ChinaHumanitarian protection
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This is discretionary conversion from stay to residence for humanitarian reasons under the immigration residence procedure. It is not described as refugee-status determination or guaranteed asylum.
符合国家规定的专门人才、投资者或者出于人道等原因确需由停留变更为居留的外国人，经设区的市级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构批准可以办理外国人居留证件。
The provision covers foreigners who genuinely need to change from stay to residence for humanitarian or similar reasons. It does not publish an exhaustive population list or automatic entitlement.
符合国家规定的专门人才、投资者或者出于人道等原因确需由停留变更为居留的外国人，经设区的市级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构批准可以办理外国人居留证件。
Residence conversion is requested through the competent public security exit-entry authority in China; approval by an authority at city-with-districts level or above is required.
符合国家规定的专门人才、投资者或者出于人道等原因确需由停留变更为居留的外国人，经设区的市级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构批准可以办理外国人居留证件。
国家移民管理局委托地级市（含直辖市所辖区县）以上公安机关出入境管理机构受理外国人居留证件。
The authority examines the particular residence purpose and evidence. General application and renewal rules apply, but this conversion provision does not establish a distinct support package, automatic family outcome or general work authorisation.
符合国家规定的专门人才、投资者或者出于人道等原因确需由停留变更为居留的外国人，经设区的市级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构批准可以办理外国人居留证件。
3、与申请事由相关的证明材料；
第三十二条 在中国境内居留的外国人申请延长居留期限的，应当在居留证件有效期限届满三十日前向居留地县级以上地方人民政府公安机关出入境管理机构提出申请，按照要求提交申请事由的相关材料。经审查，延期理由合理、充分的，准予延长居留期限；不予延长居留期限的，应当按期离境。
第四十一条 外国人在中国境内工作，应当按照规定取得工作许可和工作类居留证件。任何单位和个人不得聘用未取得工作许可和工作类居留证件的外国人。
The competent authority is the public security exit-entry authority; with NIA approval requested through the provincial authority, county-level exit-entry offices may also accept residence-permit applications as entrusted by NIA. Applications are made in person, but for applicants under 16, over 60 or with limited mobility due to illness, an inviting entity or person, a relative or a specialised service agency may apply on their behalf.
经省级公安机关出入境管理机构请示国家移民管理局批准，县级公安机关出入境管理机构可以根据国家移民管理局的委托受理外国人居留证件。
（一）申请。外国人申请居留证件以及延期、换发、补发，应当由本人到公安机关出入境管理机构办理相关手续，属国家需要的高层次人才和急需紧缺专门人才以及未满16周岁或者已满60周岁以及因疾病等原因行动不便的，可以由邀请单位或者个人、申请人的亲属、有关专门服务机构代为申请。
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