| Item | Application for permanent residence permission by an investor |
| Administrative Institution | Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of Ningbo Public Security Bureau |
| Category | Convenience service |
| Tel | Tel:0574-87758210、87758211 Service center of exit and entry administration of local public security bureau |
| Handling time limit | As ruled by the Ministry of Public Security |
| Service time | From Monday to Friday |
| Charges | 1,500 yuan per application; 300 yuan for a certificate for permanent residency; no refunding. |
| Related rule | Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence of Aliens in China |
| Qualifications for application | Having made direct investment in China for successively three years with good records of tax payment; the registered capital invested in China should be up to one of the following qualifications: 1.The investment is over 500,000 US dollars and the invested industry is in the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries; 2.The investment is over 500,000 US dollars and the invested area is in the west region of China and a poverty-stricken county; 3.The investment is over 1 million US dollars when the invested area is in the middle region of China; 4.Tthe investment is over 2 million US dollars in China. |
| Documents to submit | a.Three application forms for each applicant, submitted to the local public security bureau of the place the investment is made. b.The applicant's valid visa or relevant certificate; c. Health certificate by a health department authorized by Chinese Government or by a foreign health institution authorized by a Chinese embassy or consulate (which is issued within six months before the application.) d. Certificate for no illegal and criminal record in either China or a foreign country; d. Four recently taken two-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced color photos; e. Approval Certificate of Foreign-funded Enterprise; Registration Certificate of the Enterprise and the annual check certificates by related administrative departments; the capital verification report (by the government auditing department or related authorized department; taxation payment records in past three years; Project Approval Certificate when the enterprise is in the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries. f. Documents to be submitted by the applicant for his/her spouse or a child under 18: Marriage Certificate; Birth Certificate or certificate of parent-child relation; In case the applicant is an adopted child, he/she has to submit the certificate of adoption, or a certificate proved by a Chinese embassy or consulate. Note: The west region of China refer to: Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang and others approved by the State Council; The middle region of China refer to: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, and Hainan; The poverty-stricken counties refer to the 52 counties appointed by the State Council and the whole of Xizang. |
| Procedure | Application—Exit and Entry Administration of Ningbo Public Security Bureau—Exit and Entry Administration of Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Bureau--Ministry of Public Security |
| Supervision | Regular supervision |