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| China offers 10-year visas to 'high end talent' | China offers 10-year visas to 'high end talent' |
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| China is issuing long-term visas to lure highly skilled people from abroad to work in the country. | China is issuing long-term visas to lure highly skilled people from abroad to work in the country. |
| The multi-entry visas will be valid for between five and 10 years, according to state media. | The multi-entry visas will be valid for between five and 10 years, according to state media. |
| Technology leaders, entrepreneurs and scientists from in-demand sectors are among those eligible to apply. | Technology leaders, entrepreneurs and scientists from in-demand sectors are among those eligible to apply. |
| China has set out goals for its economic and social development, and sees recruiting experts from abroad as key to achieving that. | China has set out goals for its economic and social development, and sees recruiting experts from abroad as key to achieving that. |
| When plans for the scheme were first considered, China said at least 50,000 foreigners would benefit. | When plans for the scheme were first considered, China said at least 50,000 foreigners would benefit. |
| Nobel Prize winners welcome | |
| Applications for the visas can be made online, are free of charge and will be processed quickly, the Chinese government said. | Applications for the visas can be made online, are free of charge and will be processed quickly, the Chinese government said. |
| Visa holders will be allowed to remain in the country for up to 180 days at a time, and will be eligible to bring partners and children. | Visa holders will be allowed to remain in the country for up to 180 days at a time, and will be eligible to bring partners and children. |
| In 2016 China introduced a ranking system for expatriates, aimed at identifying the skills it wanted to attract while reducing the number of lower-skilled foreigners coming into the country. | In 2016 China introduced a ranking system for expatriates, aimed at identifying the skills it wanted to attract while reducing the number of lower-skilled foreigners coming into the country. |
| According to a document released at the time, those classed as "high-end foreign talent" included Nobel Prize winners, successful Olympic athletes and directors of "world famous colleges of music fine arts and arts". | According to a document released at the time, those classed as "high-end foreign talent" included Nobel Prize winners, successful Olympic athletes and directors of "world famous colleges of music fine arts and arts". |
| Top scientists, heads of major financial institutions and professors of "overseas high-level universities" also fit the bill. | Top scientists, heads of major financial institutions and professors of "overseas high-level universities" also fit the bill. |