Yes, in fact, you can apply for the old-age card without applying for a residencepermit: I hold the original andphotocopy of my ID card, my household registration book, my old-agepreferential card (70 years old) and my recent 2-inch bareheadedphoto, and I will go to the bus company from the 10th to 15th of each month to complete the formalities on the same day after the bus company accepts it. The free bus routes for the elderly are tentatively set as 15 bus routes with on-board IC card machines installed in the city. That is, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 25, 31, 32, 33 and 34. If the bus with on-board IC card machine is not installed, it will not be implemented temporarily. In the future, with the development ofpublic transportation, all buses with IC card machines will be included in the scope of free rides for the elderly. Extended information “Measures forpreferential treatment for the elderly in Hebei Province” Article 13 Passenger transport management units of highways, railways, waterways, aviation and urbanpublic transport shallprovide the followingpreferential services for the transportation of the elderly: (1) Set upspecial windows for the elderly topurchase tickets in the ticketing area, andprovide guidance and consulting services for the elderly topurchase tickets in time; (two) in the waitingplaces and stops, according to the actual setting of the elderly waiting area or the elderlypriority signs; (3) In the waitingplaces of railways, airpassenger transport and urban rail transit, facilities such as elevators, barrier-freepassages and barrier-free toilets shall beprovided as needed, and guidance, consultation and assistance shall beprovided for the elderly who are inconvenient to move and unaccompanied. (four) in the citypublic transport vehicles set upnot less than tenpercent of the number of seats “sick andpregnant” special seats. Fourteenth elderlypeople over the age of seventy should be given freepreferential treatment when taking urbanpublic transport vehicles. Encourage the elderly over 65 years old who take urbanpublic transport vehicles to give freepreferential treatment. Cities and counties (cities, districts) with qualified districts should gradually give freepreferential treatment to all elderlypeople who take urbanpublic transport vehicles, and give appropriate economic subsidies to relevantpassenger transport business units.