permit licence valid till april 17

My husband(dutch) works there,with a permit licence, he is waiting for a new permit licence, but recieve this next week. I like to visit him in 3 weeks and must apply for a visa. For that I need a copie of his permit licence, but I can not waith for so long. Can a chinese familiy (friend of me) invite for the visit? Or can I apply with the old permit licence of my husband, valid till april 17 2013 ?