Work authorisation and relocation are the practical precondition for everything else an inbound executive is meant to do — signing leases, chairing board meetings, meeting the residency expectations substance rules increasingly imply.
We manage executive visa and immigration filings end to end, then carry that support through the personal logistics of relocation — housing, schooling, banking — so status and settling-in are handled by one team rather than a directory of vendors.
Services in this practice area
Executive Visa and Immigration
Work permits, residence permits, and family relocation pathways for principals and key executives relocating to Hainan.
- Work Permit Sponsorship
- Residence Permits and Renewals
- Family and Dependent Relocation
- Talent Programme Qualification
Relocation and Soft Landing
End-to-end logistical support for executives and families relocating, from housing introductions to schooling and banking access.
- Housing Search and Lease Support
- Schooling and Education Placement
- Personal Banking Access
- Settling-In Services
Talent Recognition and Professional Credentials
Talent recognition and overseas professional qualification recognition — the Hainan-specific status routes that sit alongside a work permit rather than inside it.
- A work permit is not the whole story
- Talent recognition, sequenced with the visa
- Overseas qualification recognition
- Status and tax position joined up
One team from filing through to settling in
Immigration status is the precondition for everything else an inbound executive needs to do, and relocations fail quietly when the personal logistics around that status — housing, schooling, banking — are left to a directory of disconnected vendors.
We manage visa and work permit filings end to end, then carry that same accountability through the first ninety days of relocation, so status and settling-in are one engagement rather than two handed off between providers.
Why choose HainanInc?
One accountable team
A single point of contact carries your engagement from first filing through to ongoing compliance — not a rotating cast of specialists.
Documented calendars
Every recurring obligation is tracked to a date, not a quarter, so nothing lapses unnoticed.
Built for administrative reality
Filing sequences and document chains are built around how Hainan's processes actually run, not the published version of them.
Fixed-scope engagements
You know what is included, and what it costs, before work starts — not after an invoice arrives.
Direct access to the people doing the work
Questions go to the team handling your filing, not to an account manager relaying them onward.
Substance-first structuring
Advice accounts for what regulators actually look for when reviewing qualification, not only what qualifies on paper.
Case study
Relocating an Executive's Family on a Compressed Timeline
A relocating executive's start date moved up by six weeks, leaving a compressed window to secure a work permit, enrol two children in school, and complete a lease before arrival.
Composite illustration based on common engagement patterns; not a specific client.
Related insights
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Recognised talent status feeds settlement, allowances and the individual income tax cap. It is administered through list management, and it is the slowest item in a relocation.
Relocating to Haikou: Settlement, Schooling and the Things That Decide Whether People Stay
Haikou optimised its talent settlement policy in 2024, and recognised high-level talent can settle directly. The permissions are the easy part; what determines whether an assignment survives is usually the family's.
Thirty Days, Fifty-Nine Countries, One Province: Reading Hainan's Visa-Free Regime Precisely
Hainan's visa-free entry is the most generous in China and the most frequently misread. Three limits define it: purpose, duration and geography.
Our other practice areas
A single engagement rarely stays confined to one practice area. Explore the rest of what we cover in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Our services
Our practice areas cover the whole life of a foreign-owned presence in Hainan — from the feasibility assessment made before anything is filed, through formation and licensing, payroll, tax and ongoing compliance, to the deregistration that closes an entity properly — alongside the Free Trade Port incentives that are the reason to be here rather than anywhere else in China. One engagement model means a single accountable team across all of them.
