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kimo50
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 Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:24 am Post subject: Working while married in China |
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So if I am in China on the 'marriage' 1 year visa - and I want to work - do I need to leave China and apply for a work visa in my home country? Or can I for apply for that work visa in China?
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notnow
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weigookin74
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow! China is effed up. You can't work by being married to a local? In SK, once you're married, you have the ability to work wher ever you want. I would have just assumed it to be the same in China. Sounds like a complete lack of common sense. |
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muffintop
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| weigookin74 wrote: |
Sounds like a complete lack of common sense. |
China. |
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wangdaning
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My wife is married to me, doubt she could work in my home country. It is a pain just to get her a visa to visit  |
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NoBillyNO
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| I think it is common in most countries that newly arrived spouses cannot work legally....I was told after 5 years of a continues stay....you can legally work .. not sure of it though |
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muffintop
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| NoBillyNO wrote: |
| I think it is common in most countries that newly arrived spouses cannot work legally....I was told after 5 years of a continues stay....you can legally work .. not sure of it though |
First I've heard of it. |
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auchtermuchty
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| NoBillyNO wrote: |
| I think it is common in most countries that newly arrived spouses cannot work legally....I was told after 5 years of a continues stay....you can legally work .. not sure of it though |
I think spouses on settlement visas can work in all EU countries. I can't imagine any of them wouldn't be able to, as it would be against EU laws to take such a discriminatory approach.
I think it is quite rare for a country to reach China's level of development and still have such a primitive approach to foreign spouses. But it's not the only area where China chooses to take the f*** you approach, so I wouldn't expect a change anytime soon.
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spiral78
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Actually, spouses of EU nationals have the automatic right to work only in the spouse's home country; not necessarily in other member countries of the EU. It's a country-by-country issue.
In fact, not sure if every EU member country even allows spouses to work if it is the home country of their partner. I believe there is a residence/time requirement in some. |
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NoBillyNO
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:26 am Post subject: |
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The benefit of permanent residency in the US
no restrictions on working. USCIS will grant conditional permanent residency for 2 years, after which you'll need to file another form to get an unconditional green card. |
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auchtermuchty
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
| Actually, spouses of EU nationals have the automatic right to work only in the spouse's home country; not necessarily in other member countries of the EU. It's a country-by-country issue. |
This is completely incorrect, at least as far as accompanying spouses are concerned.
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/internal_market/living_and_working_in_the_internal_market/l33152_en.htm
Many countries impose restrictions on the ability of spouses to get passports or citizenship, for example by making them wait x number of years and insisting they pass certain tests, but that's not the same as not allowing them to work. EU countries can decide on a country by country basis on how they allocate their passports etc. |
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wangdaning
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Well, of course once they have citizenship and a passport they can work, because they are citizens. Not because they are spouses. |
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