Five-Star Card’is officially issued and put into use from Dec 1 2023.

The Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card is a legal identify document issued by NIA for qualified foreigners whose permanent residents applications have been approved. It can be used alone as a personal identify document.The holders can use the card as a legal certificate in accommodation registration, paying for train, ship or airline tickets and other occasions that require personal identification,

without showing their passports.
With maintaining the basic style of the current version, the new card as five started elements, embodying in the national logo, and optimizes the layout.The new card also applies more advanced anti-counterfeiting technology and upgrades the information storage and application management service access.After the new cards is officially put into use with upgraded.Technology and strengthened functions.Holders can handle provide affairs such as transportation, consumption and the finance on the online service platform, which further facilities their work, study and live in China.

Source: Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau