Foreigners holding visas marked as requiring residence permits after entry shall, within thirty days from the date of entry, apply to the exit-entry administration of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level in the proposed place of residence.

Residence permits for foreigners are classified as work-type and non-work-type residence permits.

The validity period of a foreigner's residence permit shall be a minimum of 180 days and a maximum of five years.

外国人所持签证注明入境后需要办理居留证件的，应当自入境之日起三十日内，向拟居留地县级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构申请办理外国人居留证件。

外国人居留证件分为工作类居留证件和非工作类居留证件。

外国人居留证件的有效期最短为一百八十日，最长为五年。