temporary residence registration

You've landed in Shanghai, picked up your keys, and collapsed onto your new sofa. Congratulations — but before you unpack a single box, there's one piece of paperwork the law expects from you within 24 hours: temporary residence registration (临时住宿登记, línshí zhùsù dēngjì). It sounds more intimidating than it is. The good news: in Shanghai, you can now do the whole thing online in...

So you are moving to Shanghai. Congratulations! You have probably spent weeks researching neighborhoods, browsing listings, and imagining your new life beneath the plane trees of Old Xuhui or in a modern compound in Jing'an. But then comes the practical question: How do I actually rent a home here? The process is different from many other countries. Do not worry — it is straightforward once you...