universities Directly under the Administration of Ministries and Commissions of the Central Government
  19. SAFEA: Project for Chief Foreign Experts
  20. SAFEA: Project for Young Foreign Experts in Economic and Technological Sector
  21. SAFEA: Project for Key Foreign Experts in Economic and Technological Sector
  22. Ministry of Education: Changjiang Scholars Program
  23. Ministry of Agriculture: The Young Talents Program under Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  24. National Health and Family Planning Commission:"532" Talents Program under China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
  25. Chinese Academy of Sciences: CAS Hundred Talents Project
  26. Chinese Academy of Sciences: Program for Innovation Teams on International Cooperation
  27. Chinese Academy of Sciences: Program for Overseas Evaluation Experts
  28. Chinese Academy of Sciences: Program for Introduction of Prominent Technical Talents
  29. China Meteorological Administration: Project for"Hundred Talents" Introduction and "Hundred Talents" Selection
  30. State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC): Program for Foreign High-Level Talents Introduction
  31. Beijing Municipality: Program for Overseas Talents Aggregation
  32. Beijing Municipality: Great Minds Gather in Beijing Plan
  33. Tianjin Municipality：Tianjin Hai he Friendship Award
  34. Tianjin Municipality: Program for Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  35. Tianjin Municipality:"1000 Foreign Experts Introduction Plan"
  36. Tianjin Municipality: Tianjin Municipal Distinguished Professor
  37. Tianjin Municipality: Plan of Supporting Entrepreneurial Talents Returning from Studying Overseas
  38. Tianjin Municipality: Plan of Funding Outstanding Science and Technology Projects Launched by Talents Returning from Studying Overseas
  39. Hebei Province:"100 Talents Plan" of Hebei Province
  40. Hebei Province:"100 Foreign Experts Introduction Plan"
  41. Hebei Province: Yanzhao Friendship Award
  42. Shanxi Province:"100 Talent Plan" on Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  43. Liaoning Province: 10-100-1000 Program for High-End Talents Introduction
  44. Dalian City: Program for Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  45. Jilin Province: Program for High–Level Entrepreneurial and Innovative Talents Introduction
  46. Shanghai Municipality: Program for High-Level Overseas Talents Introduction
  47. Shanghai Municipality:"1000 Talent Plan" of Shanghai
  48. Shanghai Municipality: Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leaders Plan
  49. Shanghai Municipality:Shanghai Magnolia Award
  50. Shanghai Municipality:Shanghai Pujiang Program
  51. Shanghai Municipality: Shanghai Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning
  52. Shanghai Municipality: Shanghai Rising-Star Program
  53. Shanghai Municipality: Shanghai Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader
  54. Shanghai Municipality: Shanghai Financial Talent Project
  55. Jiangsu Province: Program for High-Level Entrepreneurial and Innovative Talents Introduction
  56. Jiangsu Province:"100 Foreign Experts Introduction Plan"
  57. Nanjing City: 321 Program for Talents Introduction
  58. Zhejiang Province:"1000 Talents Plan" of Zhejiang Province
  59. Hangzhou City: 521 Program for Global Talents Introduction
  60. Ningbo City: 3315 Talents Program
  61. Anhui Province:"100 Talents Plan" of Anhui Province
  62. Anhui Province:"100 Foreign Experts Introduction Plan"
  63. Anhui Province: Huangshan Friendship Award
  64. Fujian Province: Program for High-Level Entrepreneurial and Innovative Talents Introduction
  65. Fujian Province:"100 Talents Plan" Foreign Experts Program
  66. Xiamen City: Program for Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  67. Jiangxi Province: Program for Domestic and Overseas High-Level Technical Talents Introduction
  68. Shandong Province: Taishan Scholars Project
  69. Shandong Province:"Double-Hundred Talent Plan" on 100 Foreign Experts and 100 Foreign Expert Teams Introduction
  70. Shandong Province: Shandong Provincial Government Qilu Friendship Award
  71. Jinan City: 5150 Program for Talents Introduction
  72. Jinan City: Quancheng Friendship Award
  73. Qingdao City: Program for Entrepreneurial and Innovative Leading Talents
  74. Qingdao City: Incentive Plan for High-End Talents
  75. Qingdao City:"Qindao" Award Winner
  76. Qingdao City: Aoshan Program for Talents Introduction
  77. Qingdao City: Program for Overseas High-Level Experts Introduction
  78. Henan Province: Program for Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  79. Hubei Province:"100 Talents Plan" on Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  80. Wuhan City: Huanghe Talents Plan
  81. Hunan Province:"100 Talents Plan" on Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  82. Guangdong Province: Guangdong Friendship Award
  83. Guangdong Province: Program for Innovative Research Teams and Leading Talents Introduction
  84. Guangdong Province: Special Support Plan for High-Level Talents
  85. Guangdong Province: Sail Plan for Talents Development
  86. Guangdong Province: Funding Scheme for Short-Term Overseas Experts in Guangdong
  87. Guangzhou City：Guangzhou Friendship Award
  88. Guangzhou City:"100 Talents Plan" of Entrepreneurial and Innovative Leading Talents
  89. Shenzhen City: Peacock Program for Overseas High-Level Talents Introduction
  90. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Guangxi Talent Highland
  91. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Guangxi BaGui Scholars
  92. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Guangxi Specially-invited Experts
  93. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region:100 Plan on the Introduction of High-level Overseas Talents for Colleges and Universities in Guangxi
  94. Chongqing Municipality: Program for Hundred Overseas High-Level Talents Aggregation
  95. Sichuan Province: Sichuan Friendship Award
  96. Sichuan Province:"1000 Talent Plan" of Sichuan Province
  97. Sichuan Province: Tianfu Recruitment Program of High-end Foreign Experts
  98. Chengdu City: Jinsha Friendship Award
  99. Chengdu City: Talents Introduction Plan of Chengdu
  100. Yunnan Province: the"100 Talents Plan"on Overseas High-level Talents Recruitment
  101. Yunnan Province: Yunnan Friendship Award
  102. Yunnan Province: Yunnan Provincial High-end Foreign Experts Project
  103. Yunnan Province: Program for Hundred Overseas High-Level Talents Aggregation
  104. Shanxi Province:"100 Talents Plan" of Shanxi Province
  105. Xi'an City: 5211 Program for Talents Introduction
  106. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: Ningxia Liupan Mountain Friendship Award
  107. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region:"100 Talents Plan" for Talents Introduction
  108. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region:Program for High-Level and Urgently Needed Talents Introduction
  109. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region:Tianshan Prize of People Government of
    Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
  110. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:Distinguished Experts of Xinjiang
    Production and Construction Corps
  111. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:Oasis Friendship Award of Xinjiang
    Production and Construction Corps

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A2 - Internationally recognized rewards (check keywords below to see the detail):

If you are a famous international prize-winner
1-Scientific 2-Architecture 3-Industrial Design
4-Literary 5-Musician 6-Movie, TV, Drama
7-Advertisement 8-Artist 9-Athletic
     
OR you are employed by famous organization as a high level Manager/Expert
10-Conservatorio 11-Accounting Firm 12-International Council or Academy
13-Financing Institution 14-Fortune Global 500 15-World 200 Universities
16-Orchestra 17-Opera 18-Music Hall
19-World Organization    

A3 - Employer reached a certain criterion:

  1. Central state-owned enterprises; Fortune Global 500 China headquarters (Check the Ranking here); National high-tech enterprises (Licensed by MOST) or Large-sized enterprise (Check here for detail criterion no.20)
  2. GM and Vice GM, technical talents or backbone of scientific research employed by Medium-sized enterprise (Check here for detail criterion no.20)
  3. Enterprise engineering research center (Licensed by NDRC); Engineering laboratory (Licensed by NDRC); Engineering and technology research center (Licensed by MOST); Enterprise technology center (Licensed by EITC); Local technological innovation service platform (Licensed by MOST)
  4. China local university and academy; China local  first-class hospitals; Foreign-invested hospitals; China first-class orchestra; Chinese mainstream media; National or Provincial sport team or club.
  5. High Earners: For those foreign expats who worked in shanghai, salary is over 600,000RMB per year and paid his/her Shanghai incoming tax over 120,000RMB per year.

A4 - Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talent

  1. Shareholder of the company, personal shares over 30%, personal investment over 500,000 USD$, company running stably and over 3 years continuously, has personal technical invention or patents.
  2. Legal Representative, GM, Chairman of the Board or CTO who has personal technical invention or patents in the company, and the company annual sales over 10 million RMB or annual taxation over 1 million RMB for 3 years continuously.

A5 - Super-highly educated youth talent

  1. Age less than 40 years old, doing Post-Doctoral research youth talent in the world 500 universities (Please check here for the 500 ranking)
  2. Age less than 40 years old, doing Post-Doctoral research youth talent in any university inside of China.

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A6 - Personal comprehensive quality - score >85 points

Item Criteria Points
Annual Salary paid by domestic company (Highest possible score: 20) 450,000 and above 20
350,000 - 449,999 17
250,000 - 349,999 14
150,000 - 249,999 11
70,000 - 149,999 8
50,000 - 69,999 5
Less than 50,000 0
Level of Education or International Professional Qualification Certificate (Highest possible score: 20) Doctor; Highest level International vocational qualification certificate; Senior technician or equivalent 20
Master's; technician or equivalent 15
Bachelor's; Senior Worker or equivalent 10
Related work experience
(Highest possible score: 20)		 One additional point for every year above 2 years Maximum 20
2 years 5
Less than 2 years 0
Annual working time
(Highest possible score: 15)
(Unit: Month)		 Above 9 months 15
6 - 9 months 10
3 - 6 months 5
Less than 3 months 0
Level of Chinese
(Highest possible score: 5)		 If you are Chinese before 5
Bachelor's or Higher degree on Chinese study (Major) 5
HSK 5 and above 5
HSK 4 4
HSK 3 3
HSK 2 2
HSK 1 1
Age (Year)
(Highest possible score: 15)		 18 - 25 years old 10
26 - 45 years old 15
46 - 55 years old 10
56 - 60 years old 5
Above 60 years old 0
Globally recognized university or
experience in top 500 company
(Highest possible score: 5)		 Graduated from Globally recognized high level university in the world
(Please check here for the ranking)		 5
Work experience in Fortune Global 500 company 5
You own patent or intellectual property 5
Continuously work in China over 5 years 5


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