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Recently, they've started new laws and process for foreigners to get permanent residence (green cards), which would allow foreigners to do everything that citiz
by PakG1 8y ago
Recently, they've started new laws and process for foreigners to get permanent residence (green cards), which would allow foreigners to do everything that citizens do, including even buying apartments. Not sure what the uptake is though, and the requirements are pretty strict.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThey’ve been talking about green cards for foreigners for as long as I was there (2007), every year it will be different this time, every year it isn’t. More to the point: green cards are so rare most Chinese institutions don’t know what to do with them. They don’t actually help that much beyond just getting into the country. Buying an apartment is usually just subject to residency restrictions whether you are Chinese or a foreigner. Beijing requires that you’ve paid Beijing social security taxes for 5 years if you don’t have hukou, which equally applies to non-Beijing Chinese.