What are the inconveniences of foreigners not having a green card in China?

(1) In terms of transportation, I took the bullet train high-speed train a few years ago. After booking tickets online, I have to go to the manual window to pick up the tickets.

If the booking time is much earlier, the ticket office will mail the ticket to my designated address when there is time.

Now foreigners don't have to go to the manual window to pick up tickets. Take the manual passage when entering the station, and you can use a foreign passport when entering the platform gate, or you can swipe it directly like an ID card.

If you are flying, in the past, after booking a ticket with a foreign passport, you can only find a ground crew to print a paper boarding pass before boarding the plane, and you can't pick up the ticket on the self-service machine.

Now, before you leave by plane, you can directly check in at major airlines on the official WeChat account, generate an electronic boarding pass, and check in your luggage at the airport.

Mumushan Gao Comments: Most people have experienced the convenience of high-speed rail and airplanes. As long as they have a resident ID card, it is convenient to buy tickets, take a bus and board the plane. Just swipe your ID card wherever you go.

If it is a foreign passport, it did have a lot of inconvenience in the past, but now it may gradually move closer to the ID card, and the ease of use has improved a lot.

Regarding this article, the situation in many places may be different. For example, the poster said that you can take the high-speed train by swiping your passport, but I know that you can't take it in some cities by swiping your passport. You have to use your passport to pick up paper tickets at the manual window.

(2) To go to banks and various government service agencies, you should queue up to get the number.

China people can get the number directly by swiping their ID cards on the self-service machine. In the past, foreigners had to find staff on the spot to queue up for numbers. Now they can also get the number by entering the passport number.

Mumushan Gao comments: It is convenient to say that there is still an ID card. Now all major public places have improved their service scope and efficiency, so foreigners who use passports to handle affairs also enjoy the same treatment as ID cards.

(3) Internet financial services. A few years ago, Alipay in China did not allow foreigners to apply for accounts. Foreigners can only apply for an account in Alipay International Edition, and now they can also apply for an account in China.

But, one thing. There are restrictions on the annual consumption of Alipay accounts applied for foreign passports. Unbound bank cards have a limit of several thousand, and bound bank cards have passed real-name authentication, with an annual limit of 65,438+10,000 RMB.

So now it is enough for me to use Alipay quota+WeChat payment quota+Alipay family card.

Mumushan Gao Comments: Internet companies in China, especially in online payment, have always been in a leading position in the world.

In China, all the celebrities, street vendors and even beggars have realized the convenience of online payment and enjoyed the dividends brought by the development of the Internet.

Wechat Payment and Alipay are definitely the most used apps in China every day, which are very convenient for payment, transfer and shopping in our daily life.

Ordinary people in China use Alipay and WeChat to pay, and there is no limit. As long as you have money, spend it casually.

No matter what you want to buy, you can buy what you want at buy buy.

However, when foreigners apply for Alipay, even if they bind their bank cards and pass the real-name authentication, the annual limit will be 6,543,800 RMB, which is definitely not enough for urban families.

Usually go out to travel to buy a few air tickets, book a hotel for a few nights, eat daily, buy double eleven shopping, buy some gifts during the Chinese New Year holiday, and any expenditure will exceed 65,438+10,000/year.

My experience is that the monthly consumption through Alipay is about 20,000-50,000 RMB, including meals, shopping, transportation, recharge of telephone bills, water, electricity and coal, heating, property fees and so on.

This poster definitely has more household consumption, and the amount of Alipay 65438+ 10,000/year is definitely not enough, so it can only be based on Alipay, plus the amount of WeChat payment and the service of love card in Alipay.

Alipay's love card service is to bind your account to another main account. When spending, you can choose not to deduct money from the account, but from the bound main account, so that you will not occupy your own consumption quota.

The consumption limit of love card is 20,000 RMB per month and 240,000 RMB per year.

The limits of several payment tools add up, which should be enough for him.

(4) In daily telephone communication, foreigners use mobile phones to handle calling cards, and there are only two or three specific options to choose from in the package provided by operators.

Mumushan Gao comments: I have heard this news for a long time. There is still a big difference between China residents carrying ID cards and foreigners carrying passports.

With a domestic identity card, you can apply for a new number in the business hall, and you can apply for all kinds of ordinary packages. The cheapest ones range from 5 yuan/month to several hundred yuan/month and thousands of yuan/month, so you can choose according to your own needs.

If you only have a foreign passport, you can only apply for a "foreigner" mobile phone package.

This kind of package for foreigners is different from ordinary domestic packages in terms of call minutes and internet traffic, and the price is slightly more expensive. Foreigners also need to bring their passports to the business hall for real-name registration.

There are fewer mobile phone packages to choose from, the communication cost is expensive, and the cost of daily life will also increase.

(5) In terms of travel, before the outbreak of the epidemic, the control of travel and accommodation in various regions was not so strict. Foreigners traveling abroad can stay in all kinds of hotels, guesthouses, homestays, guest houses and resorts.

After the outbreak, the control was upgraded to the highest level, which was extremely strict. Of all the previous accommodation options, only five-star hotels can accept foreigners.

So this leads to an instantaneous increase in travel costs by 5- 10 times.

Moreover, after the outbreak, foreigners go to other cities outside their permanent residence, and the prevention and control of the epidemic is also very strict. The epidemic prevention inspection of various public places and hotel accommodations often requires foreigners to fill in 3-4 forms.

Mumushan Gao Comments: I remember that foreigners can only stay in hotels and guesthouses with foreign qualifications when they come to China. Generally, three-star hotels have this qualification and can receive foreigners.

Relevant hotels with this qualification will also make it clear in the publicity that they can receive foreign tourists.

"Foreign-related hotels" have been called before. Now foreigners don't need to stay in foreign-related hotels when they come to China. They can stay anywhere as long as they produce valid documents approved by Chinese mainland.

It's just that some small hotels can't read e-passports, so it's more troublesome to register, and they are unwilling to receive foreign tourists.

In fact, the problem of foreigners staying in hotels seems to be somewhat different in every city. I know that some foreigners can only stay in three-star hotels when they come to Beijing.

After the outbreak, great changes have taken place in all aspects of people's lives. Since it is an epidemic prevention requirement, foreigners can only abide by it.

Staying in a five-star hotel costs a lot, so you have to bear it yourself. You have to fill in 3-4 forms everywhere, which is also the epidemic prevention regulation. There is nothing to say.

At this time, it shows the advantages of Chinese ID card. There are no restrictions on accommodation. You don't need to fill out so many forms to go to other cities. Just take out your mobile phone and scan the QR code of Health Treasure.

(6) Many foreigners in domestic convenience apps can't register with passports, because many apps are set to only accept Chinese ID card registration, so I can't use many local convenience apps.

For example, it is normal to make an appointment for nucleic acid testing on a hospital app or a small program. If you have a resident ID card, you can get it within 5 minutes.

You can only make an appointment in the hospital with your social security card and passport, and you can only get a paper report. Because there is no electronic registration, I can't get the electronic version of the report.

Mumushan spoke highly: Although these things are not major events in daily life, they are really troublesome to handle, and they run back and forth several times.

If you have a resident ID card and want to do nucleic acid testing, you must first register a small program online, then make an appointment, pay the fee, and finally check the electronic report, all of which are mobile phone operations.

Just go to the hospital yourself when you do the nucleic acid test.

If you are a foreigner, you should go to the scene to queue up for registration, pay the fee, and then take the exam. After a day, I have to run again to get the paper test results. This will take at least two trips to the hospital, which will delay a lot of time and consume a lot of money and energy.

(7) Foreigners who want to get COVID-19 vaccine in China must also go to the designated hospital. Only two hospitals in our city provide this service, and other hospitals do not accept foreigners to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine. The booking platform for vaccination can register foreigners.

Only a paper certificate can be issued after vaccination, which is the only certificate.

Mumushan Gao Comments: If you have a Chinese ID card, it is very simple to get a vaccine.

Tell me about my own experience about vaccination. Although I haven't been vaccinated yet, I have basically understood these vaccination services.

First of all, the neighborhood Committee where the household registration is located called me and asked my actual address. When I am confirmed to be in Beijing, I will be told when and where the community organization will vaccinate. It is suggested that I queue up directly at the scene with my ID card and get the vaccine for free.

I didn't go for vaccination, and then I received a short message from the neighborhood Committee every once in a while to remind me that there is a free vaccination service in XX place and XX time in my jurisdiction.

It is best to vaccinate in XX period, because there are few people and there is no need to queue up.

As for the proof of vaccination, it is even simpler. No paper proof is needed at all. Paper proof is inconvenient to carry around and easy to lose, which is very troublesome.

Friends around you, after the vaccination, the health care applet on the mobile phone will show the time of vaccination and how many shots have been vaccinated.

No matter where you go in the future, when you need to check the vaccination situation, just turn on your mobile phone and show it to the other party.

(8) I have a work visa in China, and the company has provided me with social security and medical insurance. It is very convenient to see a doctor with a social security card.

Foreigners' health codes can only be obtained through the "National Government Service Platform" applet. Both Alipay and WeChat can register, enter various public places, and check the health code. Sometimes the security guard sees that my health code is different from other people's health code and often needs to explain.

Mumushan Gao Comments: It is normal for foreigners who have formal jobs in China to apply for social security cards and medical insurance cards.

It is also convenient to use the medical insurance card to go to the hospital for registration, payment and treatment

As for the appearance of health code, I have never seen what the health code of foreigners looks like. If the health code of foreigners is different from that of ordinary people in China, many security guards have never seen it, so it is normal to ask in detail.

(9) Foreigners can apply for a five-year residence permit to visit relatives in China, but they are not allowed to work. If you apply for a work visa, you can only renew it once a year. Information review (company information+personal information) should be submitted three months before the visa expires every year. If the time limit is exceeded, points will be deducted, which will affect the renewal of fees in the future. If you have been doing well, you can apply for renewal after getting high marks.

Mumushan Gao comments: I don't know much about foreigners applying for Chinese visas. I don't know what the specific policy is.

However, working in China, it is really not easy to renew the work visa every year. In fact, to renew a tourist visa, you only need to prepare your own materials.

The key is to renew the work visa every year, and it also involves the company to prepare materials, which is more complicated, because it invisibly adds a lot of trouble to the unit and has to be tossed once a year.

Therefore, many companies are reluctant to recruit foreigners when recruiting. In other words, the employment choices and opportunities of foreigners in China are far lower than those of ordinary China residents.

For example, if you are a human resources manager, you need to recruit a new employee at this time, and two people will come for an interview. Their conditions and abilities are similar. A is a resident of China and B is a foreigner.

As a human resource, who would you choose to join the company?

Normal logical thinking, definitely choose A, because everything is the same, it will be much easier to recruit China residents.

If you choose B to recruit a foreigner, you have to prepare materials to help him apply for a work visa every year, which is also the consumption of manpower, material resources, time and money.

Compared with AB, I will definitely choose the one that is less troublesome.

For foreigners, it is certainly not easy to find a job in China, because when looking for a job, the intended company must have a certain scale. If it is a small company, it is estimated that no one knows the relevant procedures for recruiting foreigners.

Moreover, if you change jobs, it may be more troublesome. You don't just want to leave. Besides salary, you should also consider whether the new company is willing to help me apply for a work visa every year.

The new company may also be considering not considering foreigners if it can recruit China residents. It is better to do one more thing.

(10) Alipay or WeChat whose real name is authenticated as a foreigner. When online shopping, if the other seller's account is overseas, the transaction cannot be made, which will show that the transaction failed.

Mumushan Gao Comments: There must be a reason why the state and Internet companies restrict foreigners from using Alipay and WeChat to pay. The high probability may be related to financial security issues, such as money laundering.

China residents' Alipay and WeChat have no restrictions in this respect, and they can purchase them normally whether shopping on large websites or scouring overseas.

(1 1) The take-away platform can't buy medicine. * * * Bicycles/electric vehicles can only be scanned by real-name authentication of ID cards, and passport numbers are not accepted.

Mumushan Gao Comments: Internet companies in China have made take-out all over the world, and every resident enjoys the convenience brought by take-out.

Now the take-away platform not only delivers food, but also provides medicine delivery service, especially at night, which greatly meets the needs of consumers.

Because drugs are special items, only China residents who have passed the real-name authentication of their ID cards can buy and enjoy the delivery service on the online platform. It is normal for foreigners not to place orders on online platforms.

Foreigners are sick, have a headache, have a fever, and can only go through the normal process, go to the hospital to register, find a doctor to prescribe medicine and then go to the pharmacy to get it.

* * * Bicycles can only be used by users who need real-name authentication. As for foreigners who can't complete real-name authentication with their passports, I don't know why.

I think there is a unified solution to these two things, that is, let relatives (spouses) place orders, scan codes and enjoy services with accounts verified by their real names.

The same account is on two mobile phones, and it is ok to unlock two bicycles at the same time.

(12) It is very troublesome for foreigners to buy wealth management products in banks. Even the most common financial management (similar to Yu 'ebao) should provide proof of income.

Mumushan Gao Comments: If you are from China, you must complete the risk test on the day you open an account with your resident ID card, which means that you can use online banking or mobile App to purchase various wealth management products from major banks or Internet companies.

There are also funds and stocks, which are probably similar.

It is very troublesome for foreigners to buy financial management, which should also involve the safety of funds, so banks have set some thresholds.

It is also reasonable to require foreigners to provide proof of income before purchasing wealth management. There should be no problem for foreigners who have formal jobs in China. However, if they live in China for a long time and have no real job, it may be more difficult to buy wealth management.

In addition, I said some extra new information that I didn't know before.

(1) It seems that there are certain restrictions for foreigners to travel to Xinjiang and Tibet. Generally speaking, they must take part in a group tour of a large qualified travel agency.

Sometimes, although foreigners are allowed to travel freely in Xinjiang and Tibet, the inspection of foreigners at each checkpoint will be stricter.

Moreover, some small cities may not allow foreigners to spend the night in the local area and must leave on the same day.

If you travel and stay in Xinjiang and Tibet, you can only stay in the most advanced local hotels or guesthouses, then the travel cost will increase by n times in an instant.

(2) For foreigners, it is inconvenient to register on many online platforms, because you need to fill in the Chinese characters of your name when you register, but there are no Chinese characters on your foreign passport when you check your documents, which leads to the embarrassing situation that you can't verify your true identity.

You may only be able to call customer service and complete the registration manually.

(3) Foreigners are not allowed to surf the Internet in street cafes.

Finally, some people may have questions. As this Australian Chinese has relatives (spouses) in China, he has lived in China for several years and has a formal job.

Why didn't this Australian Chinese apply for a green card in China?

With permanent residency in China and a green card in China, you can use it like an ID card, which is convenient for living in China.

First of all, since everyone can think of a solution, the poster owner must have thought of it long ago. Since he has never applied for a green card in China, there must be a reason.

He didn't say, and I don't know. I guess applying for a green card in China is not as simple as many media reports.

To sum up, you will see many inconveniences for foreign Chinese living in China, or my suggestions and conclusions are more reliable and beneficial to most people.