REDSTAR Hangzhou June 2020

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-
HOW TO GET AN
ENTREPRENEUR VISA?
scanned copy
• Business Plan
• Business License of the start-up hub/
incubator where you registered your
company at - Original & scanned copy
• Official Acceptance Letter from the startup
hub/ incubator – Original
• Additional documents may be requested
during the application
Are you going to graduate this
year?
Would you like to start your own
business in China?
If the answers to these two questions are
"yes", then there’s good news for you! Let
nihub unscramble the entrepreneur visa
policy for you.
POLICY INTERPRETATION
For international students looking to
start their own business in China, they
may apply for a 2-5 years residence
permit for the purpose of ‘private affairs’
(marked as ‘entrepreneurship’) by lodging
the graduation certificate of Chinese
universities to conduct internship program
or innovation & entrepreneurship activities
after graduation. During this period, upon
being employed, the applicants may apply
for the working residence permit according
to the regulations. For international
students from foreign universities who
come to China for internship program,
invited by a company which is registered in
the provincial public security department,
the applicants may apply for a short-term
private affair visa (marked as ‘internship’) at
the arriving border custom. Those who have
entered China but holding other types of
visa may also apply and convert the current
visa into a short term private affair visa
(marked as ‘internship’).
Documents to be provided in support of
the visa application.
• Passport – Original Passport & Scanned
copy
• Previous Chinese visa(s) – Original &
scanned copy
• University Graduation Certificate(s) –
Scanned copy
• Reference Letter from the University
• ‘Overseas Visitors Residence Registration
Certificate’
• Health Check Report
• Non-Criminal Record from the country
of origin and notarized by the original
country’s China embassy or consulate
• Company Business Licence – A company
established by an individual - Original &
Notes:
1. The certificate of outstanding graduate
shall be issued and sealed by the vice
principal or above of the University’s
International Education Department.
2. When lodging your final visa submission
at the Visa office, we suggest you to
bring one of the representatives (or staff
member) from the start-up hub/ incubator
to make the process more efficient.
Advantages:
The new policy is more flexible in option
of stay or exit: the current policy stipulates
that international students who intend to
work or start a business in China have to
exit first and then re-apply for a visa, while
the new policy doesn’t require to exit China
for those who are eligible to apply.
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Relationship Manager for a free consultation
and get more details.
Although the Immigration Office has
suspended the application of Chinese visas
from overseas due to the current virus
crisis, however you should get to know it in
advance. Opportunities always favour the
ones with prepared minds!
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