Foreigners' ID card gets hi-tech revamp
China DailyBy Yang Zekun | China Daily | Updated: September 22, 2023 A sample of the new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card. CHINA DAILY A new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card will be officially launched and issued on Dec 1, incorporating new technology for better personal information protection and wider application scenarios, the National Immigration Administration said on Friday. The administration said that enabling the new version of the card is a practical measure to ensure China's high-level openness to the world and enhance the digitalization of foreigners' management and services. Mao Xu, director of the NIA's Department of Foreigners Management, said that the card can be used as a personal identity document in China. According to the NIA, the new card expands the card number from 15 to 18 digits, incorporating information codes such as the foreigner identification code, nationality code and application location code.