I hear different things about getting a green card here in China



my friend got a green card a few years ago she had to have 100,000 rmb in a fixed account she had to go back to Australia to get everything ready then she had a limited time to file her application,she said that it wasnt easy.they also hired a lawyer to help.She is married to a Chinese man.

then I have been told that if you are married for 5 years you just apply like you do with the marriage visa you dont have to have money in a fixed account for 6 months.

I was also told if i was a female and married to a Chinese man it would be a lot easier to get a green card.

my question is next year I have been married 5 years,what are the real facts about getting a green card in Shenzhen?

Is there anyone on here that has been through the process of getting a green card what did you do?how easy was it?





There are three ways to get a Chinese green card, by working, investing and marriage. Green cards issues through working and investing have very high requirements. So, marriage is the most common way for foreigners to acquire a Chinese green card.















Monkey1

I was almost afforded the opportunity to apply for mine this year but unfortunately my passport was expiring on the 3rd of January 2018 so I had to fly to Beijing and apply for my new passport which will be arriving in three months time.

As for the money. I was told that it has to be 60 000 Yuan.

A security clearance certificate from my country and one from China.

You need to show that you have been living in China for five years (At least 9 months of each of those years).

You need your marriage certificate obviously.

Your passport needs to be the new passport type that has a chip in it a biometric photograph of you,.

After explaining everything to us they gave us two pages that were written in Chinese. These were the rules for applying for a green card but then they told us that the same rules were about to change.

What I find funny is that if my wife and I had been living in my country then she would have had both a passport and a national ID card from my country. Never the less I shall continue my journey of hunting down and getting my Chinese greed card so I hope that this answer helps.









For Married People:

Foreign applicants do not have a record of illegal activities in China and have good health conditions If the spouse of the applicant is a Chinese citizen, they are required to have legal residency in Guangzhou (the long-term residence shown on his/her Hukou should be Guangzhou; if she/he is a foreigner, they have to acquire Chinese permanent residence The couple must have been married for at least 5 years The applicant has consistently lived in China for 5 years after marriage and have stayed for over 9 months of each year The applicant has a stable income and residency for living.





ironman510

in Shenzhen you need:

1. Five years of marriage and staying in China longer then 9 months.

2. A child.

3. A House

4. 100,000 to 120,000 RMB held in your wifes account for 2 years with no withdraw history.

5. Hometown background check. Like me an FBI check.

6. Health Check.

So the house and Money saved deal is important but it depends on the officer infront of you.

I walked in to get this info last March 2017.





andyinshenyang

A mate of mine recently looked into doing this in Shenyang and he mentioned having to do items 1,3,5 and 6 on ironman's list. He does have a child but it wasn't mentioned as being a factor. There was also a cash figure involved but it was a five-figure number (50k I think) and it didn't matter in whose account it was. In addition to that, they wanted to investigate his own bank account for the last two years to make sure that 1) he was paying tax and 2) there were no unexplained amounts being paid in ie. side gigs.





ironman510

I have seen and met a guy who has a Green card based on Marriage, but his job was nuclear engineering, that could have had a lot to do with it he's A class talent. At least I saw it, it brings hope haha





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