New visa category to attract overseas talents

6月30日，十一届全国人大常委会第二十七次会议表决通过了《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》。其中，在普通签证中增设了“人才引进”类别，以吸引海外优秀人才来华服务工作。增设专门人才签证成为该法的最大亮点之一。
On June 30, the 11th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, passed a new Exit-Entry Administration Law at its 27th meeting. One of the highlights of the new law is a new visa category titled "talent introduction" which aims to attract talented individuals from overseas.
从强调“人”回归到强调“才”回归，从提倡“回国服务”到提倡“为国服务”，我国政府一直很重视吸引海外人才来华工作。此次出入境管理法在普通签证中增设“人才签证”类别，为海外人才“为国服务”再开绿色通道。
The Chinese government has long attached great importance to attracting oversea talent to work in China. The "talent introduction" visa category will provide a convenient green channel for overseas talented people who are interested in working in China.

“海鸥”归国落地 遭遇签证难题
Overseas Chinese of foreign nationalities face visa problems
越来越多的人才以外籍华人的身份回国发展，经常往返于中外之间，而被称作“海鸥”。无锡矽鼎科技有限公司的吴薇博士正是其中一员。他说：“我想回国创业，把在外国学到的技术用到国内，为科技产业的技术转型尽一份力。”
More and more overseas Chinese people of foreign nationalities are returning to work in China. They are nicknamed "seagulls" because they often fly between China and other countries.
带着报国理想，吴薇2008年8月从美国硅谷回无锡创业，但签证问题时常困扰着他。刚回国时，公司还没完成注册，无法获得工作签证，只能办理3个月的一次性签证。“海鸥”回国工作，业务却延伸到世界各地，如果出差过程中碰到签证需要续期，会给工作带来不便。
"I came back to start my own business. I want to apply what I have learned aboard in the business, and do my bit to promote domestic technological transformation," said Dr. Wu Wei, a "seagull" and a co-founder of Wuxi-based Cynovo Inc.
除了工作，生活上也会碰到麻烦。吴薇在无锡创业几年了，享受到无锡“530政策”和江苏“双创计划”的优惠，现在的签证是2年工作签证，而他的妻儿还是3个月的签证。“这倒还好，主要是情感层面上，有时候会有种得不到祖国认同的感觉，没有归属感。”据了解，在归国工作的“海鸥”中，和吴薇有同样想法的人并不少见。
Visa problems can bring inconvenience to both work and life in China. Wu, who started his business a few years ago, have benefited from the Wuxi's "530" talent introduction program and Jiangsu province's entrepreneurship program, and now holds a two-year work visa. However, his wife and son still live on a three-month visa. "It is fine. We just feel we are not accepted by our motherland, and do not have a sense of belonging," Wu said. Many "seagulls" feel the same way.