How Foreigners Can Register for WeChat: Methods and Steps
How to Register a WeChat Account Outside China (2025 Guide)
Want to use WeChat as a foreigner but don’t have a Chinese ID or phone number? No problem. Here is a simple guide to sign up for WeChat outside China.
☑️ What You Need First
- A valid mobile phone number (from any country)
- A stable internet connection
- Optionally: a friend who already has a WeChat account for one-time verification
✅ Step-by-Step Registration Guide
1. Download WeChat
- Go to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store
- Search WeChat by Tencent
- Install and open the app
2. Tap “Sign Up”
- Choose Sign Up via Mobile
- Select your country/region
- Enter your phone number and create a password
3. Accept Terms of Service
- Tap “I have read and agree”
- Continue to the next step
4. Slide Puzzle Verification
- Drag the puzzle piece to complete the image
- This confirms you are not a bot
5. Security Verification (Very Important)
WeChat may ask you to verify your account through one of these methods:
Option A: SMS Code
- You’ll receive an SMS with a 4–6 digit code
- Enter the code in WeChat to continue
Option B: Help Friend Verify
- WeChat may ask an existing user to verify your account
- Tap Start Verification
- Send the link to a friend who:
a. Has registered WeChat for over 1 month
b. Has NOT verified other users in the last 30 days
Once they scan and confirm, your account will be activated immediately.
If you cannot find anyone to help you verify, you can send your verification requirement in the LagoFast Mobile Discord server.
Join the server here: https://discord.gg/GhzSXpNMXP
Then paste your verification code in the [WeChat verification] channel. After you are verified, the staff will ping you in the channel.
6. Complete Profile
- Add your name and profile photo
- Done! You can now use WeChat to chat, make voice calls, scan QR codes, etc.
About Us
Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in Shanghai at the end of 2021. Currently, it is a director unit of Hubei Chushang Federation and a member of the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and San Francisco, USA). Meanwhile, it is also a strategic partner of the International Academician Consortium Working Committee of the China International Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology (referred to as the International Academician Consortium). The company is committed to providing global services including high-level talent recruitment (recruitment of overseas doctors, postdoctoral researchers, and academicians), international academic exchanges, international sci-tech innovation projects and talent introduction, general talent recruitment (non-high-level talents), overseas study visits, and software development.
The company has developed and launched
Zhengxianling– China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform. 【Official Website of the Platform:
https://zhengxianling.com; Platform Composition: PC End + WeChat Official Account + Mobile H5】. Currently, the platform can undertake projects for international organizations in the following areas:
High-level talent services (overseas talent workstations, Nobel Prize-related initiatives, academician workstations, HY, QM, HJ, CC, RJ programs, online/offline recruitment fairs, campus recruitment, social recruitment, online recruitment, executive search, etc.)
Sci-tech innovation talent services (project collection, screening, roadshows, implementation, etc.)
International academic exchanges
General international talent recruitment (non-high-level talents)
Overseas study programs
Software development
Conservatively estimated, the platform has now established connections covering approximately 100,000+ doctors and postdoctoral researchers, as well as 30,000+ academicians and experts (including some domestic ones) in countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the United States, Canada, and Russia. In due course, we will launch AI-supported multi-language platforms (supporting English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc.) and mobile apps to meet the needs of global users.
Up to now, the company has established communication channels with:
National ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology;
Talent offices under the Organization Departments of some provincial and municipal Party committees, as well as local authorities for human resources and social security, industry and information technology, science and technology, trade unions, chambers of commerce, learned societies, and associations;
985 and 211 universities across China;
HR departments of some enterprises;
academician think tanks and the International Academician Consortium;
the WDTA of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission;
some international institutions in countries including Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Canada;
QS Top 100 World Universities (such as MIT, the University of Oxford, the University of Melbourne, etc.).
Service Items
A. Nobel Prize-related projects, academician workstations, academician lectures and forums, international high-level talent recruitment fairs, recommendations for national and provincial Thousand Talents Program (HY, QM, HJ, CC, RJ), domestic and international sci-tech innovation competitions, international academic forums, overseas talent workstations, overseas training programs, talent databases, and software development.B. Operation of Zhengxianling® (no restrictions on talent types on the platform and its WeChat Official Account).
Supported Service Regions
China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, all European countries, the United States, Canada, and other countries and regions.
In 2024, we successively joined the Hubei Chushang Federation and the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA), and set the grand goal of building Zhengxianling into China's first pan-international talent recruitment platform (AI-supported multi-language platforms and apps supporting English, Korean, Japanese, French, German, etc. will be launched in due course) and serving billions of users in more than 200 countries worldwide in the future.
As of December 31, 2024, we have received a reply from the Director of the WDTA of the United Nations Science and Technology Commission, welcoming Yuntong Technology and Zhengxianling to join the WDTA for cooperation in 2025. Starting from 2025, we will cooperate with academician think tanks and the International Academician Consortium to facilitate international talent exchange and cooperation, thereby promoting scientific and technological innovation, driving employment, serving global economic development, and promoting transnational friendly cooperation to create a better future – and ultimately providing better services to users around the world.
Official Channels
About IFIA
The full Chinese name of IFIA is the International Federation of Inventors' Associations, with headquarters located in Geneva, Switzerland and San Francisco, USA. In February 2024, after review and approval at the 47th Global Executive Committee Meeting of IFIA, Shanghai Yuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. 【Zhengxianling】 officially joined the organization. For details, please refer to the official announcement on IFIA's website:
https://www.ifia.com/ifia-47th-executive-committee-meeting-held-on-feb-2024/Attachment
Our company recruits a large number of eligible overseas high-level talents globally all year round to apply for national and provincial talent programs. We welcome you to follow us or send private messages for communication.
Contact Information
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