Specific procedures for Shenzhen residence permit application (updated in October 2025)

Specific procedures for applying for a Shenzhen residence permit (updated in October 2025) The Shenzhen residence permit is incredible，Applying for a residence permit is very important! Buy a house or a car、children go to school、Apply for a passport、Apply for visa……Used for everything。

Detailed process for applying for a residence permit. Sign the house rental contract online -> House rental registration -> Residence registration -> Receive the residence permit starting from July 1, 2025，Shenzhen fully implements the online signing and filing system for housing rental contracts，The parties involved in the lease need to go to the real estate transaction center to sign the contract online.，Only then can you go through the subsequent procedures such as recording the housing rental contract.。

Processing materials：

1. A copy of the original property ownership certificate
2. One copy of each original ID card of all property owners listed on the property ownership certificate
3. One copy of each tenant’s original ID card

Process

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1. landlord and tenant，Bring the above materials to the housing rental service center in each district，Call a number to handle the "Housing Rental Online Signing Business"。
2. In the real estate trading center，Receive the form and fill out the "Application Form for Online Signing of Housing Lease Contract"。
3. After being called，The lessor and lessee go to the counter together to submit the information and application form。
4. Checked by the handling staff，Issue the "Receipt for Online Signing of Housing Lease Contract" to complete the online signing。

Things to note

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1. The property owner must come to、One person from the lessee must come，If you are unable to attend, please fill in the power of attorney form
2. If you rent a property (Ziroom Apartment, etc.) from an agency, the agency can handle the relevant procedures on your behalf.。

Please refer to the details of how to apply for housing rental online visa.：How to sign and register a housing rental contract online in Shenzhen? two、Handle house rental registration and complete the online signing of the lease contract.，The lessor and the lessee (one person from each party is required to be present) need to go to the Community Affairs Acceptance Center together，Handle house rental filing and registration business。The most important thing about this link is，Coordinate with the landlord to handle the matter together，It is recommended to communicate with the landlord in advance when renting a house。

Properties of the serviced apartment type cannot apply for a residence permit due to non-compliance of the property certificate.。

Processing materials：

1. lessor (landlord)：The original and a copy of the identity cards of all property owners in the real estate certificate；Original and 1 copy of real estate certificate
2. Tenant)：Original and 1 copy of ID card
3. One original copy of the housing rental contract signed online

Process

： Go to the community affairs reception service center，Call the number and queue up to handle comprehensive services (housing rental registration)。

After the number，Submit application materials and applicant’s identity document。 The staff guides the site to fill in the "House Rental Registration Application Form"。 Enter application information on site，Issue the "Shenzhen Residential Housing Rental Contract Filing Notice" to complete the filing。 three、Apply for residence registration after the implementation of the new policy in 2025，New residence permit，Unable to get certificate immediately，Can only apply for residence registration。

Six months after registration，Officially receive the Shenzhen residence permit with the "Residence Registration Certificate"。

Materials required： 1 copy of the applicant’s ID card (original to be verified) Proof of legal residence in Shenzhen (choose 1 from the following 4)

1. Self-occupied residence，Provide a copy of the real estate certificate
2. rental house，Provide a copy of the house rental registration notice
3. dormitory，Provide 1 unit certificate
4. Stay with close relatives，Provide real estate certificate + proof of family relationship. How to apply： Prepare documents for processing，Queue the number to apply for card business (residence registration) After the number is queued，Submit application materials and present the applicant’s original ID card。

You need to take photos when applying for the first time，The staff will guide you to the scene for filming。 After taking pictures，Staff enter applicant information，And print it to the applicant for confirmation and signature。 After confirming that the application information is correct，Issue the "Residence Registration Certificate" on-site to complete the process。 Four、Apply for Shenzhen residence permit six months after registration，With the "Residence Registration Certificate" and personal identity certificate，Officially receive Shenzhen residence permit。

Materials required： Original ID card of the applicant Original copy of "Residence Registration Certificate" Application method： Six months after registration，Go to the community affairs reception center，After queuing up the number to apply for card business (applying for residence permit)，Submit the "Residence Registration Certificate" and show your ID card。 Verified correct，Shenzhen residence permit issuance on site。

For residents who already hold Shenzhen residence permit，Need to be within 30 days before the residence permit expires， Apply for endorsement (renew) 。Residence permit expires，It will be handled according to the new regulations，Only residence registration can be collected，Get the certificate in half a year，And the length of the previous residence permit has been cleared.，Need to accumulate again。

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