Zhejiang Province has announced the lifting of all household registration or hukou requirements in the province, except for the capital city of Hangzhou, according to a recent action plan issued by the provincial government.
The plan aims to facilitate the relocation and integration of rural migrants into urban areas, making the process more accessible and seamless. This includes making the rules for settling down more flexible and improving the system for getting a residence permit, according to the plan. The plan will be effective from July 22 and will last for five years.
To allow the rural migrant population to settle down more easily, the province except for urban areas of Hangzhou will completely remove the hukou restrictions and ensure that both local and non-local rural migrants have unified standards for urban settlement. Migrant workers will be granted a hukou based on their habitual residence.
The city of Hangzhou will further improve the points-based household registration policy, ensuring that years of social security contributions and continuous residence account for the majority of the points. The annual quota for household registration will gradually be eliminated.
Furthermore, the province will actively encourage the issuance of residence permits in a digital format and make efforts to ensure that all eligible migrants have access to these permits.
