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Requirements for Dependants

Aliens can apply for Permanent Residence for Dependants if you meet the following conditions:

1. Persons having no direct relatives abroad entering PRC to live with direct relatives in PRC;

2. Over 60 years old, have lived in PRC for five years in a row, whose annual stay in PRC being no shorter than nine months;

3. Have stable and secured living status and places to live;

Requirements

1. Completed Application Form of Aliens for Permanent Residence in PRC;

2. Four recent 2-inch color photos (full face without hat) against blue background;

3. Valid foreign passports or identification capable of substituting passports;

4. Certificate of health issued by Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau appointed by the Chinese government or issued by foreign medical agencies accredited by Chinese embassies or consulate offices (the Health Certificate is valid for 6 months since it is issued);

5. Proof of no criminal record abroad recognized by Chinese embassies or consulate offices

6. Certificates of household registration of the Chinese citizens with whom they come to live or Certificate of Permanent Residence of aliens of foreigners; notarized proof of relations of relatives and proof testifying that the incoming persons having no direct relatives abroad; notarized proof of the sources of incomes of the incoming persons or the proof of economic guarantee of the persons with whom the incoming persons live; notarized proof of house leasing or property right of houses of the incoming persons or persons with whom the incoming persons live. The above-mentioned proof issued by related agencies abroad should be attested by the Chinese embassies or consulate offices in the countries or regions.

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