I. Formality Basis
Rules for The Administration of Employment of Foreigners in China (Promulgated jointly by the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of public Security，Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People's Republic of China on 22 January 1996）

II. Any foreigners seeking employment in China shall meet the following conditions：
1. 18 years of age or older and in good health;
2. a clearly-defined employer;
3.with professional skills and job experience required for the work of intended employment；
4. with valid passport

III. Documents required for Alien Employment Permit:
1. report of reasons for employing alien(s) 
2. three copies of properly filled Application Form for the Employment of Foreigners in Zhejiang.
3. copy of business license (or registration certificate) and copy of code certificate of the employer; copies of enterprise contract, articles of association, and permission certificate ( for foreign-invested enterprises only)
4. curriculum vitae of the alien to be employed (including his ultimate education and complete experience history; If the document is written in a foreign language, a Chinese version is required as an attachment to the original one; all to be printed and sealed by employer);
5. qualifications of the alien required for the performance of the job (i.e. technical titles or credentials of special skills issued by relevant technical authorities; Without them, then references of his experience or education background relevant to present job are to be provided by the alien’s former employer; If the documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese version---printed and sealed by employer--- is required as an attachment to the original one);
6. health certificate of the alien to be employed;
7. copy of the alien’s valid passport;
8. four recently-taken passport photos of the alien to be employed

Points for attention:
1. Alien Employment Permit is valid for six months from the day of its issue, invalid automatically when it is expired.
2. Decision of approval or rejection is made within 15 days when employer’s application for employing foreign worker is accepted.

IV. Documents required for Alien Employment License:
Aliens who enters China with a L(travel), F(visit), or X(student) visa to be employed in Zhejiang province can apply for Employment License within the validity of his/her visa, on the assumption that he or she meets any of the following conditions:
1. application report on reasons for employing foreign workers
2. three copies of properly filled Employment Registration Form For Foreign Employees in Zhejiang.
3. copies of business license (or registration certificate) and code certificate of the employer; copies of enterprise contract, articles of association, and permission certificate ( for foreign-invested enterprises only)
4. curriculum vitae of the alien to be employed (including his ultimate education and complete experience history; If the document is written in a foreign language, a Chinese version is required as an attachment to the original one; all to be printed and sealed by employer);
5. qualifications of the alien required for the performance of the job (i.e. technical titles or credentials of special skills issued by relevant technical authorities; Without them, then references of his experience or education background relevant to his present job are to be provided by the foreigner’s former employing unit; If the documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese version---printed and sealed by employer--- is required as an attachment to the original one);
6. copy of Labor Contract signed by both the employer and the alien employed. (If the document is in a foreign language, a Chinese version---printed and sealed by employer---is required as an attachment to the original one);
7. qualifications for holding both employment permit and employment license;
8. original and copy of the alien’s valid passport and visa;
9. original and copy of Health Certificate issued or confirmed by Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau;
10. four recently-taken passport photos of 2 inch size.

V.  Applying for extending Alien Employment License
1. The application for extension should be submitted within a month before the original Permit expires.
2. Documents required for extension of Employment Permit:
(1) application report of extending Alien Employment License;
(2)  three copies of properly filled Application Form of Extending Employment License of Aliens or People from Taiwan, HK or Macao ;
(3) copy of business license (or registration certificate);
(4) copy of valid labor contract. (If the document is written in a foreign language, a Chinese version ---printed and sealed by employer---is required as an attachment to the original one;
(5) original Employment License of the applicant;
(6) original and copy of the applicant’s valid passport and visa;
(7) original and copy of Alien Residence Certificate;
(8) original and copy of Representative Certificate of the applicant (for those who work for representative offices only)
(9) one recently-taken passport photo of 2 inch size (for a new Employment License if the extension page in the old one is used up)

VI. Documents required for altering the contents of Employment License (employer, position, original Permit number and present address of the employee)
1. application for alteration (reasons, new contents after alteration, and stamp of employer)
2. relevant certificate for the new contents. (If the document is written in a foreign language, a Chinese version---printed and sealed by employer---is required as an attachment to the original one);
3. the original Employment License
4. one passport photo (for a new employment license if the alteration page in the old one is used up)

VII. Procedure:
Accepting application--- examining and verifying--- issuing the certificate
VIII. Official Progress:  five working days
VIIII. Charge: free
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