What is a Representative Office's Term of Residence?

A Representative Office's Term of Residence is the valid time of a its existence since registration. A Representative Office's Term of Residence’s Business Duration cannot exceed the duration of overseas company.

How to change Representative Office's Term of Residence (Extension & Cancellation)?

Extension:

Since most Representative Office's Term of Residence are limited duration, when the limited duration comes to expiry, a WOFE should extend the Business Duration to ensure the WOFE’s legal existence.

Cancellation:

On the contrary, if a Representative Office has served its purpose of the overseas company or the limited duration comes to expire.

The Representative Office should file application to cancel it. No matter Extension or Cancellation, we generally call it a change of business duration.

To change a WOFE's Business Duration, the investor(s)/shareholder(s) should pass a resolution and find a qualified agency such as WOFEChina.com to submit legal documents to relevant administration departments.

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