外籍人士注册公司

Whenforeigners are engaged in business activities in China to receivepayments, they need a bank account with a domestic company for legaltransactions (no salary income is involved here), so it is reasonableand necessary to set up a company in China. Foreigners registering acompany in China fall into the following main categories.

外籍人士在中国从事商业活动收取款项时，需要一个国内公司的银行账户进行合法交易（这里不涉及到工资收入），因此在中国设立公司是合理而必要的。外国人在华注册公司，主要分为以下几种情况：

1.Foreigners entering China on a business visa (M) and having along-term relationship with a Chinese company

1.持商务签证（M）进入中国并与中国公司有长期合作的外国人

If aforeigner has already registered a company in China and is operatinglegally and normally, he or she can apply for a visa in the capacityof a legal representative and use the domestic company account fortransactions.

如果外国人在中国已经注册了一家公司并合法正常运营，可以用法定代表人的身份申请签证，并且用国内的公司账户进行交易。

2.Foreigners with student visas who need to collect money when theyintend to start a business in China

2.持有学生签证并准备在中国创业时需要收取款项的外国人

Thelaw states that a person on a student visa cannot work for pay. Ifthe applicant states 'start a business' on the student visa, there isa buffer period of 1-3 months before the company is registered andfees can be legally charged without converting to a work visa.

法律规定持有学生签证的人不能有偿工作。如果申请者在学生签证上注明了"创业"，在注册公司之前可以有1-3个月的缓冲期，并在未转为工作签证时，合法地收取费用。

3.Foreigners who are currently on a work visa and work with othercompanies

3.目前持有工作签证，与其他公司合作的外国人

Onceyou have signed an employment contract with a company and obtained awork visa, you cannot work for another company as an employee and itis illegal to receive income from another company in this way.

一旦与一家公司签订劳动合同并获得工作签证，就不能以职工身份为其他公司工作，如此从别家的公司获得的收入也是非法的。

However,a company registered as an independent individual can enter intocontracts with other companies and make a profit (in which case theexpatriate cannot hold a visa as a legal person in his or her owncompany).

但注册为独立个体的公司，可以与其他公司签订合同并盈利（在此过程中，该外籍人士不能以自己公司的法人身份持有签证）。

4.Foreigner company registration process in China

4.外国人在华注册公司流程

Foreignerswishing to register a company will need to prepare the capital, andthe company will need to have one eligible legal entity, oneshareholder and one supervisor.

外籍人员如果想要注册公司，需要先准备注册资金,并且公司需要有符合条件的法人、股东和监事各一位。

Thesteps to register a company are as follows:

注册公司的步骤如下：

1)Complete the Registration of Companies Information Form

1)填写注册公司信息表

2)Address audit, name verification

2)地址审核，核名

3)Signing of business documents

3)工商文件签字

4)Signing and mailing of business documents

4)工商文件签字邮寄

5)Seal engraving (official seal, corporate seal, etc.)

5)刻章（公章、法人章等）

6)Awaiting business licence and official seal

6)等待营业执照和公章

7)Bank account opening, tax approval, etc.

7)银行开户，税务核定等