China issues new version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card

Berezkin Rostislav from Russia holds a new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card in a memorial frame at the exit-entry administration bureau of Shanghai Public Security Bureau in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 1, 2023.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The National Immigration Administration (NIA) on Friday put into use a new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card of the People's Republic of China.

On the same day, the first batch of 50 new cards was issued to qualified foreigners whose permanent residence applications had been approved, the NIA said.

These new cardholders come from over 20 countries including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Russia, and have made outstanding contributions to China's socio-economic development.

Among them are foreign high-level management and technical personnel who have been working in China for a long time, as well as foreign professors and scholars who have been teaching and conducting research at key universities and research institutions for a long time.

While maintaining the basic style of the current version, the new card adds five-starred elements symbolizing the Chinese national flag, and optimizes the layout.

The new card incorporates advanced anti-counterfeiting technology and upgrades the information storage and application management service access.

According to the NIA, the launch of the new card is a specific measure to serve the country's high-standard opening-up and provide better services for foreign talents working and living in China.

A police officer shows a new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

A police officer helps as an applicant fills a form for the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

A foreigner applies for a Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows a new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Yilmaz Mehmet Sinan from Trkiye shows the new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card he just received at the exit-entry administration bureau of Shanghai Public Security Bureau in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A police officer explains as guests learn about the new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

A police officer hands a new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card to an applicant at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Card holders show their new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Cards at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)