Originally Posted by ftrichard

Good data point. Until we get someone with a suspended/cancelled Residence Permit on here who has got the invitation letter from the Foreign Affairs Office, received their new entry visa, entered China on it, and determined directly in person whether they need to apply for a new Residence Permit or not (despite the apparent expiry date of their suspended/cancelled Residence Permit being some time in the future) then we're all just speculating about Chinese rules and regulations and what's really changed or how it's been implemented in the current situation. Speculation is fun but it doesn't help people seeking answers to base decisions on.

My Invitation Letter is in process at Shenzhen's Foreign Affairs Office and I will apply at the China visa office in Hong Kong if/when I receive it. After I'm back home, we will be able to answer the question definitively. Suspended (for the purposes of immigration) or cancelled outright (and must apply for a new one in China). Current noises from Shenzhen WeChat group is that it's suspended but we won't know until we've done it. The easy way for me to find out will be when the SZ-HK-Macau travel bubble opens up for residents of the three areas and whether I can go through the eChannel on the Chinese side as normal (HK having suspended eChannel for visitors before they shut the border completely to visitors way back).