I have a friend who is Syrian and wants to live in China for a long time. What should I do to get a visa?

If you want to live in China for a long time, you must apply for a permanent residence permit for foreigners. There are two kinds: five-year license and 10-year license. 18 or more is a 10-year license. Applicants must meet one of the following six points:

1, investor. (1) The annual registered capital shall be no less than USD 2 million within three years; (2) those who have invested in the central region within three years with an annual registered capital of not less than 1 10,000 USD; (3) Investing in the western region or key areas for poverty alleviation and development, with an annual registered capital of not less than 500,000 US dollars within three years; (4) Those who participate in the "Industrial Guidance Project for Foreign Investment" and invest in encouraged industries shall have an annual registered capital of not less than USD 500,000 within three years.

2. employees. (1) has served as deputy general manager, deputy director or above, or has the title of associate professor or associate researcher or above; (2) Having served for four consecutive years and having lived in China for more than three years; (3) Good tax payment record; (4) working in some important units, such as key institutions of higher learning, enterprises and institutions with national key projects or major scientific and technological projects.

3. Special achievers. (1) has made great and outstanding contributions to national economic development and social progress; (2) the world's top talents, special skills talents and celebrities of great value to the country.

4. Your own situation. (1) Marry a China citizen (with permanent residency in China) or a foreigner who has obtained permanent residency in China, and have been married for five years or have lived in China for five years continuously, and have stayed in China for not less than nine months each year, and have a stable living guarantee and residence in China; (2) One or both parents are China citizens (with permanent residence in China) or foreigners with permanent residence in China under the age of 18; (3) Those who have reached the age of 60 and have no immediate family members abroad, but have taken refuge in their immediate family members in China, have lived in China for five consecutive years, and have lived in China for not less than nine months each year, and have a stable living guarantee and residence.

Meet one of the above conditions, with my passport and visa, health certificate, relevant certification materials (such as providing a copy of the business license for investors, requiring the unit to issue a work certificate for the staff, and providing a marriage certificate for married people, etc.). ), and of course photos, go to the local entry-exit administration department to fill out the application form.