Shanghai’s settlement conditions for returning overseas students

Conditions for settling in Shanghai for students who have returned from studying abroad:

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2. For students who have graduated from the top 50 universities in the world, the social security payment base and payment time requirements are cancelled, and they can work full-time in Shanghai After that, you can directly apply for settlement;

3. Overseas students who graduated from the top 51-100 universities in the world can cancel the social security payment base requirement. They can apply for settlement after working full-time in Shanghai and paying social security for 6 months. . After paying social security for 6 months, you can apply for settlement.

The highest academic level required for overseas students to settle in Shanghai is a bachelor's degree or above. Different overseas students have different academic qualifications, and their study time after returning to China also varies greatly.

Foreign doctorates: study abroad for at least one year (360 days), joint training can be 180 days

Foreign masters: still study abroad for at least half a year (180 days)

Foreign undergraduate students: stay for two years (720 days). The old policy originally only required 360 days a year

Students abroad and visiting scholars: still stay for one year (360 days)

Returning overseas students who apply for permanent residence in this city must submit the following application Materials:

(1) A copy of the "Registration Form for Resettlement of Returned Overseas Students" (with a two-inch ID photo attached).

(2) The original "Certificate for Returned Overseas Students" issued by the Education Section (Section) of the Chinese embassy (consulate) abroad.

(3) Original foreign degree (calendar) certificate issued by the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.

(d) Copy of foreign degree (calendar) certificate.

(5) For those who are studying abroad, they must provide proof of overseas study (with a translation from the recommending unit), a domestic undergraduate degree certificate or above, or an intermediate or above professional title certificate.

(6) A copy of the highest domestic academic qualification (degree) certificate before studying abroad; if you are a dropout or dropout, you must submit a copy of the dropout certificate; if you have not terminated the labor (employment) contract with the original unit during the study period, you must attach Relevant resignation certificate.

(7) All visas and entry-exit records in your passport; those who are studying in Hong Kong must attach their Hong Kong resident identity card.

(8) Those with a family household registration must submit a household registration book and ID card (those with an agricultural household registration before going abroad must apply after their original place of residence changes from rural to non-agricultural); those with a collective household registration must submit a household registration certificate and ID card; If your household registration is canceled while studying abroad, you must attach a proof of household registration cancellation that is valid within 90 days.

Legal basis;

"Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Household Registration"

Article 10: Citizens who move out of the jurisdiction of their household registration must register before moving out. The person or the head of the household shall declare to the household registration authority, receive a migration certificate, and cancel the household registration. Citizens who move from rural areas to cities must apply for relocation procedures to the household registration authority at their place of permanent residence with an employment certificate from the urban labor department, a school admission certificate, or a relocation permit from the urban household registration authority. Citizens who move to border areas must obtain approval from the county (city, district) public security agency where their permanent residence is located.

Notice of the Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau on the issuance of the "Implementation Rules for Returned Overseas Students to Apply for Shanghai Permanent Residence"

Article 3: Basic requirements that returned overseas students should possess Conditions

(1) The academic degree obtained by returned overseas students should meet one of the following conditions:

1. Obtain a doctoral degree from a domestic (or foreign) university. The cumulative study abroad time is generally not less than one year; for Sino-foreign cooperative education, joint training, etc., the cumulative study abroad time is generally not less than half a year.

2. Obtain a full-time undergraduate, bachelor's or above degree from a domestic "double first-class" construction university (directly affiliated to the central government and graduate training units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with reference to the "double first-class" construction universities), and obtain it by studying at a foreign university Master's degree; or obtain a master's degree from a non-domestic university; or obtain a doctoral degree from a non-domestic university. Master's degree; or full-time undergraduate, bachelor's or above degree from a domestic non-"double first-class" construction university, master's degree from a high-level foreign university; or undergraduate or master's degree from a foreign university.

3. Study at a high-level foreign university and obtain a bachelor's degree.

4. After obtaining a master's degree or above or obtaining the qualification for a professional and technical position at associate senior level or above, go to a foreign university or scientific research institution for further study or be a visiting scholar for one year.

5. Others who do not meet the conditions in items 2 and 3 but have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a foreign university.

The foreign bachelor's degree referred to in items 2 and 3 of this paragraph does not include domestic college undergraduate degrees, higher education diplomas (HND) from relevant countries, cooperative education and transfer credits taken outside domestic courses, etc. . The cumulative study abroad time at the undergraduate level is generally not less than 2 years; the cumulative study abroad time at the master's level is generally not less than half a year (excluding cooperative education and domestic project transfer credits); the cumulative study abroad time at the bachelor's level is generally not less than 1 year.

Graduates from Sino-foreign cooperative education and joint training should obtain both domestic academic degrees and foreign academic degrees.

For the purpose of item 5 of this paragraph, the foreign bachelor's degree is the highest degree, and does not include domestic junior college starting bachelor's degree, higher education diploma (HND) from relevant countries, unplanned cooperative education in China and transfer credits, etc., undergraduate The cumulative study abroad time in each phase is generally not less than 2 years. If the highest academic qualification is a master's degree, the foreign bachelor's degree is not subject to the above restrictions, and the cumulative study abroad time for the master's degree is generally not less than half a year (excluding domestic unplanned enrollment in cooperative education, transfer credits, etc.).

For those who study in domestic campuses or branch schools after being admitted to foreign universities, the cumulative study time and credits earned abroad shall not be less than 50% of the total study time and total credits; after being admitted to foreign universities, they will study in China during the summer For those who obtain credits through non-academic education, the cumulative credits obtained overseas shall not be less than 80% of the total credits.

The list of domestic “double first-class” universities shall be based on the list published by the state. High-level universities at home and abroad will refer to Times Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings and Shanghai Ruanke University Rankings (Shanghai Softech University Rankings). Ranking), QS World University Rankings (Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings), Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities, based on the list of the top 500 universities in the world published by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security. , the details shall be subject to the confirmation issued by Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau.

The name of the degree-granting unit for overseas students shall be based on the name of the degree-granting unit on the foreign academic degree certificate issued by the Ministry of Education.

(2) Those who have returned from studying abroad and apply for permanent residence in Shanghai must meet the following conditions

1. Those who have returned from studying abroad should come to Shanghai within two years after returning to China, continue to work in this city, sign a labor or employment contract with the relevant employer in accordance with the law, and pay social insurance premiums and personal income tax in this city in accordance with regulations (in compliance with Article 4 of these regulations) Except for one condition).

2. For those who meet the first four conditions of the first paragraph of this article, the social insurance payment base for six consecutive months in the same unit shall not be lower than the average salary of urban employees in this city in the previous year, and the personal income tax paid shall be the same as The base of social insurance payment shall be reasonably corresponding; if the conditions of item 5 of paragraph 1 of this article are met, the base of social insurance payment for 12 consecutive months in the same unit shall not be lower than the average wage of urban employees in this city in the previous year. 1.5 times of the social insurance payment base, and pay personal income tax in a reasonable manner corresponding to the social insurance payment base. Social insurance payment base The annual payment base during the transition period shall be based on official data released to the public.

In principle, the system automatically compares the social insurance payment base, period and personal income tax payment status; for those who have not paid social insurance premiums normally but paid them back, the payment unit and the contract signing unit are inconsistent, and the entrustment is not actual If the social insurance payment base is paid by a third party such as the employer and the personal income tax payment situation cannot reasonably correspond, it will not be recognized.

3. Those who have returned from studying abroad should be talents that are urgently needed by the unit, play an important role, and need to be used for a long time. They have signed a labor or employment contract with the unit in accordance with the law. The contract is valid for 2 years or more and can be accepted online. The validity period is 3 months or more from the date of application (if the contract stipulates a probation period, the application will be made after the probation period expires); in principle, labor dispatch personnel are not within the scope of application.

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

5. Comply with the current national and city family planning policies.

6. No criminal record or other circumstances that would make it inappropriate to apply for permanent residence in Shanghai.