1.Applying for Employment License The employer intending to employ a foreigner shall apply to the shanghai Labour & Social Security Bureau for Employment License. After the application is approved, the Bureau will issue the License to the employer. Then the employer shall go through formalities with the authorized organizations for the Employment Visa and entry of the foreigner with relevant documents, including the Employment Visa, and send the letter of visa notification and the Employment License to the foreigner to be employed through the authorized unit. 2.Applying for Employment Visa Foreigners with permission to work in shanghai shall apply for the Employment Visa at the Chinese embassies, consulates or visa offices, by presenting the letter of visa notification and the Employment License mentioned above. 3.Applying for Employment Permit The employer should, within fifteen days after the entry of the employed foreigner, bring valid documents to the Labour &Social Security Bureau to apply for the Employment Permit. 4.Applying for residence certificate Foreigners who hold their Employment Permits should, within thirty days after their entry, apply for the residence certificate to the municipal public security authority, bringing with them the Employment Permits. 5.Representatives applying for Employment Permit
Foreigners who are representatives or chief representative of shanghai Office of foreign enterprises or enterprises of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao may be exempted from the Employment License. After their entry , their office shall apply for the Employment Permit to Labour and Social Security Bureau with ˇ°Work Permit for Representatives of the Office of foreign Enterprise in Chinaˇ± issued by the Municipal industry and commerce administration authorities and the relevant documents mentioned above.
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The application procedures