What should I do if I apply for American citizenship and want to stay in China for a long time?

Foreigners need a residence permit to stay in China for a long time. The specific provisions are as follows:

Measures for the administration of examination and approval of foreigners' permanent residence in China

Article 6 Foreigners applying for permanent residence in China shall abide by the laws of China, be in good health and have no criminal record, and meet one of the following conditions:

(a) direct investment in China, investment stability for three consecutive years, good tax record;

(2) Having served as deputy general manager or deputy factory director or above in China, or having served as an associate professor or associate researcher or above and enjoying the same treatment, having served continuously for four years, having resided in China for not less than three years in four years, and having a good tax record;

(3) Having made significant and outstanding contributions to the special needs of China and the country;

(4) Spouses of persons referred to in items 1, 2 and 3 of this paragraph and their unmarried children under 18;

(5) The spouse of a China citizen or a foreigner who has obtained the permanent residence qualification in China, whose marriage relationship has lasted for five years, has lived in China for five years continuously, has lived in China for not less than nine months every year, and has a stable living guarantee and residence;

(6) Unmarried children under the age of 18 who take refuge in their parents;

(7) Those who have no immediate family members abroad, have taken refuge with immediate family members in China, have reached the age of 60, have lived in China for five consecutive years, have stayed in China for not less than nine months each year, and have a stable living guarantee and residence.

The term "fixed number of years" as mentioned in this article refers to the continuous term before the date of application.

Article 7 The registered capital actually paid by foreigners investing in China mentioned in Item (1) of Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of these Measures shall meet one of the following conditions:

(1) The total investment in encouraged industries listed in the catalogue of foreign-invested industries published by the state is more than 500,000 US dollars;

(two) the total investment in the western region of China and the key counties of national poverty alleviation and development work is more than 500 thousand US dollars;

(3) The total investment in Central China is more than US$ 6,543,800+0,000;

(4) The total investment in China is more than 2 million US dollars.

Article 8 The term "foreigner" as mentioned in Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of these Measures shall meet one of the following conditions:

(a) institutions affiliated to various departments or provincial people's governments in the State Council;

(2) Key institutions of higher learning;

(3) Enterprises and institutions that implement national key projects or major scientific research projects;

(4) High-tech enterprises, encouraged foreign-invested enterprises, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprises or foreign-invested products export enterprises.

Article 9 An applicant shall truthfully fill in the Application Form for Permanent Residence of Foreigners in China when applying, and submit the following materials:

A valid foreign passport or a certificate that can replace a passport;

(2) A health certificate issued by the health and quarantine department designated by the government of China or a foreign health and medical institution certified by China's embassy or consulate abroad;

(3) A certificate issued by China's embassy or consulate abroad that it has no overseas criminal record;

(4) Four two-inch recent bareheaded color photos;

(5) Other relevant materials as stipulated in these Measures.

Article 10 The personnel referred to in Item 1, Paragraph 1, Article 6 of these Measures shall also submit the approval certificate, registration certificate, joint annual inspection certificate, capital verification report and personal tax payment certificate of foreign-invested enterprises when applying.

Enterprises with encouraged foreign investment shall also submit the Confirmation Letter of National Encouraged Foreign Investment Projects.

Article 11 When applying for the personnel in Item 2, Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of these Measures, the following materials shall also be submitted:

(a) the certificate of my position or title issued by the employer;

(2) Foreign expert certificate or foreigner employment certificate;

(three) the employer's registration certificate, annual inspection certificate and personal tax payment certificate; If the employing unit is a foreign-invested enterprise, it shall also submit the approval certificate of the foreign-invested enterprise and the joint annual inspection certificate;

(four) personnel working in enterprises and institutions that implement national key projects or major scientific research projects, and submit project certification documents issued by provincial and ministerial government departments;

Personnel working in high-tech enterprises are required to submit high-tech enterprise certificates;

Personnel working in encouraged foreign-invested enterprises, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprises and foreign-invested product export enterprises shall submit the Confirmation of National Encouraged Foreign-invested Projects or the Confirmation of Foreign-invested Advanced Technology Enterprises or the Confirmation of Foreign-invested Product Export Enterprises.

Restrictions on foreigners who have not obtained a residence permit in China;

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Entry and Exit of Foreigners

Article 18 Foreigners holding residence certificates and studying in China are not allowed to work in China without the permission of the competent authorities of the China government.

Nineteenth foreigners who have not obtained residence certificates and foreigners who come to study in China are not allowed to work in China without the permission of the competent authorities of the China government.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China People's Law on Entry and Exit of Foreigners

Baidu Encyclopedia-Measures for the Administration of Examination and Approval of Foreigners' Permanent Residence in China