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foreign professionals working for enterprises or institutions in qianhai can apply for permanent residency, or green cards, in shenzhen, the southern metropolis daily reported thursday.
qianhai is a 15-square-kilometer coastal strip adjacent to nanshan district that shenzhen and hong kong are developing into a modern service industry hub. massive infrastructure construction is under way.
foreign professionals can call 0755-3666-8888 to contact the qianhai management bureau for more information on eligibility and applications.
foreign professionals in qianhai can also apply for residency permits valid for two to five years. spouses and children younger than 18 can also apply for residency permits.
applications will go through a preliminary review within 30 days of their submission.
qianhai's management bureau had signed contracts with 52 enterprises as of january, including 20 fortune 500 enterprises. shenzhen as a whole is home to 189 fortune 500 companies.
a development plan for shenzhen's qianhai area that the local government approved in june said the experimental financial zone will take shape over at least the next seven years.
(source:shenzhen daily)