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wuxi
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 Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject: Midnight Runner In China |
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| I was just wondering if a teacher pulls a midnight runner in China can they still teach again? Does the teacher have to wait until there visa expires before they can apply for other jobs? Will the chinese government ever give them another visa? Any advice on this topic will be appreciated. |
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xi.gua
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Thinking about doing it eh?
Yes you can find another job. You won't have to wait until your Visa expires, however, your residence permit will be cancelled. They will issue you another visa if needed. Basically, they're going to be livid, but there's not too much they can do about it.
The term is just starting and you're thinking about running already? I would only consider it as a last option if i'm in a nightmarish situation but I can't imagine being somewhere that bad. Even at the last school I was at which I didn't enjoy, there was enough positives to stick it out. Don't be so quick to run, explore other options. |
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wuxi
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:31 am Post subject: |
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| xi.gua wrote: |
Thinking about doing it eh?
Yes you can find another job. You won't have to wait until your Visa expires, however, your residence permit will be cancelled. They will issue you another visa if needed. Basically, they're going to be livid, but there's not too much they can do about it.
The term is just starting and you're thinking about running already? I would only consider it as a last option if i'm in a nightmarish situation but I can't imagine being somewhere that bad. Even at the last school I was at which I didn't enjoy, there was enough positives to stick it out. Don't be so quick to run, explore other options. |
I did a runner about a year ago and came back home. I'm thinking about going back to China now. I had some serious health issues as well as problems concerning my job teaching. I lost 30lbs my first month in China, I couldn't handle the hot climate and poor A/C. If I do go back I'll be going to northern China next time. |
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xi.gua
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:46 am Post subject: |
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Then you don't need to worry, a year is a long time. Although keep in mind instead of dealing with unbearable heat, you'll be dealing with unbearable cold!
But you shouldn't have any trouble getting a visa and getting over there. So good luck! |
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wuxi
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| xi.gua wrote: |
Then you don't need to worry, a year is a long time. Although keep in mind instead of dealing with unbearable heat, you'll be dealing with unbearable cold!
But you shouldn't have any trouble getting a visa and getting over there. So good luck! |
Thanks for your help. Incidently, my hometown(Canada) gets down to -50C in the winter thats why climate was an issue for me. |
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therock
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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you're screwed! Due to the increase in the number of midnight runs, they have now introduced "Midnight Runner Officers" at all ports of entry. They will be waiting for you.  |
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wuxi
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| therock wrote: |
| you're screwed! Due to the increase in the number of midnight runs, they have now introduced "Midnight Runner Officers" at all ports of entry. They will be waiting for you. |
How did you find that out? If the school doesn't report the incident the government might not know about it. I have the option of renewing my passport which means the ID number on my new pasport will be different than ID number on my old passport. I might be able to get back in. |
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DixieCat
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Note the emoticon on the former post. |
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JoeKing
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| Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| therock wrote: |
| you're screwed! Due to the increase in the number of midnight runs, they have now introduced "Midnight Runner Officers" at all ports of entry. They will be waiting for you. |
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vikeologist
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It's true. there was a very famous Midnight Runners office run by the Department of Education Xian, Yulin, Shaanxi.
They even had an eighties pop band named after them. |
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JoeKing
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| Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| vikeologist wrote: |
It's true. there was a very famous Midnight Runners office run by the Department of Education Xian, Yulin, Shaanxi.
They even had an eighties pop band named after them. |
I thought it was the other way around. If you see a teacher with eyes glazed over, softly singing "Toora loora toora loo rye ay", you know they are starting to crack, and a run may be imminent! |
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Banner41
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| I had a buddy Dexi tell of this this Midnight Runners office. This girl Eileen got caught up in it I am pretty sure. |
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vikeologist
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I did a runner myself back then, because of The Jam I was in. I was a Foreigner stuck in a Level 42 Crowded House next to The Power Station in a Big Country in Asia. Madness!
I don't think my China Crisis came as a surprise to anyone, but there was an easy Fixx. It was a straight choice; Go West or Japan, Join the Escape Club, Dead or Alive. Luckily the Simple Minds of The Police weren't hard to outwit, and I successfully pulled off a Dexy's Midnight Runner with Everything But The Girl, (her name was Wang Chung). For a long time she was angry at my Bad Manners, but a few years later I made a Cameo at her nuptials, bought her a Wedding Present and she forgave me.
A-ha! |
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JoeKing
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davelister
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