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vikeologist · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 600

The problm with that is that you'd have an old permit in your passport.

1. You need to have the visa cancelled, which your school have to do. This might matter if you ever wanted to come back. (I believe this is correct if you are leaving early).

2. The visa service may refuse to issue a new visa, when your old one has just been cancelled.

I'm not saying it's not possible. I don't know. These are the problems that I think someone would face, especially trying to do it in Hong Kong.

If someone wants to move to a new job at the end of their contract, then the old employer certainly shouldn't be able to get away with asking for money. However, I believe we're talking here about someone who wants to break their contract, so frankly in this case, who cares?

Babala · Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 1303 Location: Henan

Call someone at the bureau who issue the FEC's. Inform them of the situation. They will take it from there and call the school and inform them that they are required by law to issue you the release letter.

JamesD · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:12 am Post subject:

OP, did the teacher finish the contract and is now asking for a release letter?
or
Is the teacher seeking an early release from a contract? If this is the case options may be limited.

Two totally different animals.

B4UGO · Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Posts: 24 Location: China/Korea

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Burke · Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Posts: 42 Location: Beijing

I was talking about the release letter needed to accept a new job, not any clause in the contract. And yes, my friend finished the contract as he agreed and now because a competitor offered him a job they are trying to stall him until his visa expires next week, and the new school won't sponsor his visa unless he can produce the original release letter. This is the third case I've heard of this month where employers are trying to "sell" release letters.

BTW... I read through two of my old contracts and I can't believe I signed them. Why do we do shit here in China that we would never do back home in the West?