Applicants can obtain Shenzhen residency in as quickly as one day; "efficiency guidelines" for point-based household registration have been released.

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15/01/2026
According to the "Shenzhen Points-based Household Registration Measures", after going through online application, department verification, points review, social publicity and other steps, Shenzhen has finally confirmed 15,001 officially registered residents this year. The Development and Reform Department has recently issued household registration quota cards, and applicants who have been selected can now begin the household registration process. It was learned from Shenzhen Public Security yesterday that the household registration work for this year officially started in early January, and selected applicants can choose the household registration process according to their own situation. Recently, Shenzhen Public Security has launched the "Efficient Points-based Household Registration Service", limited to applicants who only report themselves with a single set of legally owned property when applying for household registration. The entire process can be done online, with zero need to go in person, automatic approval, and the fastest household registration in Shenzhen in one day. Since the service was launched on January 4th, it has served over 4400 people, with the fastest completion of household registration in 26 minutes. (Shenzhen Special Zone Daily)