China's State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs has announced a notice on December 7th. According to the document, all foreigners are required to submit their application for Chinese work permit renewal 30 days ahead of the expiration of their permits. And it will take effect on February 28, 2018.
Photo: the official document of the Service System for Foreigners Working in China.
Those who fail to comply with this new regulation will be denied of renewal and shall start a new application for work permit.
Please be noticed that this announcement was issued by China's State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, not the regional Foreign Experts Bureau, so it applies to any city in China.
Under the new regulation, every applicant should clearly know how many days one should prepare for work permit renewal before it expires. A few days prior to the expired date to apply for a work permit extension absolutely cannot work anymore.
Here are our the suggestions for Chinese work permit renewal:
Leave sufficient time for the work permit renewal, 2-3 months are recommended. The infographic below is the process from applying for Chinese work permit renewal to getting the work visa residence, it is estimated to take 40 working days.
Prepare documents in advance. For Chinese work permit extension, the paper of non-criminal record and supportive document of working experience in the overseas country are not needed, others documents are same as the first-time application.
