Expats who meet any of the following conditions may apply for a residence permit for private affairs (marked "entrepreneurship"):

1. Foreign students who intend to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship in Shanghai and are fresh graduates from a Chinese university;

2. Expats who plan to invest or engage in innovation and entrepreneurship in Shanghai;

3. Excellent foreign graduates who graduated from key universities in China or well-known overseas universities less than two years ago and who are engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship in Shanghai;

4. Foreign members of the innovation and entrepreneurship teams that are introduced by key development fields and industries in China;

5. Research assistants of the work teams that are led by the expats who have made significant contributions and are in the special demand of China.