The function of green card

A green card is a permanent residence permit for foreign citizens. Holding a green card means that the cardholder has the permanent residence in the issuing country, and at the same time, holding a green card can exempt entry visas for a certain period of time.

The green card is also a preparatory stage for becoming a citizen of the country. Generally, you can apply for naturalization and become a citizen by holding a green card for a certain number of years (3-5 years). In order to maintain the green card status, you must live in the country where the green card is issued, otherwise the green card will be revoked because of insufficient immigration tendency.

The word green card originated in the United States, because the earliest permanent residence permit in the United States was a green card. With the change of design, 20 versions were updated, but the name of green card was retained. In May of 20 10, the green card turned green again, and a yellow-green pattern was added to the previous white background.

Foreigners who have obtained a "green card" will be disqualified by the police in any of the following circumstances: they may cause harm to national security and interests; Being sentenced to deportation by the people's court; Obtaining permanent residence qualification by illegal means such as providing false materials, or staying in China for less than 3 months without approval or staying in China for less than 1 year.

China green card related introduction:

Since 2004, People's Republic of China (PRC) has issued permanent residence certificates to foreigners who meet the application conditions in China, which are called China foreigners' permanent residence cards, commonly known as China green cards.

Twenty-five departments, including the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Public Security of China, recently jointly issued the Measures for Foreigners' Permanent Residence in China, stipulating that foreigners holding the Permit for Foreigners' Permanent Residence in China (hereinafter referred to as the "Green Card") shall, in principle, enjoy the same rights as China citizens and assume the same obligations as China citizens, except for certain rights and obligations that cannot be enjoyed by political rights and laws and regulations.

With the rapid development of the introduction of overseas high-level talents in China, problems such as high threshold, complicated procedures, small scope of application and unclear domestic related treatment have become increasingly prominent, which need to be studied and solved urgently. To this end, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Public Security, together with relevant departments, have studied and drafted measures to give China "green card" related national treatment and lower the threshold of China's "green card". 20 12 was released and implemented in the second half of the year.