This index covers the rules a foreign national in China actually runs into, in four groups: entry, residence and work authorisation; employment, social insurance and housing fund; property, family and succession; and tax residence and moving money across the border. Each entry gives the official title and document number, the effective date, what changed, and a link to the official text. Procedural steps follow whatever the accepting authority currently publishes. 本索引按四组收录在华外国人相关规则，逐条给出官方名称与文号、施行日期与官方出处；程序性事项以受理机关现行公布的要求为准。
Entry and Residence
Entry, Stay, Residence, Permanent Residence: The Four Legal Statuses a Foreign National Holds Under the Exit and Entry Administration Law
2026-09
Entry and Residence
The K Visa Added by State Council Order No. 814: Its Legal Definition, and Where It Sits Against the R and Z Visas
2026-09
Entry and Residence
Permanent Residence in China: What the 2004 Approval Measures Actually Require, and Why the 2020 Draft Regulations Are Not the Law
2026-09
Entry and Residence
The Six Prohibited Acts in State Council Order No. 841: How a Company Should Read Its Own Liability When Outsourcing Foreign Employees' Immigration Matters
2026-09
Employment
Employing a Foreign National Without a Work Permit: Three Layers of Legal Consequence for the Employer
2026-09
Employment
Recognising a Foreign Employee's Labour Relationship in a Chinese Court: Interpretation (II) Article 4 and What Is Left of Interpretation (I) Article 33
2026-09
Ten questions expats actually ask are answered in the FAQ; the stage-by-stage guides start on the Expat Services home page.
Note — Titles, document numbers and effective dates follow the competent authorities' officially published texts; entries state the general rule current at the verification date and are not legal advice on any specific case. 本页为法规索引与一般性法律信息，条文以官方公布文本为准，不构成个案法律意见。
