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MsJana



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:01 pm    Post subject: t3 Reply with quote
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GeminiTiger



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/default.htm

This has a list of all visa variations as well as a link for indepth explanation.
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mlomker



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Business (F), Tourist (L), Work (Z) Visa -What's the di Reply with quote
You can't legally work without a 'Z' visa.

If you decide not to work and instead perform some product research for your new import/export company then you could probably type up a letter and get an 'F' visa, which is good for 6-12 months. The 'L' visitor visa is only good for 30 days and might not give you enough time to locate business partners. Rolling Eyes
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Roger



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:26 am    Post subject: Re: Business (F), Tourist (L), Work (Z) Visa -What's the di Reply with quote
MsJana wrote:
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I have a copy of I don't know if I am making the visa process more difficult than it is supposed to be. I'm just trying to go to China and teach for about 4 months. Do I even need any visa?

I don't have much time to obtain a visa if I need to...I'd actually prefer the cheapest and fastest way of going to China to teach (either legally or under the table).

Hope some of you can help me.


Yes, you do! Why not believe the Chinese embassy??? Would you ask a compatriot of yours about working in your country without being a citizen there???

Public schools that have the relevant permits to hire FTs normally sponsor you for one semester or one year, not for four months.

"Do I need a visa" at all??? YOur question... try to enter Chinese territory without having a visa in your passport...
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phillipl



Joined: 21 Jun 2003
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I suggest you read this thread:

Z Visa issued in Country/Which provinces?
[ Goto page: 1, 2, 3 ]

This may enlighten you to some of the problems you may encounter in China.

Also, here in Chengdu, Sichuan there is about to be another purge (the last one was in October 2004) by the PSB "rounding up" illegal foreign workers ie Those working on F and L visas.

A trusted friend (teaching on an F visa) was told this week by his school "You can't work here anymore. There's going to be a purge and we'll be fined 50,000RMB and you'll be deported." He is a long term resident of Chengdu who knew the risks involved of working on an F visa but liked "the freedom" that an F gives you.
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Babala



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Unless you are coming on one of the summer programs I don't know any school in China that will offer you a job for just 4 months. Why are looking at coming for such a short time?
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MsJana



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thank you for your help phillip..i think your answer was exactly what I was looking for.

Also, I can only work 4 months because I am still in University and there is no way I can stay after August.
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Alex_P



Joined: 23 Apr 2005
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Location: Hangzhou. Zheijiang, China
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:11 am    Post subject: First, Let's Consider Serious Information and Vitriolic Reply with quote
1. You will need a Z visa to work legally.

2. Like Roger said, believe the Chinese Embassy.

3. Maybe your employer CANNOT obtain a Z visa for you once you are in the country because they cannot obtain the relevant (a) work permit from the Ministry of Labor, (b) the relevant authorization to hire a Foreign Expert from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc,. etc., and so on.

4. It's guaranteed trouble if you are caught, and a non-voluntary train ride out of the country.

5. As to Babala's "inside" information about a "purge" in Chengdu, what crap. The PSB is a serious organization and this is not Soviet Russia. They don't leak information about a "purge" to anyone. How he or she could even post such information defies reason.

6. I was in Chengdu in October, 2004 and I can attest to the fact that what he purports to be true never happened.

7. More than likely, the school where his friend works simply wanted to get rid of his friend.

8. The PSB in Chengdu are very efficient and it is a relatively easy process to obtain a residence permit -- providing one has a Foreign Expert Certificate and the necessary sponsorial paperwork.

9. So like Roger wrote -- trust the Embassy in this instance. They are telling you the truth.
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