Who issues the foreigner's permanent residence identity card?

The certificate is issued by the National Immigration Bureau.

According to the inquiry of official website, the National Immigration Bureau, the permanent residence permit is a legal identity document issued by the National Immigration Bureau for qualified foreigners who have been approved to stay permanently in China. As a personal identity document, the card can be used alone, and can be used as a legal certificate of the holder in places where personal identity needs to be proved, such as accommodation registration, car (ship, plane) ticket purchase, etc. Did not show his foreign passport.

On September 5th, 2023, the National Immigration Bureau announced that a new version of China people's and foreigners' permanent residence identity cards (referred to as "permanent residence cards") would be officially issued from February 6th. On the basis of maintaining the basic style of the current version, the new version of Permanent Residence Certificate adds five-star elements reflecting the national logo, optimizes the layout and adopts more advanced anti-counterfeiting technology.