The registered address is a SAMR fact — a virtual-office flyer is not automatically a lawful domicile.
Company Law requires a domicile. Local SAMR windows decide which leases, parks and ‘cluster addresses’ they will file. Many districts reject pure virtual offices, residential flats (unless permitted), and addresses already used by too many shells. The address is where legal documents may be served. Moving is a change filing; disappearing from the address is a credit-system risk. This page is the domicile rule. It is not a serviced-office sales page. Confirm the district, not a national slogan.
4 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
What will this district’s SAMR accept?
Park vs virtual vs own lease.
WindowIs the lease in the company’s future name?
Chicken-and-egg with incorporation.
LeaseCan you actually receive service there?
Mail and on-site inspection.
ServiceAny industry park extra rules?
Bonded / special zones.
ZoneWorking rule: Map the regulated role before marketing or launch in China.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Can we use a lawyer’s office?
Only if that window accepts it and the lawyer will take service. Many will not.
Does a WFOE need a different standard?
Same domicile law; some parks specialise in FIEs. Still a local window question.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.