China work permit transfer is a good choice for those who want to change to a new company for the same occupation within the validity of previous Residence Permit for Work. It can help you save much time and money if applicable. However, for those who change to a new company for a different occupation beyond the validity of previous Residence Permit for Work, reapplying a work permit is recommended.
Information Required
1. For previous employer:
Apply for the cancellation letter of the previous work permit
2. For new employers:
New employers should provide the following documents:
Employment application form for foreigners
Photocopy of Business License
3. For applicants:
(1) Application Form for Foreigner's Work Permit;
(2) Document of the cancellation of the previous work permit;
(3) Valid passport;
(4) Working experience (depends on each case);
(5) Job offer (including the information about department, position, specific work content, work duration and signature of the applicant and official chop of the new employer);
(6) Certificate of highest degree (depends on each case);
(7) Non-criminal record (depends on each case).
Kind Reminder
1. For those documents listed above, some cities like Guangzhou have made it simpler, non-criminal record, working experience, highest academic degree are not required.
2. Required documents for transferring work permit are different when changing job between companies, representative office, company to representative office, or representative office to company.
3. Required documents are different if you are holding Alien Employment Permit, not China Work Permit. In Guangzhou, the highest academic degree is required if the applicant is holding Alien Employment Permit. The exemption of submitting highest academic degree is for applicants holding China Work Permit.
4. To guarantee the authenticity of all documents, a clear indication and stamp are required for any modification at the specific place.
5. Translating to Chinese is required for any foreign language documents.
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