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Please choose the appropriate category following the working parent and upload all relevant documentation to the online application.  \nCATEGORIES:  \nA. Working parent foreign passport holder with work permit  \nB. Both parents PRC passport holder and working in Shanghai. Student has foreign birth certificate and foreign passport.  \nB2 . Working parent PRC passport holder, married to non-working, non-PRC passport holder. Or PRC passport holder has foreign permanent residence permit. Student has foreign passport.  \nC. Parents and student PRC passport holder with foreign permanent residence permit. Parents working in Shanghai.  \nHold a Shanghai Municipal Education Commission waiver letter.  \nD. Working parent and student are from Hong Kong SAR, China or Macau SAR, China or Taiwan, Province of China.  \n\n| GOVERNMENT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS | A | B | B2 | C | D |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Passport copy for student and both parents | | | | | |\n| Entrance Visa and Residence Permit copies, or Exit/Entry Permit copy, or Travel Document copy for student | | | |  |  |\n| Entrance Visa and Residence Permit copy for foreign parents | |  | |  |  |\n| Permanent ID card and通行证or台胞证for student and working parent |  |  |  |  | |\n| Shanghai business license copy with company chop | | | | | |\n| Employment certification letter for at least one parent\u003Cbr>(This must include: employee name, date ofbirth and position, period of employment, registered company name, address, and telephone number. The certification letter needs be signed by department head and stamped with company chop on letterhead) | | | | | |\n| Foreigner’s Work Permit | |  |  |  |  |\n| Copy of proof of residence in Shanghai (Shanghai Hukouben (上海户口本), property certification or housing rental contract, or registration of temporary residence form) | | | | | |\n| Evidence of relationship between parents and student\u003Cbr>(Birth Certificate, Certificate of Family Relationship or Hukouben (户口本) copy) | | | | | |\n| Overseas birth certificate for student accompanied by Chinese Embassy authentication or state agency-issued apostille |  | |  |  |  |\n| Original Waiver letter from the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission |  |  |  | |  |\n| Marriage certificate if PRC passport holder married to foreign passport holder | |  | |  |  |\n\nEach family must complete a","cbCaijfQqMHM1209","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijfQqMHM1209","pdf",144078,"English","# SAS Required Documents\n## Document upload and recommendation forms\n## SAS required documents by grade level\n# Eligibility Guidelines\n## Five eligibility categories\n## Government required documents by category","[{\"question\":\"What is the first step in the SAS admissions process?\",\"answer\":\"Submit the online application form first. 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