Shanghai residence registration time counts as residence permit holding time.

The residence registration time in Shanghai counts as the residence permit holding time.

when handling the whole piece, six months are counted from the date on the receipt of residence registration. After six months, you can apply for a residence permit, and you can get a permit about one month later.

The residence permit is an attempt made by some developed cities in China to learn from the "green card" system of developed countries, which has accumulated experience for China to formulate skilled migration measures and eventually form the "green card" system of China countries.