Xiamen has introduced new visa policies to ease entry for foreign nationals, boosting investment and business convenience.
Expanding Openness and Enhancing Investment Quality
(1)Greater Market Access: Xiamen will fully implement the pre-establishment national treatment and negative list system, ensuring that foreign investment can enter all sectors unless explicitly restricted. Barriers to market entry and exit will be eliminated, and reforms will align with high international trade standards.
(2)Attracting Investment in Key Sectors: The city will focus on its "4+4+6" modern industrial system, strengthening industrial chains and encouraging foreign investment in priority sectors. Foreign R&D centers will receive tax incentives, and high-tech enterprises will benefit from corporate income tax reductions.
(3)Diversified Investment Channels: Xiamen will leverage major trade events such as the China International Fair for Investment and Trade to attract global investors. Foreign investors are encouraged to invest through cross-border RMB funding, equity investment, and reinvestment of undistributed profits.
(4)Incentives for Foreign Capital: Between 2025 and 2027, foreign-invested enterprises (excluding equity investment and real estate firms) that secure over $10 million in annual actual foreign capital will receive financial rewards—3% for manufacturing projects and 2% for other industries, capped at 20 million RMB per company per year.
Enhancing Investment Convenience
(1)Support for Workforce Housing: Foreign-invested company employees will have access to public rental housing discounts and other housing benefits. Eligible employees can also apply for subsidized housing programs.
(2)Land and Construction Support: Incentives will be offered for intensive land use, including reduced land-use costs for qualified foreign-invested industrial projects. Expansion projects on existing land will not incur additional land fees.
(3)Financial Support: Banks will be encouraged to offer quality financial services to foreign-invested enterprises. Foreign firms will be supported in financing through IPOs, intellectual property securitization, and participation in government industrial investment funds.
(4)Facilitating Business Travel: Foreign employees in Xiamen will benefit from improved visa and residence policies. The city will also promote the use of APEC Business Travel Cards and enhance foreign visitor payment options.
(5)Streamlining Cross-Border Investment: Foreign firms reinvesting in domestic enterprises will no longer need additional registration for such investments. The city will also push for foreign exchange policy relaxations in the pilot free trade zone.
Improving the Business Environment
(1)Ensuring Equal Treatment: Foreign enterprises will receive the same policy benefits as domestic firms, including fair participation in government procurement and standard-setting processes.
(2)Strengthening Rights Protection: Xiamen will combat misinformation and protect foreign firms' intellectual property rights through enhanced enforcement and dispute resolution mechanisms.
(3)Optimizing Services: A dedicated task force will provide full-lifecycle services for key foreign-invested projects, ensuring smooth implementation and rapid responses to business concerns.
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