Abstract: Research on the nearby urbanization has been in the ascendant in recent years. Based on introductions of research background and significance, the current situation of domestic research is first briefly reviewed in this article. The basic research framework is put forward including four major research methods, four basic research contents and four key issues about nearby urbanization of returning migrant rural workers. The four major research methods are community observation, depth interview, questionnaire survey and comparative study. The four basic research contents are related theoretical and empirical analysis, influencing factors and their interaction, quantitative needs assessment, countermeasure system with guiding significance. About the problem of nearby urbanization of returning migrant rural workers, the four key issues needed to break through are the internal transformation logic of willingness and behavior, the statistical approach to the interaction of multiple factors, employment opportunities and public service demand, cultivation of modernity after returning to countryside.