简论外国人在中国永久居留(中国绿卡)制度

Critical Legal Thinking on Chinese Permanent Resident(Green Card) System Reform

外国人在中国永久居留(中国绿卡)制度始于1985年《外国人出境入境管理法》,发展于2004年《外国人在中国永久居留审批管理办法》。该制度促进了中国的国际化,规范了外国人在中国永久居留审批管理工作,但是,由于我国对绿卡制、永久移民与国内社会和经济发展的关系等关键问题理解和把握有偏差,已经建立的制度存在着宏观架构、立法思路、具体制度设计等方面的问题。这些问题消耗了中国作为移民法后发国家的优势,阻碍了中国移民法实现跨越式发展,值得进行认真的批判性思考。

Chinese Permanent Resident （Green Card） System was established 1985 Law of Exit and Entry Administration of Aliens, and developed in 2004 Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Resident of Aliens in China. It is a milestone of historical development of Chinese migration law. The system enhances the internationalization of China, and standards the examination and approval of permanent residence of foreigners in China. However, numbers of legal issues could be found in the system. It existed not only in legislative structure and legislative goal but in system design and operational details. The legal issues might be resulted from incomplete knowing and understanding of permanent resident system, and the relations Between international migration and China social and economic development. These issues consume the advantages of China being a State with a very developing migration law, and hinder the high-speed development of Chinese migration law. It should be ignored in no case and is great significance to make a careful and comprehensive critical legal thinking.