Basic requirements for domestic employers: Enterprises that hire foreigners should be established in accordance with laws and have no record of severe illegal or credit defaults. Job positions should have special requirements for foreigners, temporarily lack suitable candidates at home and not break related laws in China. Salaries and wages should be no less than local minimum wages. And employers should apply to related departments for approval in advance if so required by laws and regulations.

Basic requirements for applicants: Foreign applicants should be at least 18, in good health and have no criminal record. They should have an identified employer in China and possess necessary specific skills or appropriate knowledge to engage in the work. The work should be in line with the needs of China’s economic and social development, and employees should be technical personnel in urgent domestic need. If there are other provisions in laws and regulations on foreigners’ work in China, such provisions shall prevail.