What is the policy for international students to settle in Shanghai?

Legal analysis: International students who meet the academic qualifications of returned overseas students in Shanghai can apply for permanent residence in Shanghai as long as they continue to work in Shanghai for two years, sign labor contracts with employers in Shanghai, pay social insurance and personal income tax. Those who have obtained a doctoral degree from a foreign university, accumulated study time 1 year or a bachelor's degree from a foreign high-level university can apply for permanent residence in Shanghai as long as they have paid social security for six months continuously and the social security payment base is not lower than the average salary of employees in urban units in this city in the previous year.

Legal basis: detailed rules for the implementation of overseas students' application for permanent residence in Shanghai Article 3 Basic requirements for overseas students (II) Overseas students applying for permanent residence in Shanghai shall meet the following conditions at the same time.

1. Overseas students should come to and continue to work in this city within 2 years after returning to China, sign labor or employment contracts with relevant employers in this city according to law, and pay social insurance premiums and personal income tax in this city according to regulations (except those who meet the conditions in the first paragraph of Article 4 below).

2. Persons who meet the first four conditions in the first paragraph of this article have paid social insurance contributions in the same unit for the last six consecutive months, and they are not lower than the average salary of employees in urban units in this city in the previous year, and the personal income tax payment corresponds reasonably with the social insurance contribution base; In line with the fifth condition of the first paragraph of this article, the social insurance payment base of the same unit in recent consecutive 12 months is not less than10.5 times of the average wage of employees in urban units in this city in the previous year, and the personal income tax payment corresponds reasonably to the social insurance payment base. During the transition period of social insurance payment base, the annual payment base is subject to official figures.

In principle, the payment base, term and individual income tax of social insurance are automatically compared by the system; If the social insurance premium is not paid normally and paid back, if the payer is inconsistent with the contracting unit, and the third party such as the non-actual employer is entrusted to pay, and the social insurance payment base cannot reasonably correspond to the individual income tax payment, it will not be recognized.

3. Returned overseas students should be talents who are urgently needed by the unit, play an important role and need long-term use, and sign labor or employment contracts with the unit according to law. The contract is valid for 2 years or more, and it is valid for 3 months or more from the date of online acceptance (if the contract has a probation period, it shall be reported after the probation period is completed); In principle, dispatching personnel does not belong to the scope of bidding.

4. The age is more than 5 years from the statutory retirement age.

5 in line with the current family planning policies of the state and this Municipality.

6. Without criminal record, it is not appropriate to apply for permanent residence in Shanghai.