The Canberra National multiculturalism Festival is in full swing on Friday in citizen Square, the capital, and people from all over the world enjoy the occasion.
Among them, the rich and talented performances and excursions on the Chinese stage have made the people of Australia see the charm of the Orient which belongs to the Chinese culture.
Many long-lived Chinese and overseas Chinese in Australia have expressed their yearning for their motherland, and "go home and see" has become one of the things we most want to accomplish in 2019.
But it's not that easy for naturalized Chinese Australians to "go home and see."
After all, you need to get a Chinese visa every time you return home and it has a definite departure period. If you go home for a week or two, it's probably a bit difficult to go home more often or long.
However, today, the editor has to bring us a good news that can definitely be called a "happy run". Starting from 1 February this year, foreign Chinese can apply for a residence visa for up to five years. This is also the "five-year Chinese quasi-green card" which has been spread all over the Chinese circle before. What exactly is this?
What is "five-year Chinese quasi-green card"?
Last year, China's Ministry of Public Security introduced a measure to benefit the people, one of the eight measures at that time, which was also considered to be one of the most humanized measures, in order to allow foreign Chinese to "go home often to see it".
1. Residents in the provinces, regions and cities may apply for entry and exit certificates within the scope of their provinces, regions and municipalities
2. Residents in the province can apply for travel to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan by self-help in the whole province.
3. Eligible residents of other provinces, regions and cities may apply for entry and exit certificates in close proximity
4, self-help enquiries about the remaining number of times to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
5. Free documentation and photography services
6. Visa and residence facilities for expatriate Chinese
7. Vigorously promote self-service customs clearance service
8, for self-service customs clearance passengers to provide entry and exit record vouchers self-service printing service.
Details of the five-year visa measures are as follows
Starting from February 1, 2018, foreign Chinese who come to China to visit their relatives, negotiate business, carry out scientific, educational, cultural, and health exchange activities and handle private affairs may issue valid visas for multiple entry within 5 years as prescribed by the entry-exit and entry-exit administrative agencies of the public security organs; Expatriate Chinese who work, study, visit relatives and engage in private affairs for long periods of time may issue residence permits for a period of up to 5 years.
Simply explain to everyone that this is a five-year Chinese visa for foreigners. With this visa, you can not only enter China multiple times, but also live in China for five years. This is also one of the most important reasons it is called "China quasi-green card".
Before the overseas Chinese visa processing will generally encounter different problems, the most important is the visa time limit.
For example, each application can only travel multiple times within a year, or stay for a maximum of three years, and some family visit visas are only about two years old.
For expatriate Chinese who want to stay at home for a long time or to raise them in China, these restrictions hinder their motivation to return home.
They also had to re-enter China according to the visa requirements of the leave.
Three major cities (provinces) were piloted before the five-year visa, but there are still many conditions attached to it.
Beijing: meet the Zhongguancun demonstration zone entry and exit 20;
Shanghai: to meet the new 10 entry-exit policies of the Center of Science and Innovation;
Guangdong: satisfy the condition of being born or domiciled in Guangdong.
However, this time the Ministry of Public Security lifted these restrictions, regardless of your origin and domicile, you have the opportunity to apply for the visa.
The biggest restriction on this visa is "must be Chinese!"
By official definition, overseas Chinese refer to Chinese who have acquired foreign citizen status, or overseas Chinese whose parents are Chinese, regardless of whether their parents are or were previously Chinese citizen.
The applicant's parents only need to be Chinese, or grandparents and ancestors are or used to be Chinese citizen. At present, public security departments do not set limits for generations of overseas Chinese posterity.
This means that as long as one of the couples is Chinese, their baby will be able to obtain this five-year visa, and the whole family will return to live and visit their relatives, and this dream has finally come true.
According to the editor, there have been successful applications and five-year visas.
Of course you have to act. If you need to, follow the editor to see how to get this five-year visa.
The application method is as follows, but not limited to it, and the actual process is subject to the official website.
Step 1: applying for a Class Q Visa in China
First of all, if you are a foreign Chinese, you need to apply for a Class Q visa at the local Chinese Embassy or Consulate before you return to China, and the Q visa is confirmed to be a family reunion visit.
Issuing object
If a Q1 visa is issued to a person applying for residence in China due to family reunification, the applicant shall be a member of the family of the Chinese citizen or a member of the family of a foreigner who is eligible for permanent residence in China, and a person applying for entry for residence for reasons such as foster care. Stay in China for more than 180 days, less than five years.
"Family member" means spouse, parent, spouse of a child, brother or sister, grandparents, grandchild, grandchild and spouse's parents.
If a Q2 visa is issued to a short-term visit to China, the applicant shall be a relative of a Chinese citizen resident in China or a relative of a foreigner who is eligible for permanent residence in China. Stay in China for no more than 180 days.
Application materials to be prepared
1, passport: valid for more than 6 months, original passport with blank visa page and 1 copy of passport photo information page.
2, Visa Application form and photo: 1 Visa Application form of the people's Republic of China and 1 recent positive non-crowned Light background Color Passport photo pasted on the Application form.
(3) legal stay or residence certificate (applicable to those who do not apply for a visa in the State of nationality): if you do not apply for a visa in the country of nationality, you need to provide legal stay, residence and work in the country in which you are located. Original and photocopy of valid proof of study or valid visa.
(4) original Chinese passport or original Chinese visa (applicable to those who have Chinese nationality before joining a foreign nationality): if you have applied for a Chinese visa for the first time, you must provide a copy of the original Chinese passport and the photo information page of the passport; If you have received a Chinese visa and applied for a new foreign passport, you should provide the photo information page of the original foreign passport and a copy of the Chinese visa obtained (if the name recorded in the new passport is inconsistent with the original passport), Proof of change of name issued by the official shall also be provided).
More details:
http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/wgrlh/lhqz/cjwdn_660600/t1175384.shtml
Step 2: entering China
After getting the visa, the expatriate Chinese can return to the country.
Step 3: application for a 5-year Green Card
After returning to China, the expatriate Chinese can apply for a 5-year visa to the local immigration administration department and wait patiently for approval. After signing the visa, they can know how long it will take to obtain the approval.
At present, the Ministry of Public Security of China does not have a uniform material standard for applying for a five-year residence period, and there will be differences in the procedures and requirements among the various cities, requiring the applicant to consult the local public security department.
In general, foreign Chinese want to return home to take care of the elderly or raise children, as long as the objective situation is true to apply for five-year residence can also be basically approved.
However, since it is no longer China's citizen, such as buying a house, opening a company and so on will require public security approval.
Applicants can apply for up to 5 years of residence, and the approval department has the authority decision to give it a few years.
Certificate time limit: 5 working days from the date of acceptance.
Charge standard: 3 years (including)-5 years (including): 1000 yuan per person.
It is worth paying special attention to whether a 5-year visa can be obtained only after approval by the local public security bureau.
According to the report of Melbourne WeLife: (they) selected the second-tier city of Ningbo as an example, and called the Bureau of exit and entry of Ningbo Public Security Bureau. The reply is as follows: from today on, Indeed, a residence permit for a maximum of five years can be issued for foreigners, that is, a maximum stay of five years at a time, up to a maximum of three years before, the application conditions remain unchanged, and the application conditions are available on the official websites of local public security bureaus and immigration management centers. But you must be in China to apply.
You have applied for five years and may not be able to issue five years, according to the local public security bureau. The charges can only be based on the final number of years issued, "800 yuan a year, 1000 yuan for three years, and about 2000 yuan for five years," he said. According to the staff.
As China grows stronger, more support for overseas Chinese quietly forms a force behind them, no matter where they are, the door of China will never close.
As long as you want to go home to see the motherland whenever and wherever open embrace, let's give a like for the new measures.