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Couples Lined Up to File for Marriage Licenses

Couples Lined Up to File for Marriage Licenses

By 9 am the marriage registration offices in Shenzhen and in Futian was already crowded with couples signing up for a lifelong commitment yesterday. More than a thousand couples were able to secure their marriage licenses including those to who failed to register online. And to make sure that everyone was able to register properly [...]

Feb 15 2012, 10:24 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

New Test Driving Track Opened in Guangming New Zone

New driving and test field opened in Guangming New Zone

The Wusen Driving and Test Field for learner drivers was opened in Guangming New Zone as reported by the Shenzhen Drivers Training Industry Association. The driving and test field is funded by a private investment. The track can accommodate 800 drivers a day that will undergo driving tests and covers an area of 150,000 square [...]

Dec 2 2011, 7:28 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

City to Pilot Online Land Bidding Program

City to pilot online land bidding program

The city has started a trial program that allows bidding on land use and mining rights online. Bidders will no longer need to go to the land trading center to bid for land use, now they only have to log on to a designated website to bid for land. The only requirement needed before bidding is to pay [...]

Sep 30 2011, 9:04 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

License Plate Number Registrations Inundate Website

Plate number registrations slows down website

The Provincial traffic police bureau’s website has been inundated since Tuesday with online applications for 50,000 new license plate number registrations. People were beginning to complain about the time it takes to select plate numbers that  they wanted. One resident complained that it took him about an hour just to log onto the website, and it took him several [...]

Sep 8 2011, 12:09 pm | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Cost to Transfer Taxi Licenses Increases

Cost to transfer taxi license increases

By the end of last year there were more than 12,000 taxi licenses issued in the city, and drivers have raised complaints that the cost of transferring a taxi license in Shenzhen has rapidly increased by at least  100 times in the past 20 years. Taxi licenses have different validity periods, ranging from 12 years [...]

Sep 8 2011, 9:05 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Applicants to Wait a Year to Obtain Driver’s License

Applicants to wait a year to obtain driver's license

The city’s vehicle administration said that the limited capacity of test venues has failed to meet the increasing number of applicants. Because of this, applicants need to wait at least one year to obtain a driver’s license in Shenzhen. All those interested to get a driver’s license need to arrange courses and tests within six [...]

Jul 19 2011, 9:22 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Driving schools offering exam free driver’s license

Driving schools offering exam free driver's license

A driving school in Bantian Subdistrict is offering driving licenses to applicants for 9,000 yuan then they don’t need to take the exams anymore. A driving training school has also provided three packages of exam free driving licenses. The packages were all police issued in Wuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Applicants interested in [...]

Jun 10 2011, 11:48 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Businesses Now Required to Use Special Invoice Chop

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Foreign investors in China are required to use a new admin stamp to process invoices. Details and examples shown. Effective from February 1, 2011, all invoices must be affixed with a special invoice stamp, according to the “Measures of the PRC on the Administration of Invoices” promulgated by the State Council on December 20, 2010. [...]

Mar 8 2011, 1:58 pm | Posted in Featured,Licensing | Read More »

Licenses can be renewed online

Licenses can be renewed online

Motorists can renew their driver’s license by logging on a traffic police online service starting March 10. The online service is an effort to help relieve inconvenience of motorists waiting in queues at vehicle registration offices. Drivers submit their license renewal online, then police will verify personal information then send their new license by mail. [...]

Mar 3 2011, 10:57 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

20,000 car plates available in first car number lottery

20,000 car plates available in first car number lottery

The first car number lottery was held in Beijing yesterday under the new rules to help ease the traffic gridlock in the city. 210,000 people applied for the 20,000 plates which were available monthly under the new measures introduced last December. The government also hope that this move can help reduce air pollution in the [...]

Jan 27 2011, 11:22 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

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