Full Guide for Foreigners to Work and Live in Chaoyang, Beijing!

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The Chaoyang District plays a major role in supporting Beijing as one of the International Consumption Center Cities. It includes key business districts such as CBD, Sanlitun, and Liangma River. In recent years, it has been upgrading its capacity to support cross-border payment in key consumption scenes.
By May 11th, 3,367 foreign card POS terminals have been installed in key business districts of Chaoyang, ranking first among the six urban districts in Beijing in terms of foreign card POS terminal coverage. In addition, Chaoyang District has joined hands with Ant Group to build the “Chaoyang District Payment Service Demonstration Block” and the country's first “Inbound Consumption Friendly Shopping District” in SOLANA.

In terms of cultural and tourism services, Beijing Chaoyang promotes customized services for foreigners visiting China, including travel, accommodation, business, and long-term residence. Additionally, it organizes various cultural activities such as the Mega-lights Wonderland, the International Tea Cultural Festival, and the International Light Festival, all centered around Chaoyang's cultural and tourism resources.

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International education system with sound regulations and standardized management, ample education resources on International Understanding and traditional Chinese culture, open platform for mutual learning between Chinese and foreign students, and comprehensive international training for teachers lasting for more than ten years have all contributed to a diversified, open, safe and harmonious learning environment. Today, with more than 20,000 students receiving international education in Chaoyang, the brand “study abroad in Chaoyang” is widely recognized.

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Chaoyang District is leading the way in promoting the implementation of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. In addition, it allows investors with foreign passports to use “online facial information collection” to verify identity, making it easier to complete foreign enterprise registration.

In terms of facilitation of visa application, Chaoyang District has simplified the visa application process for foreigners. Focusing on the “Five Measures to Facilitate the Entry of Foreigners into China” set by the National Immigration Administration, Chaoyang District has made efforts to quickly and efficiently implement the new policy. As part of this, it has introduced the “joint application of two permits” for work and residence permits (visas) for foreigners who fall into the category A, B, and C. This has shortened the processing time to five working days. Qualified foreign applicants can now directly apply for permits at the counter without needing to make an appointment.

Guide for Foreigners Working and Living in Chaoyang

At present, all hospitals and community health service centers directly under the district have completed the installation of foreign currency POS terminals; there are up to 46 medical institutions that provide multilingual services, and 37 medical institutions that cooperate with domestic and foreign commercial insurance.

Chaoyang has established referral channels for foreigners to access and seek medical treatment, improving the city's first international medical alliances: China-Japan Friendship Hospital International Medical Alliance (including China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Sanfine International Hospital, Sanlitun Community Health Service Center and Sanlitun Second Community Health Service Center). Foreigners can schedule appointments for referrals to the China-Japan Friendship Hospital after their first consultation at the primary level. Member units of the International Medical Alliance will collaborate to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment process, providing services of consistent quality.

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