In China, formal identification documents are required to apply for industrial and commercial business licenses. According to relevant regulations, although temporary id card has legal effect within the validity period, it can be used to prove personal identity, such as handling banking business and obtaining a marriage certificate. However, in the process of handling industrial and commercial business licenses, you must use a formal resident identity card. Therefore, citizens holding temporary id card cannot use it to apply for a business license. This is because the business license is a formal certificate issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce to enterprises or individual operators to engage in business activities, which has strict requirements on the formality of identity documents.
Scope of use of temporary id card:
1, which is used to prove identity: temporary id card is mainly used for temporary identification when the ID card is lost or damaged;
2. Travel documents in case of emergency: they can be used for public transportation such as trains and long-distance buses;
3. Emergency handling: such as identity verification in examination and emergency medical treatment;
4. Limited financial services: Some banks accept temporary id card to handle simple banking services, such as withdrawing money;
5. Business of public security organs: It can be used to handle some businesses provided by public security organs, such as household registration.
Generally speaking, the scope of use of temporary id card is limited, and it is not suitable for formal business and legal procedures such as business license.
To sum up, China needs to use a formal ID card to apply for an industrial and commercial business license, but temporary id card cannot handle it. Because the business license is a strict requirement for the formality of identity documents, it is a formal license for enterprises or individual operators to engage in business activities.
Legal basis:
Company Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 7
A company established according to law shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license of the company is the date of establishment of the company. The company's business license shall specify the company's name, domicile, registered capital, business scope, name of legal representative and other matters. Where the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall register the change according to law, and the company registration authority shall issue a new business license.