Setting Up A Representative's Office In China

Required Documents for Setting-Up Representative Office:  

Note that documents submitted in foreign languages must be accompanied by Chinese translations.

Foreign enterprises registered with the Permanent Representative of the document should be submitted documents:

(1) Permanent Representative of foreign companies setting up registration documents to be submitted documents: 

1, "foreign (regional) Business Permanent Representative of the establishment of the registration form" (containing "basic representative body", "in the address to prove" and "Representative Registration Form", "on behalf of the registration form", etc.); 

2, and the State Council Committee, the Ministry of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce issued within the validity period (from the date of the issuance of 30 days) with the "certificate of approval" Original; 

3, sending corporate directors or general managers to sign the application (consisting of : Permanent Representative of names of the organizations, in the location, chief representative and the representative's name, scope of business representative bodies, in the period); 

4, sent enterprises countries (regions) of the registration authority of the legitimate business proved copies, Hong Kong Limited which required the submission of Hong Kong tax authorities issued within the validity period of "business registration certificate "copy; 

5, and sent to the enterprises doing business in the financial institutions issued credit certification of copies; 

6. send CEO or general manager and signed by the chief representative of a power of attorney (or a letter of appointment) and the chief and representatives SR calendar (Photos of Delegates 3). Chinese nationals or chief representative shall be submitted to the Foreign Affairs issued by the service units to send letters; 

7, "designated (commission)"; 

8, "corporate secretary (contact) Registration Form"; 

9, the finance and insurance industries in addition to submitting the above documents, certificates, but also submit an agency's assets and profit and loss report. organizations statute, the Board list. 

(2) foreign enterprises Permanent Representative to postpone the date of registration shall be submitted to the document, document : 

"Registration certificate" valid for one year, in the period a year should be registered for an extension. You in the "registration" effective 30 days prior to the expiry of the registration application for extension, to submit the following documents : 

1, "foreign (regional) Business Permanent Representative institutions changes (extension) registration application"; 

2, the original "registration" and "representative Card"; 

3, "designated (commission) book." 

(3) foreign enterprises Permanent Representative to the extension of the registration period should be submitted to the document, document : 

Permanent representative bodies in the approval of a general period of not more than three years (six years for financial institutions), the need to continue the expiry of the Permanent, in the original should approve the 30 days to apply for an extension of the registration period, to submit the following documents, certificates : 

1. "Foreign (regions) Representative Offices changes (extension) registration application" (containing "representative institutions changes (Extension ) registration forms, "" in the address to prove "); 

2, the original approval of the authorities "deferred approval certificate" Original; 

3, the original "registration" and "representative Card"; 

4, "designated (commission) book." 

(4) the Permanent Representative of foreign enterprises reregistration institutions should be submitted to the document, document : 

1, "foreign (regional) Business Permanent Representative institutions changes (extension) registration application"; 

2, "designated (commission)"; 

3, the following changes, we still need to submit the following documents : 

Change of address : (1) "in the proof of address" (2) The original "registration" and "representative permit." 

Representatives of the change : 

(1) changing the approved documents;

(2) sent CEO or general manager, signed on behalf of a power of attorney or power of attorney (Where replace representative, representatives should indicate the original dismissal or retention and representation); 

(3) new representative of the curriculum vitae that includes photographs and copies of proof of identity; 

(4) Change the representatives should be returned to the original representative of the "certified representatives," the chief representative of the change back to the original "registration certificate";

(5) by the Chinese citizen representative or representatives shall be submitted to the Foreign Affairs issued by the service units to send letters. 

Name change :

(1) changing the approved documents;

(2) sent enterprises countries (regions) issued by the registry office sent to the corporate name change proved legitimate copies;

(3) The original "registration" and "representing Card." 

The change of business : (1) changing the approved documents; (2) the original "registration certificates."   

(5), the Permanent Representative of foreign institutions should cancel the registration of documents, certificates : 

1, "foreign (regional) Business Permanent Representative bodies cancellation of registration applications"; Beijing registered company 

2, the original contractor China (security) unit or the original approval authorities agreed to cancel the certificate; 

3, taxation, customs departments issued by the end of the tax clearance certificate; 

4, the original "registration" and "representing Card"; 

5, "designated (commission) book." 

(6), the Permanent Representative of foreign enterprises newly recruited employees should submit the registration documents, certificates : 

1, "employee registration form," employees and copies of identity cards; 

2, Foreign Service employees to send units; 

Three inch bareheaded full-faced positive two recent photographs of employees. 

(7) Employees should submit an extension of the registration documents, certificates: 

1, an employment contract or foreign service units issued by the reappointment of proof; 

2, "permits employees." 

(8) Employees shall be submitted to cancel the registration of documents, certificates : "ID." 

(9) registration card or on behalf of lost, damaged apply for a replacement, should be submitted to the document, document : (1) "designation (commission)"; 2, signed by the chief of the statement; 3. published by the press from publishing the report of loss license was invalid kind of statement; 4, "increase (decrease, completed) license application form." 

In particular drew attention to : 

1、 One proposal, the registration process will not be replaced clients. 如被委托人发生变化,请重新提交《指定(委托)书》。 If the client changes, please re-submit the "designated (commission) book." 

2、 (7) to (9) of employees registered with the document, document, which should be uniform to send employees to the city's Industrial and Commercial Bureau.