Although having held 3 month and 6 month business visas for a number of years, I am now relocating to Kunming and require a Visa that will allow me to be based in China full time without the horrors of having to leave every 30 days whatever.

I am a director of a Beijing registered company with the head office in Kunming and hold a UK passport.

Any suggestions on how to go about this ??

How about getting married to a chinese national?

Actually, being married to a Chinese national, will still require you to renew the visa every six months. But that's better than 30 days. Not that I recomend it.

It seems, to me, a bit odd that your Kunming company is registered in Beijing. The intense bureaucratic red tape from the officials at the Business Registration place will not be an easy route. Perhaps the Beijing registration is a national registration, that I'm unfamiliar with. That's China, as they say!

I'm sure someone else will provide a good answer - good luck.

call Heqi www.gokunming.com/en/microsites/heqi/

they handle some corporate/visa services and may be able to help you.

Call me 15808700801 I've done it myself for my company here: it's not such a problem, they particularly make it easy for you if you're listed as the sole personal investor (or any investor) on the company paperwork.