In recent years, with the rapid development of China's economy and the growing strength of the country, many expatriates choose to come to China to work and live, and many foreigners have worked and lived in China for many years, and their children have been born in China, so their children's education and medical care and other issues come up. Participating in health insurance is a basic right of Chinese citizens, so can foreign children participate in China's health insurance?
近年来随着中国经济飞速发展，综合国力的日渐强大，很多外籍人士选择来到中国工作、生活，很多外国人在中国工作生活多年，孩子也在中国出生，孩子的教育、医疗等问题随之而来。参加医保是中国公民的一项基本权利，那么外籍孩子可以参加中国医保吗？
I. What conditions do foreign children need to meet if they want to participate in China's health insurance?
一.外籍孩子想要参加中国医保需要满足什么条件？
According to the spirit of the Circular on the Issuance of Measures for Foreigners' Permanent Residence in China to Enjoy Relevant Treatment and the Circular on the Issuance of the List of Matters Concerning the National Medical Security Administration and Governmental Services, foreigners should apply for participation in the residents' medical insurance by presenting the foreigners' permanent residence as a valid identity document, and should apply for participation in the employees' medical insurance by presenting the foreigners' employment document and the residence document or the foreigners' permanent residence permit. Simply put, there are two cases:
依据《关于印发外国人在中国永久居留享有相关待遇的办法的通知》和《关于印发全国医疗保障经办政务服务事项清单的通知》等有关文件精神，外国人应凭外国人永久居留作为有效身份证件办理参加居民医疗保险，应凭外国人就业证件及居留证件或外国人永久居留证，办理参加职工医疗保险。简单说就是两种情况：
1.Foreign children who have obtained the Certificate of Permanent Residence for Foreigners and have no other basic medical insurance;
1.取得《外国人永久居留身份证》，且无其它基本医疗保障的外籍孩子；
2.Minor children of talents who have obtained the Foreigner Work Permit (Class A) and have no other basic medical insurance. To summarize, as long as the minor foreign children themselves to obtain permanent residence status in China, or one of their parents is a Class A foreign high-end talent, then the foreign children can participate in health insurance.
2.取得《外国人工作许可证》(A类)人才的无其它基本医疗保障的未成年子女。总结一下，只要未成年的外籍孩子本人取得中国永久居留身份，或其父母一方是A类外国高端人才，那么就这个外籍孩子就可以参加医保。
II. What are the required documents?
二.所需资料有哪些？
1. Foreign minors with permanent residence status in China
1. 持有中国永居身份的外籍未成年人
(1) Passport;
(1) 本人护照；
(2) Foreigner's permanent residence ID card;
(2) 外国人永久居留身份证；
(3) Letter of commitment for not having basic medical insurance.
(3) 无基本医疗保障承诺书。
2. Foreign minor children of talents who have obtained Foreigner Work Permit (Category A)
2. 取得《外国人工作许可证》(A类)人才的外籍未成年子女
(1) Foreigner Work Permit (Category A) of the father or mother;
(1)父亲或母亲的《外国人工作许可证》(A类)；
(2) Identification document (passport or alien permanent residence ID card) of the father or mother;
(2)父亲或母亲的身份证件（护照或外国人永久居留身份证）；
(3) Birth certificate;
(3)出生证明；
(4) No basic medical insurance commitment.
(4)无基本医疗保障承诺书。
The application requirements for the work permit for foreign high-end talents (Class A) are high, so if you want your foreign children to participate in medical insurance, the Chinese permanent residence status is actually a much better choice.
外国高端人才（A类）工作许可的申请条件较高，如果想要自己的外籍子女参加医保，其实中国永居身份是一个更加好的选择。
So what are the requirements for foreign minors to apply for China Permanent Residency? The child reunification category is the application route for foreign minors in China permanent residence and requires the applicant to fulfill the following conditions:
那么外籍未成年人申请中国永居的条件有哪些呢？子女团聚类是中国永居中针对于外籍未成年人的申请途径，需要申请人满足以下条件：
1. Be under 18 years old and unmarried;
1. 未满18周岁且未婚；
2. have been determined to be of foreign nationality;
2. 经国籍判定具有外国国籍；
3. one or both parents are Chinese citizens or foreigners with permanent residence status in China.
3. 父母一方或双方为中国公民或具有中国永久居留资格的外国人。
