The National Immigration Administration of China (NIA) holds a press conference in Beijing on Sept 15. It announced 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 following are Q&As about the new Foreigner Permanent Resident ID Card.
Important FAQ & Details of New Permanent Residence ID Card
新的永久居留身份证的重要常见问题解答及详情⦁What are the main purposes and considerations for upgrading foreign permanent resident identity cards in this revision?⦁在本修订版中，升级外国永久居民身份证的主要目的和考虑因素是什么？The Foreign Permanent Resident ID card is a legal identity document issued by the National Immigration Administration for eligible foreigners after they have been authorized to reside permanently in China.外国永久居民身份证是国家移民局为符合条件的、获准在中国永久居留的外国人签发的合法身份证件。With the development of China's economy and society and the advancement of information technology, in order to further enhance the social recognition of the permanent resident card and the level of information technology of foreigner management services, the National Immigration Administration, based on the considerations of safer, more beautiful and more practical, has comprehensively improved and upgraded the machine-readable and visually-readable areas of the current version of the permanent resident card in an all-round way.
随着我国经济社会的发展和信息技术的进步，为进一步提升永久居留证件的社会认可度和外国人管理服务信息化水平，国家移民管理局从更安全、更美观、更实用的角度出发，对现行版永久居留证件的机读区和视读区进行了全面改进和升级。Additionally, improved and adjusted the technical specifications, optimized and beautified the layout, and enhanced the anti-counterfeiting performance, and developed and launched the new version of the permanent resident card, which not only facilitates identification and visual reading, but also makes it easier for the holder to use in more offline application scenarios, such as machine reading and online use.
此外，还改进和调整了技术指标，优化美化了版面，增强了防伪性能，并研发推出了新版永久居民身份证，不仅便于识别和目视读取，也便于持证人在机读、在线等更多离线应用场景中使用。⦁ What are the major changes between the new version and the current version,and what are the highlights?⦁新版本和当前版本之间的主要变化是什么，以及重点是什么？The new version of the card has been upgraded in terms of layout pattern and technical design, mainly in the following three aspects:新版卡在布局模式和技术设计方面进行了升级，主要体现在以下三个方面：1.The chip storage technology has been adjusted, the certificate information storage method has been optimized, and more advanced anti-counterfeiting technology has been adopted to enhance personal information protection and data security.1.调整了芯片存储技术，优化了证书信息存储方法，采用了更先进的防伪技术，提高了个人信息保护和数据安全。2.The ID number has been adjusted from 15 digits to 18 digits, which includes the information code such as the foreigner identification code, nationality code, and place of application code. Each person has one ID and it remains the same for life.2.身份证号已从15位调整为18位，其中包括外国人识别代码、国籍代码、申请地点代码等信息代码。每个人都有一个身份证，并且终生保持不变。3.The layout has been optimized, the relevant registration items have been improved, a new pattern of the Great Wall has been used, and new five-starred elements reflecting the national logo have been added, so as to better convey China's image and concepts to the world.3.优化了布局，改进了相关注册项目，采用了新的长城图案，增加了反映国家标志的新五星元素，以便更好地向世界传达中国的形象和理念。In the process of promoting the revision of the card, some experts involved in the study proposed that the new version of the Permanent Resident Card can be commonly known as the "five-star card", which we think is very appropriate.
在推广修订卡的过程中，一些参与研究的专家提出，新版本的永久居民卡通常可以称为“五星卡”，我们认为这是非常合适的。
1.身份证机读能力更强。新版身份证对广泛应用于各行各业的身份证件阅读器进行了信息识别升级，社会上常用的标准身份证件阅读器可以快速、准确地读取新版身份证中存储的个人身份信息。2.Better compatibility with the application systems in various industries. The content and format of the information stored in the new version of the card have been optimized for the application needs of various industries, and specifications will be formulated and released to the public, so as to facilitate the application units of various industries, such as hotels, railways, civil aviation, banks, taxation, Internet platforms, etc., to make adaptability changes, and to effectively enhance the compatibility of the Permanent Resident ID Card with the application systems of the industry units.2.更好地兼容各行业应用系统。针对各行业应用需求，对新版居民身份证存储信息的内容和格式进行优化，制定规范并向社会发布，方便酒店、铁路、民航、银行、税务、互联网平台等各行业应用单位进行适应性修改，切实增强居民身份证与行业单位应用系统的兼容性。3.Verification of the holder's identity is more accurate. In addition to providing identity verification services for the holders and application units of the new version of the card, the National Immigration Administration will provide verification services related to the Permanent Resident ID Card and the foreign passport held by the holder, so as to meet the needs of the holder and the application unit for identity-related authentication in specific application scenarios.
3.持证人身份核查更加准确。国家移民管理局除为新版居民身份证持证人和申领单位提供身份验证服务外，还将提供持证人所持永久居民身份证和外国护照的相关验证服务，以满足持证人和申领单位在特定申领场景下的身份相关验证需求。
