以自然人外方股东设立中国FDI公司：很多投资者忽略的护照文件规则
Setting up a China FDI company with natural-person foreign shareholders: Key passport document rules many investors miss
如果你计划以自然人外方股东身份在中国设立外商投资企业（FDI），护照文件要求是最常遇到的障碍之一。
If you plan to establish a foreign-invested enterprise (FDI) in China as an individual foreign shareholder, passport documentation requirements are one of the most common stumbling blocks.
以下是两种你需要了解的核心情形：
Here are the two core scenarios you need to know:
✅ 情形一：你没有近期入境中国的记录。
✅ Scenario 1: You have NO recent entry record into China.
你的护照必须先在所在国办理公证，再经中国驻该国使领馆认证。对于没有中国入境章的外籍个人，这是强制要求。
Your passport must be notarized by a notary public in your home country, followed by consular legalization at the Chinese embassy or consulate in that country. This is mandatory for foreign individuals without a China entry stamp.
✅ 情形二：你的护照上有有效中国签证及中国入境章。
✅ Scenario 2: Your passport bears a valid Chinese visa and China entry stamp.
这种情况下，在完成原件核验后，你只需提供护照资料页和中国入境章页的清晰扫描件，无需办理使馆公证认证。
In this case, after original document verification, you only need to provide clear scans of your passport bio-page and China entry stamp page. No embassy notarization & legalization is required.
重要提醒：
Critical reminder:
该FDI企业的外方股东与外方法定代表人均须遵守上述文件规则。
Both foreign shareholders AND foreign legal representatives of this FDI entity must comply with the above document rules.
中国许多地区支持外商投资企业全程线上注册，外方股东和外方法定代表人无需亲自到中国即可完成注册。（各地线上政策有所不同。）
Many regions in China support fully online registration for foreign-invested companies. Foreign shareholders and foreign legal representatives do not need to travel to China in person to complete registration. (Online policies differ by region.)
在文件齐全的情况下，营业执照约 7 个工作日即可取得。
With complete documents, the business license can be obtained in around 7 working days.
如你对中国FDI设立有任何疑问，欢迎留言咨询。
If you have questions about China FDI setup, feel free to leave a comment.
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