What should I do without a residence permit? What if I have no criminal record?

If you don't have a residence permit, you can use rental contracts, real estate licenses and other materials instead. How to obtain the certificate of no criminal record needs to apply to the public security department.

According to the latest regulations of the National Immigration Bureau, foreigners must hold valid visas and residence permits to legally stay in China. But if you don't have a residence permit, you can also prove your legal residence by providing other materials. For example, provide rental contracts, real estate licenses, residence certificates and other materials to prove their legal residence status. Foreigners need to go to the local public security department to obtain a certificate of no criminal record. The specific process is as follows: first, apply at the police station or online, fill in the application form for proof of no criminal record and provide the original and photocopy of relevant identity documents. It usually takes several days to weeks to collect and query fingerprints and finally get the certificate of no criminal record.

What should I do if I can't return to China to apply for a certificate of no criminal record abroad? If you can't apply for a certificate of no criminal record abroad, you can ask your local friends, colleagues or family members for help and entrust them to handle it. The agent shall hold the power of attorney, provide the original and photocopy of the client's relevant identity documents, as well as his own identity documents and other materials, and go through the application and inquiry procedures according to the requirements of the local public security department.

Foreigners legally residing in China need to hold valid visas and residence permits. If you do not have a residence permit, you can prove your legal residence status by providing other materials. To obtain the certificate of no criminal record, you need to apply to the local public security department, submit relevant identity documents and fill in the application form. If you can't return to China abroad, you can also entrust an agent to apply.

Legal basis:

Article 124 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall specify the following items: (1) The name, sex, age, nationality, occupation, work unit, domicile and contact information of the plaintiff, the name and domicile of the legal person or other organization, and the name, position and contact information of the legal representative or principal responsible person; (2) Information such as the name, gender, work unit and domicile of the defendant, and information such as the name and domicile of the legal person or other organization; (3) the request and the facts and reasons on which it is based; (4) Evidence and its sources, names and residences of witnesses.