Here are some bonus items for foreigners applying for work visas in China:
- Selected for domestic talent introduction programs: Those who are selected for talent introduction programs recognized by talent – management departments at the deputy – provincial level or above, and approved or filed by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State Administration of Foreign Experts, can be directly recognized as Class A high – level talents.
- Meeting internationally recognized professional achievement standards: For example, winners of the Nobel Prize (in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics), the U.S. National Science Medal, the U.S. National Technology Innovation Medal, the French National Center for Scientific Research Medal, etc.
- High salary: An annual salary of 450,000 yuan or above paid by the domestic employer adds 20 points; 350,000 – 450,000 yuan adds 17 points; 250,000 – 350,000 yuan adds 14 points; 150,000 – 250,000 yuan adds 11 points; 70,000 – 150,000 yuan adds 8 points; 50,000 – 70,000 yuan adds 5 points.
- High education or skills: Holding a doctoral degree or the highest – level international vocational skills qualification certificate, or senior technician qualification adds 20 points; a master’s degree or technician qualification adds 15 points; a bachelor’s degree or senior worker qualification adds 10 points.
- Rich work experience: For work experience related to the current position, each additional year beyond 2 years adds 1 point, up to a maximum of 20 points; 2 years of work experience adds 5 points.
- Long working hours: Working 9 months or more per year adds 15 points; 6 – 9 months adds 10 points; 3 – 6 months adds 5 points.
- Good Chinese – language proficiency: Foreigners who once held Chinese nationality, have obtained a bachelor’s degree or above with Chinese as the teaching language, or have passed the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Level 5 or above, can add 5 points.
- Age advantage: Age between 26 – 45 adds 15 points; 18 – 25 or 46 – 55 adds 10 points; 56 – 60 adds 5 points.
- Special experiences or qualifications: Graduating from a top – level university abroad, having work experience in a Fortune Global 500 company, possessing patents and other intellectual properties, or having continuously worked in China for 5 years or more, can add 5 points.
- Locally – encouraged bonus points: For talents in short supply who meet the local economic and social development needs, the specific standards are set by the provincial foreigner – work – management departments, with a maximum of 10 points.
