国家移民管理局发布新版外国人永久居留身份证

国家移民管理局9月15日在京召开新闻发布会，宣布将于今年12月1日起正式签发启用新版中华人民共和国外国人永久居留身份证（以下简称“永居证”），同时发布新版永居证式样。新版永居证启用后，现版永居证在有效期内仍可继续使用，持证人可根据个人需要，适时申请换发新版永居证。

永居证是国家移民管理局对符合条件的外国人批准其在境内永久居留后，为其签发的法定身份证件。该证作为个人身份证件可单独使用，持证人可在住宿登记、购买车（船、机）票等需要证明个人身份的场合作为合法凭证，无须再出示其外国护照。

新版永居证在保持现版基本式样的基础上，新加入了体现国家标识的五星元素，优化美化版式布局，采用更为先进的防伪技术，改进提升了证件信息存储和应用管理服务手段。新版永居证升级技术、增强功能，新证启用后，持证人可通过互联网平台线上办理交通出行、生活消费、金融等私人事务，将进一步便利持证人在境内工作、学习、生活。

国家移民管理局相关负责人介绍，启用新版永居证，是服务保障国家高水平对外开放，提升外国人管理服务信息化水平的实际举措，有利于提升移民管理服务的质量效率，更好服务海外人才来华工作、学习、生活，贯彻落实好人才强国战略。下一步，国家移民管理局将会同有关部门加快推进各相关行业信息系统、设施设备的匹配性升级改造，拓展应用范围，提升体验满意度，全面顺利实现改版永居证的功能目标。

来源：国家移民管理局

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National Immigration Administration of China Releases New Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card

The National Immigration Administration of China (NIA) holds a news conference in Beijing on Sept 15. It announces that a new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card of the People’s Republic of China will be officially issued and put into use from Dec 1 2023. The conference releases the new card sample at the same time. After the launch of the new card, the current version is still valid within the expiration date. Holders can apply for a new ID card according to individual needs.

The Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card is a legal identity document issued by NIA for qualified foreigners whose permanent residence applications have been approved. It can be used alone as a personal identity The holders can use the card as a legal certificate in accommodation registration, paying for train, ship or airline tickets and other occasions that require personal identification, without showing their passports.

While maintaining the basic style of the current version, the new card adds five-starred elements, embodying the national logo, and optimizes the layout. The new card also applies more advanced anti-counterfeiting technology and upgrades the information storage and application management service access. After the new card is officially put into use, with upgraded technology and strengthened functions, holders can handle private affairs such as transportation, consumption and finance on the online service platform, which further facilitates their work, study and life in China.

According to the NIA, the launch of the new Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card is a specific measure to serve the country's high standard of opening up and improve information technology application in foreigners’ management and services, which helps to improve the quality of immigration administration and services, provides better services for overseas talents working, researching and living in China, and implement the strategy of strengthening the nation through human resource development. NIA will work with relevant departments to accelerate matching with information systems and facilities in various industries, expand the application range, and enhance satisfying experience, so as to realize functional goals of the revised

Source：National Immigration Administration

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