外国人在中国就业管理统一规定英文版.docx

外国人在中国就业管理规定(英文版)RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS IN CHINA (Promulgated jointly by the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of public Security，Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People's Republic of China on 22 January 1996）     Chapter l General Provisions     Article 1 These Rules are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and decrees for the purpose of strengthening the admiministration of employment of foreigners in China     Article 2 The term "foreigners"in these Rules refers to the persons，who under the Nationality Law ont1e People's Republic of China, do not have Chinese nationality． The term "employment of foreigners in China" in these Rules refers to acts of foreigners without permanent residence status to engage in remunerative work within Chinese territory in accordance with it laws．     Article 3 These Rules shall apply to employed foreigners within Chinese territory and their employers． These Rules shall not apply t。

foreigners who enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities employed by foreign embassies or consulates，or the offices of the United Nations and other international organizations in China．    Article 4 The labour administrative authorities of the people's govemmer1t of the provinces，autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and those at the prefecture and city level with their authorization are responsible for the administration of employment of foreigners China.    Chapter II Employment License     Article 5 The employer shall apply for the employment permission if it intends to employ foreigners and may do so after obtaining approval and The People's Republic of China Employment License for Foreigners（hereinafter referred to as the "Employment License").     Article 6 The post to be filled by the foreigner recruited by the employer shall be the post of special need，a post that cannot be filled by any domestic candidates for the time being but violates no government regulations No employer shall employ foreigners to engage in commercialized entertaining performance， except for the persons qualified under Article 9（3）of these Rules．    Article 7 Any foreigners seeking employment in China shall meet the following conditions： （1）18 years of age or older and in good health （2）with professional skills and job experience required for the work of intended employment； （3）with no criminal record； （4）a clearly-defined employer; （5）with valid passport other international travel document in lieu of the passport（hereinafter referred to as the "Travel Document").     Article 8 Foreigners seeking employment in China shall hold the Employment Visas for thew entry（In case of agreement for mutual exemption of visas，the agreement shall prevail.), and may wok within Chinese territory only after they obtain the Employment Permit for Foreigner（hereinafter referred to as the"Employment Permit"）and the foreigner residence certificate Foreigners who have not been issued residence certificate (i.e. holders of F，L，C or G-types visas），and those who are under study or interim programs in China and the families of holders of Employment Visas shall not work in China．In special cases，employment may be allowed when the foreigner changes his status at the public security organs with the Employment License secured by his employer in accordance with the clearance procedures1under these Rules foreigners changes his status at the public security organs with the Employment License and receives his Employment permit and residence certificate． The employment in China of the spouses of the Personnel of foreign ernbassies, consulates，representative offices of the United Nations System and other international organization in China shall follow the Provisions of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Employment of the Spouses of the Personnel of Foreign Embassies，Consulates and the Representative Offices of the United Nations System in China and be handled in accordance with the clearance procedures provided for in the second paragraph of this article. The Employment License and the Employment Permit shall be designed and prepared exclusively by the Ministry of Labour.     Article 9 Foreigners may be exempted from the Employment License and Employment permit when they meet any of the following conditions： （1）foreign professional technical and managerial personnel employed directly by the Chinese government or those with senior technical titles or credentials of special skills recognized by their home or international technical authorities or professional associations to be employed by Chinese government organs and institutions and foreigners holding Foreign Expert Certificate issued by China's Bureau of Foreign Expert Affairs； （2）foreign workers with special skills who wok in offshore petroleum operations without the need to go as。