Procedures for foreigners to apply for business licenses in Shanghai: name verification by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau; Prepare housing lease contracts and other materials; Submit the materials to the industrial and commercial bureau, and the person in charge and legal representative of the company should be present to sign; Obtain a business license; Carve the official seal and financial seal at the engraving company designated by the Public Security Bureau; Apply to the local tax bureau for a tax registration certificate; Go to the bank to open a basic account.

legal ground

Article 16 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons

An enterprise shall be established after the application for business registration of an enterprise as a legal person is approved and registered by the registration authority and the Business License of an Enterprise as a Legal Person is obtained. An enterprise as a legal person can engrave the official seal, open a bank account, sign a contract and conduct business activities with the Business License of Enterprise as a Legal Person.

The registration authority may issue a copy of the Business License of an enterprise as a legal person according to the needs of the business of the enterprise as a legal person.