Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area - Mainland Policies and Measures 20181224b

Notice on the issuance of the "Implementation Measures on the Assessment for Talent Green Cards in the Nansha Area Free Trade Zone" (Sui Nan Zu Fa [2018] No. 121)

24 December 2018

The Nansha Area Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has issued the above notice on 24 December 2018. The notice states that eligible Hong Kong SAR residents who have worked or started a business for over 6 months in the Nansha Area Free Trade Zone and have a legal residence in Guangzhou may apply for the Talent Green Card.

Abstract

The Nansha Area Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has issued the above notice on 24 December 2018. Specific application requirements and approval procedure talent green card include:

Application requirements for talent green card

Non-Guangzhou Mainland residents, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan residents, foreigners, students with Mainland passports or have foreign residence permits and without household registration in the Mainland, and have legal residence in Guangzhou who have worked or started business in the Nansha Area Free Trade Zone for 6 months or more may apply for the Talent Green Card if the meet one of the following conditions:

Talents meeting Article 3 of the "Guangzhou Talent Green Card System";
High-level talents acknowledged or approved by the Nansha Area Free Trade Zone;
Talents with full-time postgraduate and doctorate degrees from regular higher education institutions;
Talents from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan with full-time undergraduate degree or above and a bachelor's degree or above in the top 200 universities in the world;
Talents considered by the relevant authorities to be urgently needed for the economic development of the Nansha Area Free Trade Zone, including those from the science and technology, finance and shipping industries.

Application and approval procedures

The whole application process is performed online and no paper submission is required. Specific details include:

Procedure	Details
1. Application	Applicants can register in the "Guangzhou Talent Green Card Management System", and fill in and submit the relevant forms and attachments according to the guidance.
2. Approval	Eligible applications will be approved within 7 working days of submission.
3. Record filing	The Human Resources and Social Security Bureau will pass the record filing information to the Ministry of Public Security within 3 working days.
4. Accreditation	Eligible applications will be accredited by the Ministry of Public Security within 15 working days.
5. Issuance	The Ministry of Public Security will send the talent green card to the Resources and Social Security Bureau within 3 working days.

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