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toteach · Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 273

Remind me who should keep the FEC and why.

It's been a few years, so I can't remember why it was always a point of contention between employers and foreign teachers...

The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 4946 Location: Blabbing

The FEC, which is issued to the FE, is to be held by the FE.

FE's who do not present their FEC to authorities when asked face penalties and fines.

toteach · Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 273

Then why are employers so keen to hold it for the Foreign Expert for safekeeping?

Songbird · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:03 am Post subject:

Yes, in my 9 years here not one employer has let me keep it!

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

held on to mine due to no one caring if i had it or not....I only use it once a year to get a new visa... no one would ask for it....that being said...it was asked for when I came to Beijing as I had a FEC from another place..actually worked on that FEC for several years before I changed it to Beijing.

mw182006 · Joined: 10 Dec 2012 Posts: 310

Strange...I have mine and it was never even brought up for discussion.

Kysorb · Joined: 30 Jul 2010 Posts: 253 Location: Beijing

At my school the FAO keeps them all locked in a safe. It's pretty much useless but a i think its a pain for the school if they don't have it when canceling when a teacher finishes the contract and leaves..

I could foresee a whole pile of teachers not turning them in (which it says in it you are supposed to when you leave China) and keeping it as a souvenir of the only time they will ever be called an "expert"

Shanghai Noon · Joined: 18 Aug 2013 Posts: 589 Location: Shanghai, China

It's partly about being able to cancel them. They also like to have them on-hand when the Public Security Bureau comes for "inspection." My last company kept mine. My current company does not. I have never needed it for anything, but apparently it comes in handy if you need certain financial services.