摘要：Recently, the Department of Commerce of Hunan Province and other seven departments jointly issued guidelines aimed at optimizing t

Recently, the Department of Commerce of Hunan Province and other seven departments jointly issued guidelines aimed at optimizing the environment for foreigners to come to Hunan for innovation and entrepreneurship. Eight measures were introduced to support foreigners' innovation and entrepreneurship in Hunan, strengthening confidence and motivation to invest and prosper here. These measures take effect from June 1 and will be valid for five years. Efforts will be made to:

Further open up entry channels. Hunan will make good use of such preferential policies as mutual visa exemption, unilateral visa exemption, and 240-hour visa exemption for transit, providing 24/7 multilingual professional consulting services on the 12367 service hotline of the National Immigration Administration, and facilitating customs clearance for qualified foreign innovative and entrepreneurial talents.

Further optimize the work procedures. Hunan will expand the scope of the pilot one-stop services for foreigners working in China, simplifying the application materials and optimizing the approval process for foreigner work permits. The province will further improve the "three-in-one" acceptance system for the international travel health examination certificate, work permit approval, and residence permit, further implementing the integration of foreigners' work permits with social security cards.

Further improve the entrepreneurial environment. Hunan will continue to promote the construction of innovation and entrepreneurship service bases for international talents, supporting the establishment of business incubation centers for foreigners in various regions, and offering comprehensive services concerning office space, legal counseling, and financial support for foreigners coming to Hunan for innovation and entrepreneurship. The province will optimize the process of business registration, pushing forward online identity verification, all-in-one certification, and other facilitation measures, to reduce the cost of starting a business.

Further improve the convenience of everyday life. Hunan will encourage the building of international communities such as overseas returnee towns, creating distinctive living arrangements including neighborhoods with particular characteristics, and regularly organize cultural exchange activities. Qualified expatriates will be able to directly purchase commercial housing. Hunan will also increase the number of international air travel routes in due course.

Further improve medical services. Hunan will support private capital to invest in the establishment of medical care service organizations for foreigners. Qualified public hospitals are encouraged to open international outpatient clinics, providing multilingual and multimodal medical appointment services. The province will support qualified hospitals to open "green channels" for medical treatment of foreign expatriates in need.

Further facilitate communication channels. Hunan will set up and improve communication channels for foreigners, facilitating the consultation and implementation of foreigner-related policies. Hunan will regularly organize a series of overseas talent attraction activities, including the matchmaking conference between international talents and enterprises.

Further implement education guarantees. Hunan will enhance the training quality of the Chinese-foreign cooperative school programs in ordinary high schools. Hunan will commit to planning, coordinating, and managing schools for children of foreign nationals across the province. The province will optimize the enrollment process for children of foreign nationals and provide diversified educational choices.

Further increase incentives. Hunan will continue to implement provincial foreign expert programs, enhancing incentives and support. Overseas academicians who set up enterprises in Hunan will enjoy the same domestic support in accordance with regulations. Qualified foreign high-end talents will be given a maximum of one million yuan in living subsidies and comprehensive scientific research support. The proportion of young foreign talents supported by the provincial foreign expert program shall not be less than 15%.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

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