近年来随着中国经济飞速发展，综合国力的日渐提升，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之后为了获得在中国生活的各种便利待遇，可能会选择申请中国永居（中国绿卡）身份。中国永居的申请材料较多，流程也较为繁琐，那么外国人自行申请中国永居是否可行呢？申请过程中又会遇到哪些常见的问题呢？SFBC结合日常的咨询经验和服务经验，帮助大家总结出一下常见问题，有需要的朋友可以收藏转发。
I.Is it feasible for foreigners to apply for permanent residence in China by themselves?
一.外国人自行申请中国永居是否可行？
A: Yes. The application conditions for permanent residence in China are jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and have clear rules. If the foreigner meets the application conditions, then the application can be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the relevant departments to submit the application information.
答：可行。中国永居的申请条件是由中国公安部和外交部联合发布的，有明确的规定。如果外国人符合申请条件，那么就可以进行申请，按照相关部门的要求提交申请资料即可。
II. What obstacles may exist in the process of applying for permanent residence in China?
二.自行申请中国永居过程中可能存在哪些障碍？
A: First, obstacles in data preparation. The application for permanent residence in China requires a lot of materials, and many of the materials have content, translation, notarization and certification requirements. If there is no experience in the preparation of application materials, it may consume a lot of time and energy. Second, communication barriers with relevant departments. In the process of applying for permanent residence in China, a lot of communication with relevant departments is essential, and if the applicant's Chinese proficiency is not high, the communication cost of the whole application process will be very high, which will consume a lot of time and energy of the applicant. Third, there is the cost of capital barrier. Part of the application process requires translation, certification, and timeliness, which costs money. If the data exceeds the validity period or the data does not meet the requirements for other reasons, and needs to be re-processed, it will greatly increase the cost.
答：第一，资料准备方面的障碍。中国永居申请需要的资料很多，而且很多资料有内容、翻译、公证和认证方面的要求，如果没有申请经验资料的准备方面可能会消耗大量时间和精力；第二，与相关部门沟通方面的障碍。在申请中国永居的过程中，与相关部门的大量沟通是必不可少的，而如果申请人汉语水平不高那么整个申请过程的沟通成本会很高，会消耗申请人大量的时间和精力；第三，资金成本方面的障碍。申请过程中部分资料需要翻译、认证，并且存在时效性，这些都需要花费金钱，如果中间因为其他原因导致资料超过有效期或者资料不符合要求，需要重新办理，那么又会极大地增加成本。
III. What are the more difficult parts of the self-application process?
三.自行申请过程中难度较大的部分有哪些？
A: the most difficult thing in the process of applying for permanent residence in China is the issuance and certification of no criminal record. Generally speaking, if you apply on your own, then the applicant needs to go back to the country of nationality to issue no criminal record, and do the Chinese consulate certification, the middle also needs to find a lawyer, the whole process is cumbersome, time-consuming and costly. Taking a Canadian customer served by SFBC as an example, it took him nearly four months to issue and certify that he had no criminal record by himself, spending more than 4,000 yuan, and consuming a lot of time and energy in the whole process. In the end, due to the lack of attention to details, other materials were not fully prepared, subsequent documents were invalid, and finally could not withstand repeated twists and turns, or sought SFBC to assist in preparation, within 2 months, all documents were prepared in place at one time, and the application was successfully submitted.
答：自行申请中国永居过程中难度较大的是无犯罪记录的开具和认证。一般来说，如果自行申请，那么申请人需要回到国籍国开具无犯罪记录，并且做中领馆认证，中间还需要找律师，整个过程流程繁琐、耗费时间长、成本高。以SFBC服务过的一位加拿大客户为例，他自行开具、认证无犯罪记录耗时接近四个多月，花费了四千多元人民币，而且整个过程中消耗了自己大量的时间和精力。最后因为细节没有注意导致其他资料准备不齐全，后续文件作废，最终经不住反复折腾，还是寻求了SFBC来协助准备，在2个月内，所有文件一次性准备到位，成功递交了申请。
In fact, if the applicant's nationality is such a large country as the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, you can find an intermediary service agency to issue and certify the certificate of no crime, the overall cost will only be slightly higher than their own, and the time required will be greatly shortened. The experience of intermediary service agencies is rich, and giving it to a reliable agency can greatly save your time and energy.
其实如果申请人国籍是像美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、英国这样的大国，完全可以找中介服务机构代办无犯罪证明的开具和认证，整体的成本只会略高于自行办理，而且所需时间会大大缩短。中介服务机构的经验丰富，交给靠谱的机构可以大大节省自己的时间和精力。
