According to the "2021 China Overseas Talents Career Development Analysis Report", the number of international students returning to China to seek employment in 2021 will reach 800,000, and the most popular employment destination is Shanghai, followed by Beijing and Shenzhen.
Under the influence of the epidemic, the employment of international students has returned significantly, and as an important foundation for long-term career development, "returning to China and settling down" has become a top priority.
For the 2022 international students and parents are most concerned about the "what are the settlement benefits in different cities?" What are the requirements? What is the process? "And other issues, Xiaobian has sorted out this super practical strategy for everyone. This strategy will settle the top 7 domestic international students in popular cities, summarized according to 5 indicators, to help everyone more accurately select the target city, smooth settlement!
Rules for major popular cities
The following procedures include 7 popular cities for international students: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Tianjin. Is there one of your favorite options?
Beijing
Settlement conditions
The settlement conditions in Beijing have not changed much compared with last year, and for international students who have not stayed abroad for a long time due to the epidemic this year, they can verify the situation with the employment unit and the international student service center and make specific arrangements according to the actual situation.
It should be noted that international students settled in Beijing must submit an application through the work unit, not individually. Those who study abroad or study abroad in the form of inter-university exchanges during the period of retaining their student status in China must go through the relevant procedures for employment and settlement by the domestic institutions after returning home, and do not go through the relevant procedures at the International Student Service Center.
Enterprise requirements
Settlement benefits
Prepare the materials
If the length of time abroad includes a language class, preparatory course or undergraduate degree, it is necessary to submit supporting materials (language certificate, graduation certificate, etc.).
Application process
Shanghai
Settlement conditions
The settlement policy in Shanghai in 2022 has not changed much compared with previous years, and the current "Implementation Rules for The Application of Returned Students for Shanghai Permanent Residence" will last until 2025.
Enterprise requirements
The applicant unit shall be registered in the administrative region of Shanghai, in line with the direction of Industrial Development in Shanghai, with a registered capital of 1 million yuan or more, with a good reputation, and shall operate normally in Shanghai, pay taxes according to law, and participate in social insurance according to regulations.
Settlement benefits
1. Purchase of self-use cars can enjoy tax exemption
2. Overseas students and teams who come to Shanghai to work and start a business can receive up to 500,000 yuan of government funding
3. Pudong Entrepreneurship: 150,000 yuan of entrepreneurial funds
4. The unit is the headquarters or regional headquarters of the financial institution, the high-quality enterprise that meets the tax requirements, the recognized high-quality science and technology enterprise, the cultural enterprise, etc., and the individual meets the requirements, and can receive a rental subsidy of several thousand yuan per month
Material preparation
The declaration must be submitted by the unit, and the application materials are divided into two parts: units and individuals.
Units need to submit
1. Legal person business license or legal person registration certificate
2. Valid identity documents of the personnel handling the unit
3. Application Form for Shanghai Permanent Residence For Returned Students
4. The labor or employment contract signed between the applicant and the returned student
5. Copy of personnel file verification form and related materials
Individuals need to submit
1. Foreign academic degree certification issued by the Ministry of Education, foreign degree certificate and transcript
2. The corresponding highest academic degree certificate obtained in China before studying abroad
3. Passport, visa and all entry and exit records
4. Household registration book and ID card
Application process
Guangzhou
Settlement conditions
Enterprise requirements
1. Work in Guangzhou citizens' state organs, enterprises and institutions, and individual industrial and commercial households
2. Work in private enterprises registered with the provincial market supervision department (except for non-public economic units identified in the list by the provincial human resources and social security department)
3. Set up an enterprise or set up an individual industrial and commercial household in Guangzhou
Settlement benefits
Shenzhen
Settlement conditions
The conditions for settling in Shenzhen have not changed much compared to last year
Students who study outside the borders of the country and obtain a bachelor's degree or above. Or visiting scholars and postdoctoral trainees who have worked (studied) in institutions of higher learning or scientific research institutions outside the country (territory) for more than one year and have achieved certain results can settle down at the same time if they meet the following two conditions.
1. Under the age of 45
2. Obtain Shenzhen "Qualification Certificate for Studying Abroad Personnel"
Settlement benefits
1. Returning students can enjoy tax exemption when purchasing a car for their own use
2. Returnee enterprises in the International Student Entrepreneurship Park. You can get a one-time subsidy of 50,000-150,000 yuan for the pre-business expenses
3. Returnees engaged in scientific research and development in the International Student Entrepreneurship Park, and are identified as high-tech projects, can obtain a one-time scientific research start-up fund of 100,000 to 150,000 yuan
4. Rental and living subsidies: 15,000 yuan for undergraduates, 25,000 yuan for masters, 30,000 yuan for doctors
Materials and processes
The application is simple and time-consuming.
Hangzhou
Settlement conditions
The settlement conditions in Hangzhou are relatively relaxed, there are no restrictions on enterprises, and on the whole, there is little change compared with last year.
1. Those who have returned from studying abroad are originally from China, and after returning to China, they work in Hangzhou and the employer pays social security normally, they can apply for settlement
2. Bachelor's degree is under 45 years old, master's degree students are under 50 years old, and doctoral students are under 55 years old
Settlement benefits
Application materials
Procedures
Online or offline, 7 working days commitment to complete
Apply online
The applicant can log on to the Zhejiang Government Service Network or download the Zhejiang Li office App for online declaration, or submit an application to the police station (household registration of the administrative sub-center) to submit relevant materials and select the method of delivery of the results
Apply offline
Note that offline application locations vary from district to district. Taking Xihu District as an example, the specific address is No. 126-1 Tianmushan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou.
Chengdu
Settlement conditions
The conditions for settling in Chengdu are equally relaxed and there are no restrictions on enterprises
1. Personnel who have obtained bachelor's degree or above outside the country (territory).
2. Returned students who have been certified by the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education and have not obtained foreign nationality or foreign permanent residence
Settlement benefits
According to the "Chengdu City Support Returnees to Start a Business and Employment Policy" issued in 2020, international students can enjoy the following benefits.
1. Subsidies for employment skills training and vocational skills appraisal
2. Entrepreneurship training subsidies and entrepreneurship subsidies
3. Employment incentives for entrepreneurship and tax reductions and exemptions for entrepreneurship
4. Introduce subsidies and financial incentives for talents to settle down
Settlement materials
1. Household application form (on-site collection by the public security certification center or download online)
2. Certificate of foreign academic degree certification issued by the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education (original and copy)
3. If you have not obtained a foreign degree, you need to present a domestic degree certificate or a certificate of domestic intermediate and senior professional titles and a certificate of studying in foreign universities and research units for more than one year
4. Passport or Resident Identity Card (Original and Copy)
5. Cancellation of household registration certificate or place of origin household registration book (household registration certificate) before going abroad (original and copy)
6. Proof of housing or household registration book of the place of entry (original and copy)
7. 1 recent 1-inch ID photo without a crown
Settlement process
The settlement process can be carried out online or offline.
Offline processes
1. Application: Submit application materials to the comprehensive window of the government service center
2. Acceptance: After receiving the application materials, the staff of the window state shall make a decision on acceptance or non-acceptance on the spot or within the prescribed working day
3. Review: The handling personnel shall review the materials submitted by the applicant and put forward preliminary examination opinions
4. Decision: The person in charge of the handling organ signs it according to the review opinion
5. Certificate making: The certificate production department completes the certificate production
6. Issuance and service: The applicant shall collect the application result at the application window with personal identification certificate and acceptance notice
Online, the electronic version of the materials is submitted through the WeChat public account Chengdu Public Security Micro Household Administration.
Tianjin
Settlement conditions
In 2018, Tianjin's "Haihe Talents" Action Plan settlement policy pointed out that international students belong to the settlement of talents. For international students, the conditions for settling in Tianjin are very friendly.
To meet the full-time college graduates of academic talents settled, undergraduate generally not more than 40 years old, master's degree generally not more than 45 years old, doctoral degree is not subject to age restrictions, can be directly settled. There are no restrictions on settling down.
Settlement benefits
Settlement materials
Settlement process
To settle in Tianjin, only the applicant needs to operate online.
1. Apply for settlement. The applicant registers and declares through the "Tianjin Public Security" App and the "Tianjin Public Security People's Livelihood Service Platform" WeChat public account
2. After passing the review, you will get the "Entrusted Archivist Transfer Letter"
3. The applicant shall obtain the file by presenting the "Entrusted Archivist Transfer Letter"
4. File transfer
5. Rely on the ID card and the "Entrusted Archivist Transfer Letter" to retrieve their own files at the location of the archives, and at the same time, let the place where the archives are transferred out issue the "Letter of Consent to Transfer" and the "Notice of File Transfer"
2022 Settlement FAQ
If students have other settlement problems, they can also consult with the relevant local departments.