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Notice on Optimizing the Policy of Transferring Residence Permit to Permanent Residence in Shanghai

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In November 2020, the Shanghai Human Resources Society issued the "Notice on Optimizing the Policy of Transferring Shanghai Residence Permit to Permanent Residence", which also relaxed the policy for people holding the Shanghai Residence Permit to apply for permanent residence in the city.

Q: What policies have been relaxed for the talents in the new Lin Gang area?
A: The talents who work in the employment units of the new Lin Gang area and have paid urban social insurance in the city for a total of 36 months within the last 4 years and the month of declaration reaches 1 times of the average salary of the employed persons in urban units of the city in the previous year, they are not subject to the restriction of title or professional qualification level when applying for residence to household transfer. Combined with the previously released various types of talents working in the new area employing units, the residence transfer period is shortened from 7 years to 5 years (of which not less than 3 years in the new area), and the core talents of employing units that meet the key industrial layout of the new area and are recommended by the new area, the residence transfer period is shortened from 7 years to 3 years (of which not less than 2 years in the new area), which can be considered the most preferential area.

Q:
What are the policies for the Zhang Jiang area, another high technology park?
A:
In the Zhang Jiang Science City employing units to introduce talent, residence transfer years from 7 years to 5 years (of which not less than 3 years in the Zhang Jiang Science City work); The backbone of the key industries in Zhang Jiang Science City, the residence transfer period is shortened from 7 years to 3 years (including working in Zhang Jiang Science City for not less than 2 years).

Q:
Do the talents working in Zhang Jiang Science City have the same preferential social security policies as those in the new Lin Gang area?
A:
Zhang Jiang Science City does not enjoy the double social security settlement incentives of Lin Gang.

Q:
Is there any provision for social insurance contribution base in the new notice?
A:
If a person works in an employer registered in the administrative area of the city and holds a "Shanghai Residence Permit", and has paid urban social insurance in the city for a total of 36  months in the last 4 years and the month of declaration reaches 2 times the average salary of the employed persons in urban units in the city in the previous year, he/she can apply for a residence to household transfer without the restriction of title or professional qualification level.

Q:
What are the regulations for talents with intermediate title and technician (national secondary qualification)?
A:
In the city was evaluated as a middle-level title or has a technician (national second- class vocational qualification certificate) occupational qualification to apply for residence to household, should meet certain market-oriented evaluation standards. The previous policy did not specify the social security contribution base requirements for talented people with intermediate titles. However, there is an invisible requirement of 1.3 times in the actual audit process. This notice clearly states that certain market-based standards should be met, but does not list the criteria, so we can only wait for the subsequent official notice.

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