Leaving a countrywhere you used to live can mean a lot of work. As a foreigner inChina, you need to start asking what you should do before you leave.There are a few things you must do before you plan to leave a fewmonths ago. Therefore, it is important to remind you of what to dobefore you leave China.

离开一个你曾经居住过的国家可能意味着很多工作。作为一名在中国的外籍人士，您需要在离开前开始询问您应该做什么。在你计划离开的几个月前，你必须做几件事。因此，重要的是要提醒您离开中国之前要做的事情。

1 non-criminalrecord

1 无犯罪记录

Once you have leftthe country, it is impossible to recover your non-criminal recordfrom China. The local police department will require your originalpassport and a rental agreement before you can issue a certificate ofno criminal record. So you have to put it on your to-do list and makesure it's notarized later.

一旦您已经出国，就不可能从中国找回您的非犯罪记录。当地警察局将要求您提供护照原件和房屋租赁协议，然后才能签发无犯罪记录证明。因此，你必须把它放在你的待办事项清单上，并确保之后进行公证。

2 claim yoursocial security

2 申请您的社会保险

Foreigners who haveworked in China for 15 years or more can enjoy a monthly pension.They can get the pension even if they live abroad.

外国人在中国工作15年或以上时，可以享受每月的养老金。即使他们住在国外，他们也可以获得这笔退休金。

Foreigners are alsoentitled to refunds of paid and unused portions of health insurance.Aliens shall return these two items in one lump sum before leavingthe country.

外国人也有权获得医疗保险已付和未使用部分的退款。外国人出境前，应一次性退还这两项。

Your Company's HRcan certainly give you some advice.

贵公司的HR 肯定可以给你一些建议。

3. Transfer yourmoney

3. 转移你的钱

In terms of money,the amount of money China requires you to take home is limited. Ifyou have long-term savings, it may be a problem to take them all outof China on the same day you leave. In addition, you can onlyexchange currency on a specific date. Therefore, it is best totransfer funds to your overseas account a few weeks in advance.

就金钱而言，中国要求你能带回家的钱是有限的。如果你有长期的储蓄，在你离开的同一天把它们全部带出中国可能是个问题。此外，您只能在特定日期兑换货币。因此，最好提前几周将资金转入您的海外账户。

4 disassociateyour phone number

4 取消关联您的电话号码

Your phone number inChina is just the most important piece of information you can getwhen your bank activates or uses an app like Alipay or WeChat. If youdo not cancel your phone number before leaving China, you mayencounter problems, especially if it is associated with your passportnumber.

您在中国的电话号码只是您在银行激活或使用支付宝或微信等应用程序方面可以获得的最重要信息。如果您在离开中国之前没有取消您的电话号码，您可能会遇到问题，特别是如果它与您的护照号码相关联。

On the other hand,forgetting to cancel or cancel your phone number associated with yourWeChat ID can be risky. If your phone bill is not paid for sixmonths, it will be registered as a new number, and others will beable to log on to your WeChat. Canceling your phone number also meansdeleting your Alipay account. Since Alipay contains all of yourpayment transactions or bank card information, it's also important tohandle it before you leave.

另一方面，忘记取消或取消您的电话号码与您的微信ID 的关联可能是有风险的。如果您的电话费六个月没有支付，它将被注册为一个新号码，并且其他人将能够登录您的微信。取消您的电话号码也意味着删除您的支付宝账户。由于支付宝包含您所有的支付交易或银行卡信息，因此在离开之前处理它也很重要。

5 work permitcancellation certificate

5 工作许可注销证明

When your employmentcontract is terminated, Your HR department will normally obtain anemployment permit (foreign university certificate) or foreign expertcertificate (foreign expert certificate) from You and cancel it. It'simportant that you get a cancellation certificate, or at least a scanfrom the relevant department. This certificate can be used as anofficial proof of your working experience in China. And if you wantto go back to work visa, but also need to cancel the certificate.

当您的劳动合同终止时，您的人力资源部通常会从您那里获得就业许可证（外国大学证）或外国专家证（外国专家证）并取消。重要的是你能拿到取消证明（注销证明），至少是相关部门出具的扫描件。该证书可以作为您在中国工作经验的官方证明。而且如果想再回国办工作签证，还需要注销证明。

6 Certificate oftax resident bearing the official seal of China

6 加盖中国官方印章的税务居民证明

Before leavingChina, you must obtain a “Tax payment certificate” fromthe local tax bureau, detailing the salary and taxes you pay eachmonth or year. Treat it as a tax clearance and make sure you don'thave any debt or tax liability. This document will also serve asevidence of your tax payment in China to avoid double taxation.

在离开中国之前，您必须到当地税务局索取一份“纳税证明”，详细说明您每月或每年支付的工资和税款。将其视为清税，确保您没有任何债务或税务责任。该文件也将作为您在中国缴纳税款的证据，以避免双重征税。

7 GET referenceinformation from your bank in China

7 从您在中国的银行获取参考信息

Obtaining a letterof recommendation or bank certification from your bank may be helpfulin some countries where a bank recommendation is required to open anew bank account. In addition, you can use this document as proof ofyour financial activities or income from Chinese sources.

从您的银行获得推荐信或银行证明在某些需要银行推荐信才能开设新银行账户的国家/地区可能会有所帮助。此外，您还可以将此文件用作您的财务活动或中国来源收入的证明。

Some banks outsideChina have very strict rules. One expatriate said that a Maltese bankhad written to his bank in China, but they had never replied, so hecould not open a bank account.

中国以外的一些银行有非常严格的规定。一位外籍人士说，马耳他的一家银行写信给他在中国的银行，但他们从未回复，因此他无法开设银行账户。

8 Settle paymentwith your landlord

8 与您的房东结算付款

Both foreign workersand business owners must settle their rents before leaving China toavoid future conflicts. At the same time, you must not forget youraccommodation provider's deposit or reimbursement from your companyfor housing subsidies.

外籍工人和企业主都必须在离开中国之前解决他们的租金，以避免未来的冲突。同时，您不能忘记您的住宿提供者的押金或从您的公司获得住房补贴的报销。

9 cancel the SIMcard

9 取消SIM 卡

It doesn't seemimportant to cancel your SIM card when you leave China, but if youwant to go back to China in the future and get a new one, don'tforget it. If the SIM card is not cancelled, it will continue to becharged by Chinese suppliers. In addition, after 90 days, theprovider will take back the number and blacklist you. This can causetrouble when you apply for a new SIM card later.

离开中国时注销SIM卡似乎不是很重要，但是如果您将来想返回中国并获得一张新的，则绝对不能忘记。如果 SIM 卡没有被取消，它将继续由中国供应商收取费用。此外，90 天后，提供商将收回该号码并将您列入黑名单。这会给你以后申请新SIM卡带来麻烦。

10 your company'sreference materials

10 贵公司的参考资料

Getting referencesfrom Chinese companies is a good thing, because sometimes it's hardto get references from Chinese companies after you leave.

获得中国公司的推荐信是一件好事，因为有时你离开后很难获得中国公司的推荐信。

If your company doesnot provide a general, you can write their own, make a bilingual, letthe person in charge of the seal and signature.

如果贵公司一般不提供，可以自己写一份，做成双语，让负责人盖章签字。

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