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[Californiaz]

The school that has offered me a job wants me to send my original diploma so I can apply for a Z-Visa here.

Is this standard procedure and has anyone done it before?

I'll be sending it in a little over 12 hours from now.

[KidfromBrooklyn]

Usually a copy suffices. Protect your original. If they don't accept your decision to send a copy. Find another job. ASAP. There's a lot out there.

Please PM me with the name of this school........

[muffintop]

There is no reason to send anyone your originals. Ever.

It is possible, though unlikely, that the PSB will want to see an original before granting an RP BUT....you will already be in China under a Z visa at that point. Do not agree to send an original of anything.

[teenoso]

Agree , it's not standard procedure , and not safe , IMO. What happens if there is a problem with the application or the deal falls through - do you really think they will send your certificate back ?

Maybe this is a translation problem ? ('send us your diploma'). I have always scanned a photo of the certificate, and sent that , it is enough.

Or it could be you are dealing with a new FAO who does not know the ropes ...

[chinaroman]

That is a really bad idea! Don't do it!

[Californiaz]

I dont have the two years working experience and I'm applying to a first tier city maybe thats why?

The only other original they wanted was my background check

They also wanted copy of passport and a photo of me for some application obviously.

[KidfromBrooklyn]

and maybe they want to know what kind of paper its printed on so they can duplicate it.......Maybe?

[Banner41]

My diploma is oversized and professionally framed. So, I would of course never send it anywhere. I took a digital copy and scanned it. I have never needed more than that. You can always ask your University for copies of your official transcript if you don't mind them seeing your grades. It usually comes with an official stamp on it which they love here.

[johntpartee]

Never needed the original diploma (anywhere in the world, for that matter) and never needed a background check (in China). Where is this place, OP?

[Californiaz]

[muffintop]

You have been advised by several folks not to send the original.

But of course you are free to do as you like.

[Non Sequitur]

As employer already knows you don't have the required experience it can't be to compare graduation year with your stated length of post grad exp.
I'd put it down to inexperience in the FAO.
Don't make a meal of it, just politely decline for 'security reasons'.
Maybe offer a notarized copy as a fallback.

[fat_chris]

Greetings from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

I agree with all of the above.

I was asked for my originals from my current university in China so in U.S. and A. last summer, I went to a Kinko's and made really nice color copies of my diplomas and cut them down to size and submitted those. They sufficed.

I would never ever send my originals through the mail to anybody. As has already been mentioned here, at the very least, what if they did get "lost"? Sure, you can get replacements for fifty bucks, but who wants to shell out fifty bucks for this?

I wouldn't send the originals, regardless of how enticing the job offer may be.

Just my two renminbi.

Warm regards,
fat_chris

[fat_chris]

[Bud Powell]

What if the schools doesn't send it back? You'll need to send it to the Chinese consulate in your home country in order to secure a visa. If you are in-country, nobody needs to see more than a scan.

Recommendation: keep moving.