原标题：情定鄂尔多斯，英国小伙艾伦在这里拿到中国“绿卡”近日，ChinaDaily发表了一篇关于鄂尔多斯第一位取得绿卡的英国小伙艾伦的故事。随着中国绿卡政策的放开，越来越多的外国人才来到中国。在全球化过程出现新情况，中国仍然向世界保持着开放的姿态。英国小伙艾伦在内蒙古鄂尔多斯收获了爱情、家庭和事业后，最近也在当地政府的帮助下顺利拿到了自己的绿卡。文章中介绍，艾伦是内蒙古鄂尔多斯市一所英语学校的合伙人。2011年，这位35岁的英国人和自己妻子回到中国，他的妻子是鄂尔多斯人，曾在英国东北部城市纽卡斯尔工作生活了9年。回到鄂尔多斯后，这对夫妇想开创自己的事业，并且两人都认同这里是最好的实现之地，创业教育的想法在两人的共同努力下由愿景变成了现实。随着英文学校的经营渐渐步入正轨，艾伦也开始在鄂尔多斯寻求取得永久居留权的可能性。一次偶然的机会，艾伦在电视上看到了一条新闻，说中国正在放松申请条件，发放更多绿卡，所以他想试试。据艾伦介绍，2017年4月自己开始办理申请，仅仅一年后就收到了绿卡，这与办理部门之前告知的时间一样。自己可以像中国人使用身份证一样，在大多数情况下使用绿卡。艾伦还说，在申请绿卡的过程中自己没有遇到任何困难，在申请的每一个关键时刻当地政府都及时帮助了自己，并且在他递交所有文件之前就将它们全部核对好了。“尽管在这一过程中，我听到一些错误的说法，比如‘你必须是诺贝尔奖获得者或是NBA球星才能获得中国绿卡’，但我还是继续坚持申请绿卡，最后成功了，我很开心”。艾伦表示。文章全文如下：Govtgreenlightseasieraccessto‘greencards’作者：中国日报社国内部王科举EasingoftherulesonpermanentresidencepermitsmeansmoretalentedexpatsarebeingofferedtheopportunitytoliveandworkinChina.WangKejureports.Sincearrivingin2005,MarkLevinehasregularlytraveledaroundChina,deliveringlecturesatmorethan50universities.HeisnowateacherofAmericancultureandpublicspeakingatMinzuUniversityofChinainBeijing.In2015,theCaliforniandecidedthathisfuturelayinChina,sotoescapetheannualroundofvisaapplicationshevisitedtheYonghegongEntryandExitOfficeinBeijingtoapplyfora“greencard”.ThecardisapermanentresidencepermitthatgivesforeignnationalsbasicallythesamelegalstatusasChinesecitizens.Althoughitiscalledpermanentresidence,itonlylasts10years,andholdersmustreapplyafterthattime.Toaidhisapplication,Levinecarriedanumberoftrophiesandcertificatesawardedbythegovernment,includingtheFriendshipAward(thehighesthonoraforeignnationalcanreceive)forhiscontributiontoculturalexchanges,andacopyofhisbookStoriesfromMyChineseJourney.Toqualifyforthecard,applicantsmustmeetatleastoneofanumberofrequirements,including:tohaveinvestedatleast$500,000inaChinesebusinessforatleastthreeconsecutiveyearspriortoapplicationandbeabletoguaranteeagoodfinancialrecord;tobemarriedtoaChinesecitizen;tohavemadeorbemakingasignificantcontributiontothecountry;ortopossessskillsthatareespeciallyneeded.“IwanttostayinChinaandcontinuetoteachandcontribute.Butmyworkwasnotconsideredtobealargecontribution,”Levine,67,said.Inresponse,heturnedtoanofficialattheStateAdministrationofForeignExpertsAffairstoseeiftheirjointeffortswouldresultinstatusasawinneroftheFriendshipAwardbeingaddedtothelistofqualifications,inaccordancewitha2014announcementbyPremierLiKeqiangthatthegovernmentwasconsideringsuchamove.InApril2016,afteranapplicationprocessthattook10monthsandcost1,500yuan($216),LevinebecamethefirstforeignnationaltobeissuedwithagreencardviathenewcategoryforwinnersoftheFriendshipAward.Theonetimepaymentforthecardwas300yuan.ComplexprocedureTheextremelycomplexapplicationprocessmeansthataChinesegreencardisregardedasoneofthemostdifficultdocumentstoobtainanywhereintheworld.Asaresult,thePublicSecurityBureau,whichuntilrecentlywasresponsibleforadministeringapplications,struggledwithlengthybacklogsintheprocessingofvisas,immigrationdocumentsandapplicationsfornaturalization.Theprocedureisstillatime-consumingendeavor,butsince2016ithasbeenstreamlinedandtheruleshavebeenrelaxed,makingiteasierforinternationaltalentacrossawiderangeofprofessionstoapply.Thegreencardwasintroducedin2004.Inthedecadethatfollowed,just7,356peopleweregrantedpermanentresidence—amere1.2percentoftheestimated600,000expatslivinginthecountryduringthatperiod—accordingtotheAnnualReportonChineseInternationalMigrationpublishedin2015bytheCenterforChinaandGlobalization,athinktankinBeijing.In2016,thePublicSecurityBureaugrantedpermanentresidenceto1,576foreignnationals—ariseof163percentfromthepreviousyear.Lastyear,theministryreleasedanewversionofthegreencardcontainingamachine-readablemicrochipthatcanbeswipedwhentheholderbuystravelticketsorinsurance,usesabankorbooksahotel.“Ididn’trunintoanydifficultieswhenapplying.Thelocalgovernmenthelpedmeateverypossiblejunctureandcheckedallofmydocumentsbeforetheyweresubmitted,”saidAaronPatterson,co-ownerofanEnglishschoolinOrdos,InnerMongoliaautonomousregioninNorthChina.“IreceivedmygreencardjustoverayearafterapplyinginApril2017,justastheauthoritiestoldme.I’mabletoswipeitinmostsituationswhereChinesepeoplewouldusetheiridentitycards.”The35yearoldBritonarrivedinChinain2011withhiswife,anOrdosnative,afterlivingandworkinginNewcastleuponTyneinNortheastEnglandfornineyears.Thecouplewantedtostarttheirownbusiness,andbothagreedthatChinawouldbethebestplacetodoit.Astheirschoolflourished,thelikelihoodgrewthatPattersonwouldseekpermanentresidence.Despitebeingtoldincorrectlythat“youneedtobeaNobelPrizelaureateoranNBAstar”toobtainaChinesegreencard,heperseveredinhisapplication.“Isawanewsitemontelevisionthatsaidthecountrywasrelaxingtherulesandissuingmoregreencards,soIwantedtogiveittry,”hesaid.WangHuiyao,headoftheCenterforChinaandGlobalization,saidtheeasingoftherulesillustratesthatChina’simmigrationpolicyisbecomingmoreopen,inclusiveandflexibletofurtherdeepenreformandopening-up.“Inthepastthreedecades,Chinafocusedonattractingforeigncapitalbecauseoftwomainfactors—thehugepopulationandthelowlevelofeconomicandsocialdevelopment.Now,however,thecountryhasexhausteditsdemographicadvantage,sointhenextthreedecadesitshouldshiftthefocustoforeigntalent,”hesaid.ImprovedmanagementInMarch,theStateCouncil,China’sCabinet,decidedtoestablishtheStateImmigrationAdministrationtofurtherimproveimmigrationmanagementandprovidebetterservicesforforeignnationals.Inthetwomonthsafteritwasestablished,theadministration,whichisoverseenbythePublicSecurityBureau,approved1,881applications,equivalenttothetotalnumberofapprovalslastyear.“Intheglobalizedworldthatpeoplenowtakeforgranted,theUnitedStates’adoptionofrestrictivepoliciesonimmigration,andBrexitintheUnitedKingdom,havehighlightedthegrowingunpopularityofglobalizationasasolutiontoeconomicdistress,”saidFrankPieke,professorofmigrationpoliciesanddevelopmentatLeidenUniversityintheNetherlands.Bycontrast,China’sgreencardpolicy,coupledwiththeBeltandRoadInitiative,issendingapositivesignaltotheworldthatthecountrywelcomeshighlyskilledexpatworkersandmanagers,andisembracingglobalization,headded.However,Chinawasaclosed,feudalsocietyforthousandsofyearsbeforefinallyopeningitsborders40yearsago,andthecountrystillhasalongtaskaheadtoreformtheimmigrationprocessandattractmoreforeigntalent.Forexample,lessthan2,000foreignnationalsweregivengreencardsinChinalastyear,whilemorethan1millionimmigrantsbecamepermanentresidentsoftheUnitedStates,accordingtostatisticsfromtheUSDepartmentofHomeSecurity.“AsChinaisnowembracingtheworldinabroadersense,itwillbemoreopentotheworldthaneverbefore,especiallyintermsofpopulationflow,”saidZengShaocong,directoroftheCenterforInternationalMigrationandOverseasChineseResearchinBeijing.Expatsfacilitatethetransferoftechnology,thuscontributingtotheflowofhitechgoodsandideas,alongwithcapital,sothegovernmentshouldgivetalentedforeignersmoreopportunitiestomakeChinatheirhome,provideamorefavorableenvironmentandensuretheprotectionandrightstheydeserve,Zengsaid.GreateropennessHowever,Chinaisnowherenearthemostattractivecountryforexpats,beingranked41stinanHSBCsurveyofexpats’viewsoftheeconomic,livingandchildraisingenvironmentsin46countries.Despitethatlowranking,thesituationcouldimprovevastlyifChinamakesaconcertedefforttowelcomeforeignnationals,andthegovernmentemphasizesthecountry’sgreateraccessibility,expertssaid.“AstrongandconstantmessagefromthePresidentofChina,XiJinping,alongsideeconomicandlifestyleincentivesforpotentialtalentwillhaveabigimpactonmobilityflowsovertime,”saidWilliamHarvey,professoroftalentmanagementandmigrationatExeterUniversityintheUK.BackinBeijing,Levine,theteacheratMinzuUniversity,isbusyupdatinghisbook,andisaddingachapterthatwillelaborateontherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheworld.HehasnoplanstoreturntotheUS,andwhenaskedifhewilleventuallygohome,hejustsmiledandreplied,“Iamhome.”来源：鄂尔多斯发布责任编辑：